Chicken Enchiladas, originally uploaded by balyho0o.
Is it STILL winter. OK well it’s only the start of January and already I’m longing for spring. What better way to dash those wintery blues than a nice spicey Tex Mex dish and a glass or two of vino? Anybody?…I didn’t think so. So anyway, I started out with a pretty standard recipe and tweaked it a bit to my own liking. notice the absence of sour cream, replaced by the goat’s milk yogurt. I really like the way this tases as opposed to bland ole sour cream. That is unless you have access to some nice mexican sour cream or Crema Agria, which has a nice rich flavor as well.
Ingredients
- 2 tbs butter
- 2 diced shallots
- 1 medium sweet vidalia onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 medium jalapeno grated
- 4 tbsp flour
- 2 cup chicken broth
- 4 cans (4 ounce) chopped green chilies
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- pack of corn or flour tortillas
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack cheese
- 1/4 cup roughly chopped cilantro for garnish *optional
- 1 cubed avocado *avocado is never optional
- 1/4 cup Goats milk yogurt (or sour cream) *optional
Directions
- In a saucepan using medium heat, melt 1 tbs butter and saute the shallots, garlic and onion until tender. Whisk in flour slowly avoiding lumps. Add broth, chilies, salt, jalapeno and cumin. Cook and stir until thickened. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 5 minutes.
- Grease a baking dish using the remaining butter and add a little sauce to the bottom. and preheat your oven to 350°.
- Roll each tortilla adding shredded chicken, some cheese and a nice spoon full of sauce and add to baking dish (you want more specific amounts?). Once your pan is loaded, pour remaining sauce over the top. Sprinkle the jack cheese over the top according to your desired cheese factor preference.
- Bake uncovered for 20-30 minutes. Serve topped with yogurt, avocado and cilantro.
- Spend 15 minutes trying to get a good photo of your rapidly cooling plate for your food blog which nobody reads, while your dinner mate looks on somewhat annoyed and contemplates appropriate microwave reheat settings.
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