Chicken enchiladas in cream sauce are one of my great loves, and it’s mildly offensive to see a recipe with Cream of Chicken Soup. What even is that? They deserve better—no cans, no shortcuts, and certainly no calorie counting.
Enchiladas Suizas
prep time:
30
mins
cook time:
30
mins
total time:
60
mins
yeild:
8
servings
ingredients:
6 tablespoons butter
1 cup chopped Spanish or yellow onion
6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
4 cups chicken broth
3-5 Jalapeño peppers, finely chopped without ribs & seeds (3 =mild, 5 = spicy)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
16 (6-7 inch) corn tortillas - soft, if available
1 lb shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 lb shredded mild cheddar cheese
4 cups shredded, cooked chicken breasts
2 cups heavy cream
directions:
Prepare salsa verde:
Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Saute the onion until soft.
Stir in the flour. Whisk in the broth, then add the jalapeños, garlic, salt, and cumin.
Simmer about 15 minutes to blend flavors, then set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
You can lightly fry the tortillas in a heavy skillet but I skip that step if I have soft tortillas that will roll without breaking. Warming them up in the microwave also helps the cracking.
Place a handful of chicken, a little cheese and a good tablespoon of verde down the center of each tortilla. Roll and place seam side down in a casserole dish.
After all the filled/rolled tortillas are in the dish, add the cream to the remaining salsa verde.
Pour that mixture over the enchiladas. Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheeses.
Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Garnish with cilantro, green onions, pico de gallo, guacamole or sour cream if desired. It makes 16 enchiladas. I only cook half and freeze the other half. Just let them thaw in the refrigerator overnight and then bring to room temperature as the oven heats. Bake as directed.
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original publish date
February 20, 2014
jalapeño peppers, corn tortillas, tortillas, monterey Jack cheese, chicken, rotisserie chicken, cream, dinner, Mexican,