GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
I live in southern New Mexico. Our cuisine is far different than that of northern New Mexico (ie, Santa Fe, Taos, etc.). Las Cruces, or Hatch really, is the chile growing capital of the world. Whenever we have pot lucks at work or partys, my green chile enchiladas are always requested. If it is going to be an especially large group, I leave out the chicken and just make several trays of green chile cheese enchiladas. Just for clarification, "CHILI' is that soup dish made with hamburger meat and beans that is popular in Texas, while "CHILE" is the spicy vegitable that makes mexican food so great. Green chile and red chile come from the same plant. Green chile is harvested when ripe, and red chile is from chile left on the vine or tied up in RISTRAS to dry out and become red chile. When I was in college in Odessa, they didn't have descent green chile, they used tomatillos instead. I did not like that at all, so I substituted fresh jalapenos instead. They were hot, but my west Texas buddies ate them all up (of course sweating out the jalapenos the whole time).
Provided by New Mexican Rob
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 35m
Yield 1 cassarole, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Combined all sauce ingredients along with enough water (or milk) to fill the two cans of soup in a large sauce pan over medium heat. We are not frying the tortillas, so the extra moisture from either the water or milk is needed to soften them while baking.
- After sauce mixture has simmered for about 5 minutes, begin assembling in a large casserole dish. I start with a some of the sauce, then a layer of tortillas, a layer of sauce, then the shredded chicken, then cheese, then back to the tortillas.
- It goes as high as there is ingredients (usually 4 or 5 layers).
- Then we bake in 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes. After 10 minutes of cooling down, it is ready to be served.
- I'm a single father of 5 teenage boys, so we go buffet style with this dish, along with mexican fried rice and refried beans.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 896.8, Fat 40.1, SaturatedFat 15.4, Cholesterol 116.7, Sodium 2079.9, Carbohydrate 89.1, Fiber 10.1, Sugar 6.7, Protein 48.3
NEW MEXICO GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS (EASY)
A New Mexico favorite. It's quick, easy, and delicious! Don't have chicken, no problem. This recipe is great even without it. Try it, you'll love it!
Provided by vescovo
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 50m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Cut chicken into small bite-sized pieces.
- Brown in frying pan.
- In a large sauce pan over medium heat combine the cream of mushroom soup and chicken broth.
- Then add the garlic, onion, green chile.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cover the bottom of a 12x9 baking dish with a thin layer of the sauce.
- Cover with half of the tortillas.
- Put half of the cooked chicken on top of the tortillas.
- Spread half of the remaining sauce over the chicken.
- Top with half of the cheese.
- Repeat by layering the remaining tortillas, chicken, sauce, then cheese.
- Bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Allow several minutes to cool.
- Top with chopped onions and fresh chopped tomatoes (optional) and serve with sour cream.
- Yum.
GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
I love to experiment with Mexican and Italian dishes. This is a recipe that a friend gave me that I tweaked to my family's liking. Instead of frying the tortillas, these are dipped in Chicken Broth. ;) You'll never miss the oil and the enchiladas are moist and flavorful. ;)
Provided by Vseward Chef-V
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 18 enchiladas, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Heat oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic and onion and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add chiles, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes. Add 1 cup chicken broth and simmer until reduced by one-third, about 10 minutes.
- Bring seasoned chicken broth and remaining chicken broth to a gentle simmer. Working one at a time, very briefly dip tortillas into broth to barely soften. Transfer each tortilla to a large baking sheet (you may need 2 or 3 sheets). Do not overlap or tortillas will stick.
- Divide 1 1/4 cups cheese equally among tortillas and top each with shredded chicken, dividing evenly. Wrap tortilla around filling and transfer, seam-side down, to a 9- by 13-in. baking dish. I can fit 9 into a casserole dish.
- Pour chile sauce over enchiladas, add large spoonful of simmered chicken broth (left over from tortillas) over sauce and top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Bake until cheese is bubbling and browned approximately 15 minutes. Serve with sour cream and spanish rice. Ole!
- Note: I buy a whole seasoned chicken and put in the crockpot and set for 10 hours. This cooks the chicken slow and makes it easy to shred and give these enchiladas more flavor.
CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH CREAMY GREEN CHILE SAUCE
Chicken- and cheese-filled corn tortillas baked under a creamy sauce infused with hot green chiles. Adjust the amount of chopped chiles to suit your taste!
Provided by aaronspool
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry tortillas (1 at a time) for 5 seconds on each side to soften and make them pliable. Add more oil to pan as needed. Drain between layers of paper towel and keep warm.
- Divide chicken, 10 ounces of Monterey Jack cheese, and onion among the 12 tortillas. Roll up each tortilla and place seam-side down in the prepared pan.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until mixture begins to boil. Slowly add broth, stirring with a whisk until thickened. Mix in the sour cream and chiles, heating thoroughly but do not boil, stirring occasionally. Pour mixture over the enchiladas.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and heated through, about 20 minutes. Top with remaining Monterey Jack cheese and bake for 5 more minutes. Garnish with chopped green onions and cilantro.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 798.4 calories, Carbohydrate 33.3 g, Cholesterol 172.2 mg, Fat 51.9 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 49.8 g, SaturatedFat 24.6 g, Sodium 1081.2 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
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