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Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade RedEnchilada Sauce
Every layer of these delicious Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce is packed with flavor!
Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce
Corn tortillas filled with flavorful shredded chicken breast, homemade enchilada sauce and two different cheeses, man your going to love this!
As I said at the top of this post, every layer of this recipe has flavor. To start with, your not going to use just cooked shredded chicken breast. Your going to use chicken breast cooked in broth with spices. If your a busy momma or daddy and like to prep ahead for weeknight meals, cook the chicken the night before . Shred it and refrigerate it to use the next day. If you’re looking for a super fast dinner, you could always use a rotisserie chicken from the supermarket.
Making the homemade enchilada sauce is as easy as making a homemade gravy and again, can be made a day ahead and stored in the refrigerator. You start the enchilada sauce by whisking and cooking the flour and oil together like a roux. After it’s boiled and cooked a couple of minutes, add the spices and whisk to combine. The chicken broth is added to the pan and simmered until the mixture slightly thickens. Think of it as Mexican gravy. A rich delicious combination of flavors you can make right at home.
The last flavorful layer but certainly not the least is the cheese. Melting shredded Monterey Jack and Cheddar Cheese covers the top of this delicious dish and it’s enough to make your mouth water just looking at it. The combinations of flavors in this recipe are fantastic. But the best part is, with a little planning ahead if need be, you don’t have to wait for the weekend to make Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce, you can have it tonight and ENJOY!
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Chicken Enchiladas
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 2 whole chicken breasts, uncooked
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 Teaspoon garlic powder
- one 10 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 medium onion , diced
- 12 corn tortillas
- 2 cups grated Cheddar cheese
- 2 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 Tablespoons flour
- 4 Tablespoons chili powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 Teaspoon salt
- 1/2 Teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 Teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 Teaspoon cayene pepper
- 2 cups chicken broth
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place the diced onion, tomatoes, garlic powder, chicken broth and the whole chicken breasts in a large saucepan. Simmer for 30 minutes until the chicken breasts are tender enough to easily shred.Let the mixture cool. Remove the chicken breasts and shred, discard the remaining ingredients in the pot. .
Spread 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce onto the bottom of a 13x9 inch baking pan. Spread about a 1/2 Teaspoon enchilada sauce onto the middle of each of 12 corn tortillas. Place 1 Tablespoon of shredded chicken on top of the enchilada sauce followed by a sprinkling of both cheeses. Roll the corn tortilla up and place in the 13x9 inch baking pan. Repeat for the remaining 11 tortillas.
Top the rolled enchiladas with the remaining enchilada sauce and both shredded cheeses. Bake at 400 degrees, uncovered for about 20 minutes or until bubbly.
Homemade Red Enchilada Sauce directions:
Place the flour and oil in a medium size saucepan under medium heat. Whisk and cook the mixture until it starts to boil, then boil another minute or two to remove the flour taste. Whisk in the seasonings until well blended. While still whisking, add the chicken broth to the pan, reduce the heat to low and simmer for about 10 minutes or until slightly thickened.
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Kelly
2 years ago
I’ve made this so many times now, and it is a family favorite! We don’t eat a ton of meat, so I sub black beans for the chicken, and they are AMAZING! Thank you for sharing
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Rachael
2 years ago
This is the best enchilada recipe! I followed it as is but like the suggestions about using the tomato, onion broth in the dish or other dishes so it’s not wasted! Can you prepare these, refrigerate/freeze and reheat later? I’d love to make this for company but there’s a lot of pieces so hope it can to make it easier!
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