Chicken Enchilada

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Chicken Enchilada

  • Author: Bonnie Siesennop

Ingredients

Enchilada sauce:

3 T. oil

2 ½ T. chili powder

2 T. flour

2 c. chicken broth

1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce

1 t. cumin

1 t. cocoa powder

½ t. onion and garlic powder

½ t. coriander

½ t. cinnamon

salt and pepper

 

In a saucepan whisk together oil, chili powder and flour until smooth.  Heat mixture over medium heat, bring to a simmer for about 20 seconds while stirring.

While whisking pour in broth, and tomato sauce.  Then add the rest of the species.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer 5 minutes, stirring frequently.

Cool slightly, use with enchiladas.

Instructions

Enchilada:     

2-3 c. Chicken (cooked and shredded) *Rotisserie chicken works well

¼ c. red and green pepper, chopped

1 t. garlic

½ onion, chopped

½ c. sour cream

2 ½ c. grated cheese, divided

cilantro, chopped

1 pkg. flour tortillas

 

Sauté vegetables in a small amount of oil until tender, about 4 minutes.  Add chicken to the vegetables and heat.  Add a small amount of the enchilada sauce, sour cream and 1c. grated cheese.   

Place the chicken mixture in a tortilla and roll up.  Spray a casserole dish and place some enchilada sauce in the bottom.  Place enchilada seam down and cover with the remaining enchilada sauce and 1 ½ c. cheese on top.  

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, add chopped cilantro on top.

 

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