Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, green sour cream chicken enchilada layers. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Shredded chicken is layered with charred tortillas, sour cream, cheese, and enchilada sauce. Do not bring to boil, you don't want curdled sour cream. Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese. One Of Our Favorite Mexican Dishes - Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas Recipe!!
Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers is something that I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook 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
- Get 1 tsp salt
- Make ready 1 tsp garlic powder
- Make ready 1 tsp ground cumin
- Make ready 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne
- Make ready 1 bunch cilantro - tied with kitchen twine
- Get Enough water to cover chicken in pot
- Get 2 (14 oz) cans green enchilada sauce
- Get 12 small soft white corn tortillas
- Prepare 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese
- Make ready 2 tbs unsalted butter
- Make ready 2 tbs flour
- Make ready 3/4 cup sour cream
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Steps 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!
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