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Chicken Chile Verde Enchiladas (Family Favorite)

Here's how you make Chicken Chile Verde Enchiladas (Family Favorite)
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  • Servings: 6-14
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 35m
  • The following recipe serves 6-14 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 3 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (about 5 cups)
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
  • 1 to 1 1/4 cups sour cream
  • 1/2 to 3/4 cup onion, diced
  • 2 cans (4 ounce each) diced mild green chilies
  • 12 to 16 small fajita size flour tortillas
  • 1 (28 ounce) can green enchilada sauce, plus
  • 1 (10 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
  • 1/3 cup cheddar cheese, shredded to top
  • 1/3 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded to top
  • 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can black olives (sliced black olives, drained to top)
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: Cook chicken breasts and shred. Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Step 2: Stir together cooked shredded chicken, first 2 cups of cheeses, sour cream, onion and diced green chiles. It should be the texture of chicken salad.

  • Step 3: Coat the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish with enchilada sauce.

  • Step 4: Optional: If tortillas are going to crack you can warm them in the oven or dip them in enchilada sauce.

  • Step 5: Place a scant 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture on each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in the baking dish. **Use 1/3 cup of chicken mixture in thin tortillas.**.

  • Step 6: After all of the tortillas are filled and in the baking dish pour all of the remaining enchilada sauce over them.

  • Step 7: Top with the remaining 2/3 cups of shredded cheeses and sliced olives.

  • Step 8: Bake for 35 minutes or until bubbly.


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