White Chicken Enchiladas
These white chicken enchiladas are full of flavor thanks to cilantro, jalapeno and cumin. Want to make them even spicier? Keep the jalapeno seeds!
Dinner
Main Course
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Details
- Prep Time
- 20 mins
- Cook Time
- 20 mins
- Servings
- 5
- Difficulty
- Medium
Ingredients
- canola oil 1
- onion, chopped 1
- green pepper, chopped 1
- pepper, seeded and chopped 1
- cubed cooked chicken 5.5
- butter, cubed 0.25
- all-purpose flour 0.25
- chicken broth 3
- 2 tablespoons ground cumin 1
- garlic powder 1
- salt 1
- white pepper 0.5
- sour cream 1
- tortillas (8 inches), warmed 12
- shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1.5
- Optional: Fresh cilantro leaves and sliced jalapeno 1
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F, then in a large skillet, heat vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the chopped onion, green pepper and jalapeños, cooking and stirring until the veggies are tender, for five to seven minutes.
Stir in the cooked chicken meat giving everything a nice mix. Remove from the heat and set aside.
Next, in a small saucepan, melt the butter over medium-high heat and stir in the flour until the roux is smooth without clumps. Then, slowly add the chicken broth, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Bring the white sauce to a boil; cooking and stirring until it's thick and bubbly, for another one to two minutes.
Remove the sauce from the heat and fold in the sour cream until everything is well combined and creamy. Stir 1 cup of sauce into the chicken mixture and set the rest aside.
To create the enchiladas, spoon 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll it up and place it seam side down in a greased 13x9-inch baking dish. Repeat with the rest of the filling and tortillas and pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas.
Bake the casserole uncovered until the sauce is bubbly and the filling is heated through, for 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle the top with cheese then bake until the cheese is melted, an extra 5 to 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and jalapeño slices or your toppings of choice.