{"id":"4388c807-e180-462f-89e3-42c0ab6f6596","url":"https://recipestripper.com/recipes/4388c807-e180-462f-89e3-42c0ab6f6596","source_url":"https://www.inspiredtaste.net/11767/salsa-verde-chicken-enchiladas/","title":"Easy Green Chicken Enchiladas","ingredients":[{"text":"Chicken: My recipe call for cooked chicken. You can use leftover chicken, rotisserie chicken, or cook it using one of these simple recipes: poached chicken (15 minutes), stovetop shredded chicken (1 hour), or slow cooker shredded chicken (4 – 6 hours).","item":"Chicken: My recipe call for cooked chicken. You can use leftover chicken, rotisserie chicken, or cook it using one of these simple recipes: poached chicken (15 minutes), stovetop shredded chicken (1 hour), or slow cooker shredded chicken (4 – 6 hours)."},{"text":"Green Enchilada Sauce: I love this roasted salsa verde made with tomatillos, chile peppers, onion, and garlic. It works beautifully in this recipe. I’ve also used store-bought enchilada sauce and particularly love the green chile sauce from Hatch, Las Palmas, and Frontera. For red enchiladas, see our homemade red enchilada sauce (made with dried chiles) or this easy enchilada sauce (made with chili powder).","item":"Green Enchilada Sauce: I love this roasted salsa verde made with tomatillos, chile peppers, onion, and garlic. It works beautifully in this recipe. I’ve also used store-bought enchilada sauce and particularly love the green chile sauce from Hatch, Las Palmas, and Frontera. For red enchiladas, see our homemade red enchilada sauce (made with dried chiles) or this easy enchilada sauce (made with chili powder)."},{"text":"Tortillas: Use flour or corn tortillas in these enchiladas. Corn is more traditional, but if you love flour tortillas, feel free to use them! If you’d like to make your own, try our recipes for flour tortillas or corn tortillas.","item":"Tortillas: Use flour or corn tortillas in these enchiladas. Corn is more traditional, but if you love flour tortillas, feel free to use them! If you’d like to make your own, try our recipes for flour tortillas or corn tortillas."},{"text":"Garlic: I always add extra garlic to my sauce and love the kick.","item":"Garlic: I always add extra garlic to my sauce and love the kick."},{"text":"Sour Cream: This makes our sauce super creamy and delicious. It also tones the spice level if you are more sensitive to spicy food.","item":"Sour Cream: This makes our sauce super creamy and delicious. It also tones the spice level if you are more sensitive to spicy food."},{"text":"Cheese: I add cheese to the filling and use it to top our enchiladas. It bakes to be so melty! Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, cheddar, a Mexican cheese blend, or super melty Oaxaca cheese are great options.","item":"Cheese: I add cheese to the filling and use it to top our enchiladas. It bakes to be so melty! Monterey Jack, Pepper Jack, cheddar, a Mexican cheese blend, or super melty Oaxaca cheese are great options."}],"instructions":[{"number":1,"text":"1Heat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a 2-quart baking dish and set aside."},{"number":2,"text":"2Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant but not brown, about 1 minute. Stir in the enchilada sauce and cook for 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Stir in the sour cream and cilantro. Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper. If the sauce is too spicy, stir in more sour cream."},{"number":3,"text":"3Remove 1 cup of the sauce from the skillet and set aside. Stir the chicken and half of the cheese into the remaining sauce in the skillet."},{"number":4,"text":"4Spread half of the reserved 1 cup of sauce over the bottom of the baking dish."},{"number":5,"text":"5Place ⅓ cup of the chicken in the center of each tortilla. Roll into a cylinder and arrange, seam-side down, in the dish. Spread the reserved sauce over the enchiladas, then scatter the remaining cheese on top."},{"number":6,"text":"6Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly, about 10 minutes. Leave to cool for 5 to 10 minutes to allow the middle to set. Serve with cilantro scattered over the top."}],"date_published":"2026-10-30T00:08:56.857537+00:00","date_modified":"2026-10-30T00:08:56.857537+00:00"}