Simple Salsa Verde Chicken Enchilladas. These green chicken enchiladas are so simple to make. With salsa verde, chicken, sour cream, cheese, and cilantro, they are a tasty, quick, and easy dinner. Jump to the Chicken Enchiladas Recipe or watch our quick video below to see how we make it.
Elise, this was a wonderful recipe. I went out and picked tomatillos from my garden and dinner was ready in no time. For the full Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas Recipe with ingredient amounts and instructions, please visit our recipe page on Inspired Taste. You can cook Simple Salsa Verde Chicken Enchilladas using 9 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Simple Salsa Verde Chicken Enchilladas
- Prepare 1 large of jar of salsa verde ( I used herdez).
- Prepare 1 of Yellow Corn tortillas.
- It's 1 bag of of shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
- Prepare 3/4 of Diced onion purple onion.
- Prepare 1/2 bunch of Chopped cilantro.
- It's 1 tbsp of Oil.
- You need 1 of Cumin to taste.
- You need 1 of Garlic salt to taste.
- It's 1 of Shredded rotisserie chicken or any precooked chicken you have.
The salsa verde is dead simple to make and the rest is assembly — a task that grows markedly easier each time you do it. Don't let the one-hour prep time on these enchiladas scare you. Use some leftover roast chicken, or buy a roast chicken at the market on the way home, and you'll save at least. These cheesy, spicy, tangy salsa verde enchiladas are not only easy to make, but scrumptious as well.
Simple Salsa Verde Chicken Enchilladas instructions
- Start by adding your oil to a large skillet once heated add in about 2tbsp of diced onions and add a pinch of cumin and some garlic salt to taste cook down till onions are tender, now add in your salsa verde and lower heat cook for about 10 minutes..
- Now Shred your warmed chicken add your diced onion and cilantro to a large bowl(reserve a little onion, cilantro for topping) set aside.
- Now heat your tortillas on a griddle or in the microwave optional, once heated set in a warm towel now we can assemble.
- Dip tortillas into sauce add to a baking sheet, add in your chicken filling and cheese and roll continue till you have your desired amount. Now top with a little more cheese and cover with foil bake 350 for 15 minutes or so till cheese is melted. Before you plate I top with warmed reserved salsa verde, onions, & cilantro.
Repeat with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture, and queso cheese. Use a spoon to add crema in a zigzag design on top. Salsa Verde Chicken Enchiladas, made easy with just four simple ingredients! Repeat until the chicken, tortillas are used up and the baking dish is packed full of enchiladas. Easy Salsa Verde Spinach and Chicken Enchiladas.