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Red Chicken Enchiladas
Tags: dinner - mexican - chicken - GF - GF chicken - GF dinner -
GF mexican
Active Time: 45 minutes
Passive Time: 15 minutes
Serves: 6
Description
Classic chicken enchiladas
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil: 3 tbsp
- Chicken breast: 1.5 lbs
- Salt: to taste
- Pepper: to taste
- Cumin: 2 tsp
- Garlic powder: 2 tsp
- Taco seasoning: 2 tsp
- Garlic: 2 cloves, minced
- Corn: 1 cup
- Canned whole green chilies: 5, coarsely chopped
- Chipotle chilies in adobo: 4, minced
- Stewed tomatoes: 28 oz can
- Flour: 1/2 tsp
- Corn tortillas: 16 - 20
- Enchilada sauce: 3 - 3.5 cups
- Shredded Mexican cheese: 3 - 4 cups
Notes
- Garnish with avocado, sour cream, cilantro, etc.
- The stewed tomatoes I got were very large. Try to find smaller ones or dice them up before adding
- Goes well with spanish rice and beans
- This recipe makes some extra filling, which is good on its own as well
- Can substitute in already cooked chicken (ex, rotisserie chicken or leftovers) - just heat it up with some garlic and spices
- Just - leave out the flour to make it GF. I forget to add it most of the time anyway. It is not necessary. Make sure your taco seasoning is GF or make your own
Instructions
- Heat large sauté pan with oil. Season chicken with salt and pepper, then cook in sauté pan over medium heat - about 7 minutes per side, until fully cooked through
- Sprinkle chicken with cumin, garlic powder, and taco seasoning; remove to platter and allow to cool
- Sauté garlic in chicken drippings for 30 seconds, then add corn and chilies. Stir well to combine. Add tomatoes and sauté 1 minute
- Shred chicken breasts and add to sauté pan. Dust mixture with flour
- Microwave tortillas on high for 30 seconds or put in oven at 250F for 5 minutes or so, until softer and more pliable
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Coat the bottom of two 13 x 9 inch pans with enchilada sauce
- Dip each tortilla in enchilada sauce, then spoon about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture into each. Optional: put in a bit less filling and add some cheese inside the enchiladas
- Fold over filling, place seam side down, about 8-10 per dish should fit
- Top with remaining enchilada sauce and at least 1.5 cups of cheese
- Bake for 15 minutes, until cheese melts
- Serve with optional toppings such as avocado and sour cream
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