Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas

Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas

Recipe by Sydney Elliott Course: Lunch, DinnerCuisine: MexicanDifficulty: Easy
Servings

8

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

30

minutes
Total time

1

hour 

Delicious green chili chicken enchiladas with a little kick from the hot sauce, having queso poured over the top making it so yummy and tasteful.

Ingredients

  • Enchiladas
  • 1 cup of green hot sauce

  • 1 cup of sour cream

  • 2 pounds of chicken

  • 8 tortillas

  • 1/2 cup of monterey jack cheese

  • Queso
  • 3 tablespoons of butter

  • 3 tablespoons of flour

  • 1 1/2 cups of milk

  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin

  • 1/2 teaspoon of garlic

  • 1 1/2 cups of monterey jack cheese

Directions

  • Preheat the oven to 350, cook and shred the chicken, mix the hot sauce and sour cream together for the sauce.
  • Pour 1/4 cup of the sauce on the bottom of the casserole dish and put 1/4 cup of chicken in the middle of a tortilla wrap it up and place them in the casserole dish. Repeat 8 times. Pour the rest of the sauce over top of the enchiladas.
  • Add the butter to small pot and let it melt, add in the flour, garlic, and cumin and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the milk and bring it to a simmer, add in the cheese and pour the queso over the top of the enchiladas. Sprinkle 1/2 cup of monterey jack cheese over top of everything.
  • Bake for 30 minutes and enjoy!

Notes

  • Make up ahead of time so you can just throw it in the oven ready to go.
  • Store the leftovers in the fridge for 5 days or freeze.