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Nm Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas Recipe


Nm Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
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This dish has so much flavor, it will knock your booties off! It is totally worth the work to make these enchiladas. It is a New Mexican recipe, given to me by my friend who lives there. It is pretty much unheard of anywhere else in the U.S. so that ... More

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup roasted, chopped green chilie peppers (aneheim peppers)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 cups water
  • 2 chicken bullion cubes
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 small onion, finely diced
  • 6 flour tortillas (not large)
  • 1 package mixed Tex-Mex cheese (or favorite mix)
  • 1 1/2 pounds chicken, thawed
  • * Black beans are a great extra ingredient or use as a substitute for meat

Directions
  1. To roast green chiles: Bake chiles in oven for about 10 minutes at 450 F until the skins blister and they turn brown where cooked
  2. To make sauce: Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat then add onion and garlic and saute on low-medium heat for 5 minutes
  3. Without letting onions brown, raise heat to medium and slowly stir in flour and spices, stirring for 2 minutes
  4. When it just begins to color, remove from heat and add water and bullion cubes, stirring constantly
  5. Add chopped green chile and bring to a boil, cover and simmer on low for about 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes
  6. While sauce is cooking, pan cook or grill chicken in desired spices
  7. Now, wrap chicken, cheese mix and some sauce in tortillas and place in baking dish and smother with more sauce and a little more cheese
  8. Bake at 350 F for 30 minutes

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This looks amazing, I bet with some fat free tort, and fat free cheese, its weight watcher friendly.


Excellent posting. Thanks :)


Looks and sounds delicious. I'm saving this recipe too - can't wait to try it. Thanks again!


I love NuMex Chiles.. Another winner... Jim


Nice pic. nice recipe. copied and printed for cooking. Nice to share with you! JJ


I saved this and I am forwarding it to a friend it is that good.
Michael


I miss the new mexican foods. muy sabroso. gracias, 55555 trish this recipe is fab!!


Wow this looks delicious!!! Thanks! New Mexican food is the best!


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