Ingredients
For sauce:
- 2 dried chipotle chiles, stems and seeds removed, diced
- 3 large garlic cloves, minced
- 2 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons toasted cumin seeds, freshly ground
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
For filling:
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs, cubed
- 1 1/2 cups diced onion
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1 large clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas
- 3 cups shredded queso fresco or Monterey Jack
- Nonstick cooking spray
Directions
Combine the chiles, garlic, chili powder, cumin, chicken broth, tomato sauce, salt and pepper in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes or until the chiles are soft. Set aside until ready to use.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Heat the vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the chicken until cooked through, approximately 7 to 9 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and place in a medium bowl. Add the onions to the same pan along with a generous pinch of salt, decrease the heat to medium-low and sweat for 4 to 6 minutes. Add the garlic and oregano and cook until the onions are tender, 2 to 3 minutes more. Add the chicken back to the pan and remove from the heat.
Spray a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish with non-stick spray. Place 1/2 cup of the sauce into the bottom of the dish. Dip 4 tortillas into the remaining sauce and lay them into the bottom of the dish. Cut 1 of the tortillas in half to evenly cover the bottom of the dish. Top this with half of the chicken mixture and 1 cup of the cheese. Starting with 4 more tortillas, repeat the layers, ending with the last 4 tortillas on top. Pour remaining sauce over the dish and top with remaining 1 cup of cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven on the middle rack for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese on top is bubbly.
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By sandraelaine1975
houston tx
on May 31, 2013
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This was ok, but I would not make this again. I still love a lot of Alton's recipes ; this was not one of them.
By spcanada
on March 10, 2013
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Delicious! My 11 yr old balked when she saw the ingredients and insisted she would not like it. She came back for seconds and took some to school for lunch! I took leftovers to work and everyone wanted the recipe! Easy and awesome!
By kswillicooks
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on January 13, 2013
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I'm giving this 2 stars because of the enchilada sauce, which is very good and easy. I prepared it as prescribed and it was one mushy mess! I would NEVER make this again and cannot understand how so many rated it so high. Maybe you should NOT cover it while baking??? It is a throwaway, unless I can figure another way to use the filling....
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