Step 1- Lets just start with getting our chicken ready. Now you can use any left over chicken you might have. For convenience I sometimes stick my frozen chicken in a pot and boil it. Today I grilled up about 3 small chicken breasts with a little salt and pepper, nothing fancy! After it's cooked and cooled, shred it up!
Step 2- The Mexican cheese is the best for this recipe, it's round and it kinda crumbles! It is so yummy!!! I forget the name, but next time I run to the store I'll post the name of it. I have so much Monteray Jack cheese in my fridge that I'm using that today, but I would recommend you get the Mexican kind! It has such a great texture and flavor!!!
Now time to fry up the tortillas, these are corn tortilla. Get the package of about 30, then you fry them up in veggie oil for about 5 seconds each. Just layer them with paper towels till your tortillas are all done. This takes a few minutes, but it helps with the rolling of the enchiladas later!!! And hey, what's a little fat in our diet?!!!
If you've never had tomatillos then I'll give you the step by step. They are a small green tomato with a papery feeling cover on them. Take the cover off and scrub them with a little soapy water, just make shur you rinse them really good!!!
Boil 1lb tomatillos
Put the tomatillos in the mixer with: 2 pieces of garlic
5 to 8 green chilies (this can be substituted with other peppers, depending on the flavor and heat you want! Today I used 4 jalapenos and I took the seeds out of one of them. )
1 TB salt
Fresh Cilantro, about half or 3/4 of a bunch!
(I know this seems like a lot!!! but don't be scared!!)
Then I pour the boiling water from the tomatillos till the mixer is half full with water! This cooks everything!
Then mix it up really well! Oh baby!!! now you can smell how wonderful this is going to taste!!!!
So now we just have to make the enchiladas!!! Dip the tortilla in the green sauce, add a little shredded chicken, and a little cheese. When I say a little, I mean a little. I shed the chicken up in small pieces and just do a small row of chicken. Then you just roll them up!!! After they are all done, pour the remaining sauce over the top of the enchiladas!!! Oh my goodness, I'm so excited for dinner tonight! Then you just bake till nice and steamy hot!!! 350 degrees for 20 minutes or so with tin foil (you don't want them to dry out!)!!!
I love chicken enchiladas!! Theses look so good I wish I was having them for dinner too!!
ReplyDeletethe cheese your thinking of is queso fresco. its so good:)