Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers
Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers

Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, green sour cream chicken enchilada layers. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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Creamy Chicken Enchiladas Made with Chicken, Sour Cream, Cream Cheese And More Stuffed Into A Soft Flour Tortilla. These Are The Creamiest Chicken Enchiladas You Will Ever Find! Chicken- and cheese-stuffed corn tortillas baked under a creamy sauce infused with hot green chiles.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook green sour cream chicken enchilada layers using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:
  1. Make ready 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
  2. Get 1 tbs chili powder
  3. Make ready 1 tsp salt
  4. Get 1 tsp garlic powder
  5. Get 1 tsp ground cumin
  6. Get 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne
  7. Make ready 1 bunch cilantro - tied with kitchen twine
  8. Take Enough water to cover chicken in pot
  9. Prepare 2 (14 oz) cans green enchilada sauce
  10. Prepare 12 small soft white corn tortillas
  11. Make ready 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese
  12. Make ready 2 tbs unsalted butter
  13. Take 2 tbs flour
  14. Prepare 3/4 cup sour cream

For full details see the recipe card down below. 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 rich and cheesy sour cream chicken enchiladas, which start with a rotisserie chicken to cut down on prep, are comfort food at its finest.

Instructions to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. When sauce has thickened remove from heat. Let sit off heat for about 2 minutes to cool slightly. Wisk in sour cream.
  5. 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.
  6. 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!

They're filled with tender pulled chicken, rich sour cream, smoky cumin, green chiles, and gooey Jack cheese, and they forego the classic spicy tomato. Melt butter in a medium Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and green chilies. Chicken, green chilies and cheese, rolled in floured tortillas and smothered in a creamy homemade sauce. This is probably one of our all-time favorite enchilada recipes. I love that these enchiladas are so quick and easy to put together, especially with leftover chicken or a rotisserie chicken from.

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