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Chicken & Spinach Enchiladas

Here's how you make Chicken & Spinach Enchiladas
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  • Servings: 10
  • Prep: 20m
  • Cook: 30-35m
  • The following recipe serves 10 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breast (cooked and shredded, or use a cooked deli chicken)
  • 1/4 cup butter (or margarine)
  • 1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 medium yellow onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • Nutmeg, small pinch
  • 1 box (10 ounce) frozen chopped spinach (thawed, squeeze out all the water from the thawed spinach)
  • 3 cups sour cream (use the full fat)
  • 1/4 cup half & half
  • 1 can (4 ounce) chopped green chiles
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Salt & pepper, to taste
  • 10 (510 grams) flour tortillas
  • 8 ounces grated Monterey Jack Cheese (or 4-cheese Mexican Blend)
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: Grease a 9 x 13 casserole pan with cooking spray or butter, preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  • Step 2: Sauté onion, mushrooms and garlic in butter, until softened, about 5 mins. Season with salt and dash of nutmeg

  • Step 3: Add spinach, sour cream, half and half, green chiles, cumin, salt & cayenne, stir on low heat for about 3 mins.

  • Step 4: Pour half of the sauce into a medium sized bowl, then add cooked chicken to the other half of the sauce.

  • Step 5: Fill tortillas with chicken and sauce mixture (about 1/4 - 1/3 of a cup each), roll and lay seam side down in casserole dish

  • Step 6: Layer half the cheese on top of the tortillas

  • Step 7: Spread the rest of the sauce on top of the cheese, then top with remaining cheese

  • Step 8: Place, uncovered in center of oven for 30-35 mins or until bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve with desired toppings, such as diced tomatoes and guacamole.


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