Chicken Enchiladas Verdes

If you want to add more gluten free recipes to your recipe box, Chicken Enchiladas Verdes might be a recipe you should try. For $2.44 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 37g of protein, 51g of fat, and a total of 786 calories. 1801 person were glad they tried this recipe. A mixture of queso fresco cheese, grapeseed oil, serrano chile peppers, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes. It is a reasonably priced recipe for fans of Mexican food. It is brought to you by Simply Recipes. Overall, this recipe earns an excellent spoonacular score of 91%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Chicken Enchiladas Verdes, CHICKEN ENCHILADAS VERDES, and Chicken Enchiladas Verdes.

Servings: 4

 

Ingredients:

4 chicken thighs, bone-in, skins removed (about 1 3/4 lbs)

1 bunch cilantro, rinsed and chopped, stems included

12 corn tortillas

3 cloves garlic

High smoke point cooking oil such as canola oil, peanut oil or grapeseed oil

1/2 cup crumbled Mexican Cotija or Queso Fresco cheese

Salt

4 serrano chile peppers, top cut off to expose interior and to remove stems

3 Tbsp sour cream

1 1/2 lbs tomatillos, papery husks removed, rinsed

1/4 of a whole white or yellow onion

Equipment:

sauce pan

bowl

slotted spoon

blender

frying pan

knife

spatula

paper towels

oven

Cooking instruction summary:

1 Put chicken thighs in a medium sized saucepan and just cover with water. Add one clove of garlic that has been cut in half, 1/4 of an onion, and 1 teaspoon of salt to the water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a low simmer, and cook, covered, for 20 minutes, until the chicken is just cooked through. Remove chicken thighs to a separate bowl and let cool enough to touch. 2 While the chicken is cooking, put the tomatillos and 3 serrano chile peppers in a separate sauce pan and cover them with water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Simmer until the tomatillos are cooked, and have changed color, but are not mushy, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Use a slotted spoon to transfer tomatillos and serranos to a blender. Add 1/2 cup of the tomatillo cooking liquid to the blender, as well as 2 cloves of garlic, a third a cup of your chopped onion, and about 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro (packed). (Remaining chopped onion and cilantro will be used for garnish.) Add one teaspoon of salt. Purée until completely blended, 15 to 30 seconds. Taste for heat. If not spicy enough add another chile pepper (doesn't have to be cooked). Note that sour cream will eventually be added to the sauce which will cool down a lot of the spiciness. Add more salt to taste if necessary. Pour sauce into a skillet, bring to a simmer and let simmer for 5 minutes. Then remove from heat.3 Remove the cooked chicken meat from the bones. Shred the meat with a fork or knife. Put the chicken in a bowl and add 1/3 to a 1/2 cup of the tomatillo sauce to the chicken. Taste the chicken; if it needs salt, add a little. 4 Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan on medium high heat. Add a tortilla to the pan and use a metal spatula to flip it to the other side. Place another tortilla on top of this one (to soak up the excess oil) and flip again. When the tortillas are heated through, remove them to a plate lined with paper towel. Add a little more oil to the pan, and add another couple tortillas. Continue to heat through and soften all of the tortillas. Note that if you are using just made homemade tortillas you can skip this step because the tortillas are already hot, softened, and ready to eat. 4 Warm the oven to 200°F. Dip a tortilla in the salsa verde tomatillo sauce and place it on an oven-proof serving dish. Scoop a spoonful of chicken into the center of the tortilla and roll up the tortilla. Place on the serving dish and repeat with all of the tortillas. Put into the warm oven to keep the enchiladas warm while you finish the sauce.5 Heat the salsa verde sauce again until simmering, then remove from heat. Stir in the sour cream until well blended. Remove the warming enchiladas from the oven and pour salsa verde sauce over all of them. Top with chopped onion, cheese, and cilantro. Serve immediately. Serve with extra garnishes of onion, cheese, and cilantro on the side.

