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Chicken Enchiladas With Creamy Green Chili Sauce

Here's how you make Chicken Enchiladas With Creamy Green Chili Sauce
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 25m
  • Cook: 25-30m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 8 large tortilla (soft flour tortillas)
  • 2 1/2 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (divided)
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup sour cream (not low fat or fat free)
  • 1 can (4 ounce) diced green chilies
  • 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • Salt, to taste
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan using non-stick cooking spray.

  • Step 2: Mix together in a bowl, the cooked shredded chicken, chili powder and 1 1/2 Monterey Jack cheese. Roll up in tortillas and place in greased pan.

  • Step 3: In a medium sauce pan, melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1-2 minutes. Add broth and whisk until smooth. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Stir in sour cream, 1 can of green chilies, cilantro, black pepper, onion powder, and garlic powder, stir over medium-low or low heat until just heated through, IMPORTANT! make sure that you don't bring this to a boil or you will have curdled sour cream. Pour over enchiladas.

  • Step 4: Top with remaining 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese.

  • Step 5: Bake 20-22 minutes and then place under high broil for 3 min to brown the cheese.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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