Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, green sour cream chicken enchilada layers. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have green sour cream chicken enchilada layers using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:
- Prepare 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- Prepare 1 tbs chili powder
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Prepare 1 tsp garlic powder
- Prepare 1 tsp ground cumin
- Prepare 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne
- Get 1 bunch cilantro - tied with kitchen twine
- Make ready Enough water to cover chicken in pot
- Make ready 2 (14 oz) cans green enchilada sauce
- Make ready 12 small soft white corn tortillas
- Make ready 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese
- Get 2 tbs unsalted butter
- Take 2 tbs flour
- Make ready 3/4 cup sour cream
Then you stir in some sour cream, a can of green chiles, and some seasonings. Pour that whole thing on top of these enchiladas and that's it. These Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas are a crazy delicious cross between your favorite Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas AKA White Chicken Enchiladas and Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas. I honestly didn't know what to call them because no name seemed to do them justice.
Instructions to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:
- Place chicken in a 2 quart sauce pan. Sprinkle with next 5 ingredients. Top with cilantro bundle. Add enough water to cover chicken by 1 inch. Cover. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
- Drain chicken. Use 2 forks to carefully shred. Place shredded chicken in a bowl. Pour 3/4 of the first can of sauce over chicken. Stir to combine. Pour remaining 1/4 can of sauce in bottom of a 6x8 casserole (usually a 2 quart). Swirl to coat. Set both aside.
- Rinse sauce pan used to cook chicken. Place on stove over medium heat. Add butter. When melted wisk in flour for 1 minute. Wisk in second can of sauce until thickened.
- When sauce has thickened remove from heat. Let sit off heat for about 2 minutes to cool slightly. Wisk in sour cream.
- Assemble: arrange 4 tortillas on top of sauce in dish (they will be overlapping), arrange half the chicken evenly over tortillas, sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over chicken, drizzle 1/3 of the sour cream sauce over cheese. Top with four more tortillas, second half of chicken another 1/2 cup of cheese and another 1/3 of the sauce. Finish with last 4 tortillas, then remaining sauce. Finally sprinkle evenly with last cup of cheese.
- Bake in a preheated 400° oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden. Let rest 5-10 minutes before serving. Cut into 6-8 pieces. Serve with Mexican inspired sides if desired. Enjoy!
Top the third layer of filling with more tortillas and the remaining enchilada sauce. You want to make sure to cover all the tortillas with sauce to keep them from drying out in the. Simple Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas - a very easy recipe made with a creamy homemade green & white sauce. I actually made these easy creamy chicken enchiladas on a Sunday afternoon, while I was doing other things - it was the perfect end to a weekend. These rich and cheesy sour cream chicken enchiladas, which start with a rotisserie chicken to cut down on prep, are comfort food at its finest.
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