 

Step by step:


1. 1 Put chicken thighs in a medium sized saucepan and just cover with water.

2. Add one clove of garlic that has been cut in half, 1/4 of an onion, and 1 teaspoon of salt to the water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a low simmer, and cook, covered, for 20 minutes, until the chicken is just cooked through.

3. Remove chicken thighs to a separate bowl and let cool enough to touch. 2 While the chicken is cooking, put the tomatillos and 3 serrano chile peppers in a separate sauce pan and cover them with water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer. Simmer until the tomatillos are cooked, and have changed color, but are not mushy, about 5 minutes.

4. Remove from heat. Use a slotted spoon to transfer tomatillos and serranos to a blender.

5. Add 1/2 cup of the tomatillo cooking liquid to the blender, as well as 2 cloves of garlic, a third a cup of your chopped onion, and about 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro (packed). (Remaining chopped onion and cilantro will be used for garnish.)

6. Add one teaspoon of salt. Purée until completely blended, 15 to 30 seconds. Taste for heat. If not spicy enough add another chile pepper (doesn't have to be cooked). Note that sour cream will eventually be added to the sauce which will cool down a lot of the spiciness.

7. Add more salt to taste if necessary.

8. Pour sauce into a skillet, bring to a simmer and let simmer for 5 minutes. Then remove from heat.3

9. Remove the cooked chicken meat from the bones. Shred the meat with a fork or knife.

10. Put the chicken in a bowl and add 1/3 to a 1/2 cup of the tomatillo sauce to the chicken. Taste the chicken; if it needs salt, add a little. 4

11. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan on medium high heat.

12. Add a tortilla to the pan and use a metal spatula to flip it to the other side.

13. Place another tortilla on top of this one (to soak up the excess oil) and flip again. When the tortillas are heated through, remove them to a plate lined with paper towel.

14. Add a little more oil to the pan, and add another couple tortillas. Continue to heat through and soften all of the tortillas. Note that if you are using just made homemade tortillas you can skip this step because the tortillas are already hot, softened, and ready to eat. 4 Warm the oven to 200°F. Dip a tortilla in the salsa verde tomatillo sauce and place it on an oven-proof serving dish. Scoop a spoonful of chicken into the center of the tortilla and roll up the tortilla.

15. Place on the serving dish and repeat with all of the tortillas. Put into the warm oven to keep the enchiladas warm while you finish the sauce.5

16. Heat the salsa verde sauce again until simmering, then remove from heat. Stir in the sour cream until well blended.

17. Remove the warming enchiladas from the oven and pour salsa verde sauce over all of them. Top with chopped onion, cheese, and cilantro.

18. Serve immediately.

19. Serve with extra garnishes of onion, cheese, and cilantro on the side.


Nutrition Information:

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786k Calories
36g Protein
51g Total Fat
47g Carbs
23% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
786k
39%

Fat
51g
79%

  Saturated Fat
12g
78%

Carbohydrates
47g
16%

  Sugar
8g
9%

Cholesterol
180mg
60%

Sodium
484mg
21%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
36g
73%

Phosphorus
653mg
65%

Vitamin B3
12mg
61%

Selenium
40µg
58%

Vitamin B6
0.92mg
46%

Vitamin E
5mg
36%

Fiber
8g
34%

Magnesium
129mg
32%

Manganese
0.6mg
30%

Potassium
1016mg
29%

Vitamin C
23mg
29%

Vitamin K
27µg
27%

Zinc
3mg
27%

Vitamin B12
1µg
23%

Vitamin B2
0.39mg
23%

Vitamin B5
2mg
22%

Vitamin B1
0.29mg
19%

Calcium
190mg
19%

Iron
3mg
18%

Copper
0.37mg
18%

Vitamin A
697IU
14%

Folate
25µg
6%

Vitamin D
0.62µg
4%

covered percent of daily need
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