Chicken enchiladas
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
- 2 tbsp butter
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded
- Chopped green chilis, 4 oz can
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1 tsp coriander, ground
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese
- 6-inch tortillas, 12
Method
- In a large saucepan cook onion and green pepper in 2 tbsp of butter until tender.
- Combine onion mixture in a bowl with chopped chicken and green chili peppers. Set aside.
- For sauce, in the same saucepan melt 3 tbsp butter. Make a roue. Stir in chicken broth. Add coriander and salt. Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly. Cook for one or two minutes more.
- Remove from heat. Stir in 1/2 cup of cheese till melted. Add all sour cream
- Stir 1/2 cup of sauce into chicken .
- Lightly coat the bottom of a 13x9x2 casserole dish with some sauce.
- Fill each tortilla with about 1/4 cup of chicken mixture. Roll. Place in casserole.
- Pour remaining sauce over rolled tortillas.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Bake uncovered in a 350° oven for about 25 minutes or till bubbly.
I got the recipe from Leslie Byers. I like it. The coriander gives it a very different flavor from other enchiladas.
2023-02-26: This time I used white corn tortillas. That was a mistake. The corn flavor overpowered the sauce. Next time I'll go back to flour tortillas.