Kitchen Kouture Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Submitted by Kitchen_Kouture

"I am obsessed with saving money. This is from my cookbook series of Easy & Frugal recipes by Kitchen Kouture. I use the frozen leftovers from my http://www.food.com/recipe/kitchen-kouture-whole-chicken-488248. The enchiladas can be frozen and eaten later."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 23
• Yields: 10 enchiladas

ingredients

• Enchiladas

• 1 lb chicken, diced, leftovers
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 jalapenos, deseeded, diced
• 2 tablespoons garlic, diced
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon chili powder
• 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 10 flour tortillas, softened (8 inches each)
• 1 1⁄2 cups grated monterey jack cheese, halfed

• Sauce

• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup flour
• 1 (15 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 (8 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Saute onion, jalopeno, & garlic in oil till tender.
3. In a large bowl, combine chicken, lime juice, spices & worstershire.
4. Put bowl mixture into sautee pan and mix well till heated.
5. In a heated skillet, fry tortillas lightly in oil to soften.
6. Place chicken mixture in a tortilla, sprinkle with cheese.
7. In a 9x13 baking dish, roll up enchilada leaving seam side down.

8. Sauce:

9. In a small bowl, mix sour cream, chilis, cilantro, lime, and spices.
10. Melt butter in a medium saucepan; stir in flour to make a roux; stir and cook until bubbly; gradually whisk in chicken broth then bring to boiling, stirring frequently.
11. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream mixture; pour sauce evenly over enchiladas.
12. Top with remaining cheese (baking dish may be double-wrapped and frozen at this point) and bake at 400F for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce near edges of baking dish is bubbly.