Enchiladas Verde

Recipe courtesy Cherryll Walzel-Frick

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Total Time:
1 hr 30 min
Prep
40 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
4 to 6 servings
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Ingredients

Directions

In a saute pan, bring the chicken stock , salt, garlic, and black pepper to a boil. Add the chicken breasts, and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Leaving chicken in the liquid, allow to cool. When cool, remove the chicken. Bone and shred the chicken breasts and return to the liquid. Set aside. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Heat the oil in a skillet. Pass the tortillas, one at a time, quickly through the oil, about 10 seconds per side. Place tortillas between paper towels to absorb excess oil. To assemble, put about 1/12th of the shredded chicken on each tortilla, sprinkling 1 teaspoon of the simmering liquid on top. Spread one tablespoon of the Salsa Verde over the chicken. Roll the tortilla around the chicken and sauce and place in a greased ceramic or glass casserole. Continue with the rest of the tortillas and filling until the entire filling is used up. Pour 3/4 of the remaining salsa verde over the enchiladas. Sprinkle with the grated cheese. Bake for 5 minutes then, check the progress. Continue baking until sauce begins to bubble, which may mean an additional 5 minutes. Top with sour cream when serving. Serve remaining salsa verde at the table. Note: Salsa verde can be made in advance and refrigerated for 3 to 4 days. Warm the refrigerated sauce before assembling the enchiladas.

Green Sauce/Salsa Verde:

  • 2 pounds green tomatillos
  • 1 or 2 jalapenos
  • 3 large garlic cloves
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon salt

For the sauce, clean the thin dry skins off the tomatillos. Boil all the ingredients together until soft, about 10 minutes. Cool for 30 minutes then, puree in a food processor. This should yield about 3 cups; if sauce seems too thick, thin with chicken stock to pourable paste consistency. Set aside.

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  • on November 09, 2009

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    A friend and I had to make a hispanic dish for our Spanish class, and if I could go back I don't think I could have chosen a better dish! The chicken was moist, and the they had just enough "kick" to them. I am not one for spicy foods, but these were DELICIOUS! We opted not to make the salsa verde, but buy it, and the enchiladas still turned out great. Both of us being fairly amateurs at cooking, this dish was extremely easy to make. Everyone should try it!

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  • on June 30, 2006

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    It was reasonably easy. It just seemed more time consuming than thought. I also added heavy whipping cream to the Verdes sauce because it was somewhat watery and not to creamy. I also added some more salt and pepper, a lil bland at first.

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  • on June 06, 2006

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    Fast and easy to make. Every body in our family likes it.
    To please my 18 year old vegeterian son, I replace the chichen stuffing with Queso Asadero and Queso Chihuahua, and I have to addmit it, I like the vegeterian version as well.
    Great recipe!

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