my mom makes the best chicken enchiladas. but they are lots of work. i was thrilled when my sister ellen gave me this recipe a few years ago, because it's like 3 ingredients and 20 minutes and you're done. so let's get started:
you'll need green chile enchilada sauce (you can use red but it's not as good in my opinion), 1/4 of an onion, 3/4 cup cheese, a package of chicken, and flour tortillas.

boil the chicken for 30 minutes or until no longer pink. i used breasts here because that's all i had. i usually use strips because it's easier to chop.

i refuse to chop onions by hand, so i use this handy little tool. if you don't have one, dice 1/4 of an onion.

(or let your little helper do it for you).

like this! that was easy.

now put it in a pan on medium heat,

chop up your chicken,

and add in with the onions.

brown them together for a few minutes.

open your green sauce and pour a tiny bit in the bottom of your square pan. spread it out with a spoon.

now add 3/4 of the can to your chicken and onion on the stove.

and try not to do this because you need a little bit of sauce left at the end.

and then add your 3/4 cup of cheese. i use the pregrated kind for stuff like this because it's so much faster.

stir it all together until the cheese melts and it's kinda bubbly.

then grab a tortilla and spoon some of the mixture in. oh man, i wanna lick that picture this looks so good.

then roll them up, and place them in the pan. easy as 1, 2, 3, 4!

now pour the remaining sauce on top--not too much or else the tortillas get kinda soggy. like how my pinky is up in this picture? so proper. spread it out with a spoon, making sure to get some on both ends. they'll get a little crispy without it.

then sprinkle some cheese...i only had a tiny bit left of the pre-grated kind and i was too lazy to grate some myself, so this is all we got. more is better. this is pitiful. i'm embarrassed about this picture.

now pop it into a 350* oven for 20 minutes or until it's hot and bubbly. in my case, i forgot to set the timer and they cooked for almost 40...they were a bit crispy, so i didn't take a picture of them in the pan. they looked better on the plate. and they were still good, just a little crunchy. on the outside. and who doesn't like crunchy? i know i do.

since it was cinco de mayo we celebrated with the
pioneer woman's spicy mac & cheese and {virgin} strawberry daquiris. yum!

ellen's chicken enchiladas1 package of chicken {breasts or strips}
1/4 onion, diced
1 can green chile enchilada sauce
3/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
4 flour tortillas
Boil chicken 30 minutes, then chop up and add to a pan with diced onion. brown for a minute, then add 3/4 of the can of enchilada sauce and 3/4 cup of cheese. stir until cheese melts, then fill tortillas with mixture. roll up and put in a square pan lined with enchilada sauce. pour remaining sauce on top and sprinkle with extra cheese. cook at 350* for 20 minutes.
Emily- this looks absolutely delish!!
ReplyDeleteI made this on Friday night. (Except I added some leftover pinto beans that needed to get used up.) They were great - even the kids ate them! I like your style of easy and tasty recipes - keep 'em comin'!
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