Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas

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Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas

300kcal

Ingredients

Chicken Spices:
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon chipotle powder
Roux:
  • 1/4 cup Butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 2 cup chicken stock
Dish:
  • 2 pound Chicken (boneless, skinless thighs are best)
  • 1 onion (sliced)
  • 9 tortillas (9 to 10)
  • 2 cup monteray jack cheese (shredded)

Method

Main Prep
  1. Mix and rub the chicken spices over all the chicken pieces.
  2. Grill or smoke or fry the chicken.
  3. Fry up the onion, nice and dark. Caramelize it if you want.
The sauce/roux
  1. In a pot, melt the butter on med-high, bring it to a “boil”.
  2. Add flour and whisk well, return to boil and stirring constantly.
  3. Add half the stock, mix it and add the other half, return to boil. Stir constantly.
  4. Add the sour cream, mix well, find desired consistency and and set aside.
Assembly
  1. In an open tortilla, place some chicken, onion and some cheese.
  2. Roll up the tortilla, and pan fry to crisp the tortilla a bit
  3. Place seam-down in a 9×13 pan.
  4. Once the pan is full, pour the sauce all over the enchiladas.
  5. Sprinkle remaining cheese over the top.
  6. Place in BBQ/Smoker/Oven for ~20-25 minutes at 400.
  7. Top with picante sauce, sour cream and/or jalapenos and serve.

Nutrition

Calories300kcal

Notes

  • These are quite rich, be careful! 
  • Next time i make these, I might add some Mexican rice into the enchiladas.
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