ROASTED HATCH CHILE & CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

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Roasted hatch chiles, tomatillos, and yogurt are the stars in this creamy green enchilada sauce.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 10

~1.25 lbs tomatillos
3/4 lb hatch chiles, roasted, seeded, and chopped (directions here)
3 cloves garlic, unpeeled
Juice of 1 lime
Salt
Pepper
2/3 cup plain yogurt (I use 0% Fage)
12 tortillas (I prefer flour)
8 oz monterrey jack, shredded
~3/4 lb leftover shredded chicken

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 425.
  • Line a baking sheet with foil and very lighly spray with oil.
  • Remove the husks from the tomatillos and rinse off the stickiness.
  • Cut tomatillos in half (doesn't matter, but I do a verdical cut down the core) and place cut-side down on the foil along with the unpeeled garlic cloves.
  • Roast for ~20 minutes and remove from oven, leaving the oven on.
  • Set the garlic cloves aside and transfer the tomatillos to a food processor or blender - use a rubber spatula and the moisture from the softened tomatillos to get any browned bits into the blender.
  • Peel the garlic cloves when cool enough to handle and add to the blender along with hatch chiles, lime juice, yogurt, salt, and pepper.
  • Blend until completely smooth.
  • To assemble the enchiladas, place 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce into the pan and shake/spread it to completely cover the bottom.
  • Top each tortilla with a generous pinch of shredded chicken and shredded cheese.
  • Roll and place seam-down in the pan.
  • Pour enchilada sauce over top and then sprinkle over the remaining cheese.
  • Bake ~20 minutes, until the cheese is bubbly and browning.
  • Leftovers get even better the next 2 days.

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