Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, green sour cream chicken enchilada layers. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Skip the work of rolling individual enchiladas, and layer the tortillas instead for a speedy any. Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers I wanted my green chicken enhilada bake, but I also wanted sour cream chicken enchiladas. Add the enchilada filling to the center of each tortilla (approx. ½ cup), roll them up tightly and line them in the dish seam side down.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have green sour cream chicken enchilada layers using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:
- Make ready 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- Prepare 1 tbs chili powder
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Make ready 1 tsp garlic powder
- Prepare 1 tsp ground cumin
- Get 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne
- Make ready 1 bunch cilantro - tied with kitchen twine
- Prepare Enough water to cover chicken in pot
- Get 2 (14 oz) cans green enchilada sauce
- Make ready 12 small soft white corn tortillas
- Get 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese
- Make ready 2 tbs unsalted butter
- Make ready 2 tbs flour
- Prepare 3/4 cup sour cream
Pour half the sour cream sauce over the cheese layer. Top with the remaining sour cream sauce, mozzarella & cheddar cheese. Garnish with green onions and serve. Shredded chicken, sour cream and green chiles make up the filling for these tasty enchiladas.
Instructions to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:
- Place chicken in a 2 quart sauce pan. Sprinkle with next 5 ingredients. Top with cilantro bundle. Add enough water to cover chicken by 1 inch. Cover. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
- Drain chicken. Use 2 forks to carefully shred. Place shredded chicken in a bowl. Pour 3/4 of the first can of sauce over chicken. Stir to combine. Pour remaining 1/4 can of sauce in bottom of a 6x8 casserole (usually a 2 quart). Swirl to coat. Set both aside.
- Rinse sauce pan used to cook chicken. Place on stove over medium heat. Add butter. When melted wisk in flour for 1 minute. Wisk in second can of sauce until thickened.
- When sauce has thickened remove from heat. Let sit off heat for about 2 minutes to cool slightly. Wisk in sour cream.
- Assemble: arrange 4 tortillas on top of sauce in dish (they will be overlapping), arrange half the chicken evenly over tortillas, sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over chicken, drizzle 1/3 of the sour cream sauce over cheese. Top with four more tortillas, second half of chicken another 1/2 cup of cheese and another 1/3 of the sauce. Finish with last 4 tortillas, then remaining sauce. Finally sprinkle evenly with last cup of cheese.
- Bake in a preheated 400° oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden. Let rest 5-10 minutes before serving. Cut into 6-8 pieces. Serve with Mexican inspired sides if desired. Enjoy!
Topped with canned green chile enchilada sauce and plenty of cheese for an easy weeknight meal! Once the lock-down is over I absolutely can not wait to go get enchiladas from my favorite Mexican restaurant. Coat remaining tortillas thoroughly with remaining enchilada sauce, and arrange on top of the layers. Salsa verde is a green tomatillo salsa made with garlic, onion and peppers. You can make it yourself (see our homemade salsa verde recipe) or buy it from the store.
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