Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, green sour cream chicken enchilada layers. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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How to Make Green Chili Enchiladas. While the oven is heating up, mix together your filling. Add the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, some of the enchilada sauce, and a little salt and pepper to a mixing bowl.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook green sour cream chicken enchilada layers using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:
- Take 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- Prepare 1 tbs chili powder
- Make ready 1 tsp salt
- Get 1 tsp garlic powder
- Get 1 tsp ground cumin
- Take 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne
- Prepare 1 bunch cilantro - tied with kitchen twine
- Make ready Enough water to cover chicken in pot
- Take 2 (14 oz) cans green enchilada sauce
- Get 12 small soft white corn tortillas
- Get 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese
- Prepare 2 tbs unsalted butter
- Make ready 2 tbs flour
- Get 3/4 cup sour cream
Dip or coat the remaining tortillas with enchilada sauce, then place a final layer on top. Add the chicken on top of the tortillas. Pour half the sour cream sauce over the cheese layer. Top with the remaining sour cream sauce, mozzarella & cheddar cheese.
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!
Garnish with green onions and serve. Green chile and chicken enchilada casserole has plenty of kick from green chiles and green chile salsa layered between tortillas and cheese.. The easiest Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Casserole packed with chicken, cheese and an amazing sour cream sauce. It comes together in no time and it tastes divine. You are going to love it… These are the same ingredients used to make chicken enchiladas, but easier than rolling up a bunch of tortillas.
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