Easy Red Chicken Enchiladas

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Description

Starting with a homemade red sauce, these Tex-Mex enchiladas are faster and easier to make than their Mexican forefathers, but still so delicious. This recipe makes 2 1/2 cups sauce, enough for 4 to 6 individual skillet enchiladas or 1 regular baking dish. Garnish with sour cream and guacamole.

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • ½ teaspoon salt, or more to taste
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour, or more as needed
  • 2 tablespoons ground ancho chile powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon chipotle chile powder
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon (Optional)
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 ½ cups chicken broth
  • 3 (5 inch) corn tortillas
  • ½ teaspoon vegetable oil
  • ⅔ cup shredded cooked chicken
  • ⅔ cup pepper Jack cheese
  • ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
  • ⅓ cup chopped green onions

Instructions

  1. Melt butter with olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and salt; cook and stir until onion starts to turn golden brown
  2. 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour
  3. chile powder
  4. cumin
  5. chipotle powder
  6. black pepper
  7. oregano
  8. cayenne
  9. and cinnamon. Cook and stir until fragrant
  10. about 3 minutes. Add tomato paste and mix until fully combined. Pour in chicken broth and whisk until smooth.
  11. Increase heat to high and bring sauce to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer
  12. stirring occasionally
  13. until flavors come together
  14. about 10 minutes. Taste and season as desired. Blend sauce with an immersion blender.
  15. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  16. Lightly brush tortillas with oil. Heat a small cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Heat tortillas until flexible
  17. about 30 seconds per side.
  18. Cover the bottom of the skillet with a scoop of enchilada sauce. Place a tortilla on top and add 1/2 of the chicken
  19. 1/3 of the Jack cheese
  20. and 1/2 the cilantro and green onions. Spoon on more sauce and repeat layers
  21. finishing with sauce and the remaining cheese.
  22. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese melts and sauce is bubbling
  23. 10 to 15 minutes.

Prep Time: 25 mins

Cook Time: 35 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 1

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