Easiest Way to Make Tasty Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas

Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas. Shred the meat with a fork or knife. Taste the chicken; if it needs salt, add a little. Roll a few tablespoons of shredded chicken into each tortilla with a teaspoon or so of salsa verde and place it seam-side down in the pan, nestling each one against the last.

Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas You can make it yourself (see our homemade salsa verde recipe) or buy it from the store. Look for a salsa with medium heat. And actually come together pretty quick too. You can cook Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas using 11 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas

  1. You need 12 of medium size flour tortillas.
  2. It's 4 cloves of garlic minced.
  3. It's 2 tbs of vegetable oil.
  4. You need 1 pound of cooked chicken.
  5. It's of cumin powder.
  6. It's of taco seasoning.
  7. You need 32 oz of salsa Verde.
  8. It's 1 of small can chopped green chilies.
  9. You need of shredded Mexican cheese blend.
  10. It's 1 cup of sour cream.
  11. You need 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro.

I added extra jalapeno and salsa verde to the filling. If you're pressed for time, use a store-bought green sauce (made from tomatillos) and shredded store-bought rotisserie chicken for a quicker version of this dish. These bubbling, subtle-tasting enchiladas are even better with a cool, crunchy salad on top. From the book "Mad Hungry," by Lucinda Scala Quinn (Artisan Books).

Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas step by step

  1. Saute garlic in oil.
  2. Add salsa and heat through.
  3. Add sour cream and cilantro and green chilies. Save some sauce to drizzle over enchiladas..
  4. Season chicken with taco seasoning and cumin and saute in pan.
  5. Add chicken to salsa mixture and stir.
  6. Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken into each tortilla and place in baking dish folded side down.
  7. Repeat until dish is full.
  8. Drizzle with sauce and top with cheese.
  9. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
  10. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes.
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Spray a baking dish with cooking spray, and spoon a thin layer of salsa verde into the bottom of the dish. Today's Chicken Enchiladas Salsa Verde recipe is a true family favorite that makes any night feel like a fiesta. These enchiladas are filled with chicken, fresh zippy salsa verde, sour cream, and tons of hot molten cheese. This easy chicken enchilada recipe would make the perfect centerpiece for a Christmas fiesta this year. The interplay and balance of flavors are what make enchiladas so delicious.

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