Luc's Chicken Enchiladas

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 586.3
  • Total Fat: 30.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 110.1 mg
  • Sodium: 1,233.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 47.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
  • Protein: 31.3 g

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Introduction

Another great recipe from a friend while we were in Okinawa. It the enchilada recipe we measure all others from. Another great recipe from a friend while we were in Okinawa. It the enchilada recipe we measure all others from.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1 cup onion, chopped
    1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
    2 Tbsp butter
    2 cups cooked chicken or turkey, chopped
    4 oz can green chili peppers, rinsed, seeded and chopped.

    3 Tbsp butter
    1/4 cup flour
    1 Tbsp ground coriander
    1 Tbsp ground cumin
    Cayenne pepper, to taste
    3/4 tsp salt
    2 1/2 cups chicken broth
    1 cup sour cream
    1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese

    12 6" tortillas

Directions

Cook onion and green peppers in 2 Tbsp butter until tender.
Add onion mixture to bowl of chopped chicken. Add green chilis to chicken mixture. Mix and set aside.

Sauce
Melt 3 Tbsp, stir in flour, coriander and salt. Stir until brown and bubbly. Add chicken broth all at once. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Continue to cook and stir for 2 minutes more, then remove from heat. Stir in sour cream and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Remove 1/2 cup of the sauce and combine it with the chicken mixture.

Soften in remaining sauce each 6" tortilla by dipping it through the sauce. Fill each tortilla with about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture. Arrange rolled up tortillas in a 9x13" backing dish. Pour remaining sauce over tortillas.

Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Back, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until bubbly.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LREISDORPH.

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    we will definitely be eating these soon - 8/23/09