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Chicken Enchiladas with Salsa Verde Recipe
Authentic shredded chicken enchiladas in homemade salsa verde garnished with Mexican cream, ranchero cheese, and thinly sliced red onion rings. Easy to make and delicious.
Prep Time
1
hour
hr
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
20
minutes
mins
Course:
Enchiladas
Cuisine:
Mexican
Keyword:
chicken, enchiladas, salsa verde
Servings:
4
servings
Calories:
577
kcal
Author:
Douglas Cullen
Ingredients
16
ounces
boneless chicken breast
4
cups
salsa verde
16
corn tortillas
½
cup
Mexican cream
crema
3
ozs.
ranchero cheese or queso fresco
1
small red onion
1
cup
cooking oil
Instructions
PREPARING THE SALSA
Prepare the salsa verde according to this
Salsa Verde Recipe
.
COOKING THE CHICKEN
Place the chicken breasts in a pot and just cover with water. Cook over low heat until the chicken breasts are just cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Allow the chicken to cool and then shred it by hand.
FRYING THE TORTILLAS
Preheat to very hot 2 cups of cooking oil.
Fry the tortillas individually in the hot oil for about 10 seconds per side.
Place fried tortillas on a plate lined with paper towels to drain the excess oil from the tortillas.
ROLLING THE ENCHILADAS
To roll enchiladas start by placing a fried tortilla in the center of a baking tray.
Add 1 tbsp. of shredded chicken across the tortilla.
With your fingers, roll the tortilla into a tight tube.
Do this with all 16 tortillas.
PLATING AND SERVING
Place 4 enchiladas on each serving plate.
Spoon ¾ to 1 cup of salsa verde down the center of the enchiladas.
Then spoon approximately 1 tablespoon of Mexican cream across the enchiladas.
Sprinkle the enchiladas with ½oz. to ¾oz. of crumbled ranchero cheese.
Garnish with 3 thinly sliced red onion rings.
Notes
These are no-bake enchiladas.
Substitutions
You can substitute sour cream for the Mexican cream (
crema
) called for in the recipe.
You can substitute white onion for the red onion.
You can also prepare them with
salsa roja
instead of salsa verde.
Nutrition
Calories:
577
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
65
g
|
Protein:
31
g
|
Fat:
20
g
|
Saturated Fat:
2
g
|
Cholesterol:
89
mg
|
Sodium:
1932
mg
|
Potassium:
1112
mg
|
Fiber:
7
g
|
Sugar:
17
g
|
Vitamin A:
1580
IU
|
Vitamin C:
12
mg
|
Calcium:
148
mg
|
Iron:
1.8
mg