Chicken Verde Enchiladas. These green chicken enchiladas with salsa verde, chicken, sour cream, cheese and cilantro are simple to make. Salsa verde is a green tomatillo salsa made with garlic, onion and peppers. You can make it yourself (see our homemade salsa verde recipe ) or buy it from the store.

Shred the meat with a fork or knife. Roll a few tablespoons of shredded chicken into each tortilla with a teaspoon or so of salsa verde and place it seam-side down in the pan, nestling each one against the last. Arrange tortillas, seam sides down, in baking dish. You can have Chicken Verde Enchiladas using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Verde Enchiladas

It's 1 1/2 lb of raw skinless chicken tenders.
It's 1/4 tsp of garlic powder.
You need 1/8 tsp of oregano.
Prepare 1/8 tsp of ground cumin.
You need 1 of salt to taste.
Prepare 1 of verde sauce or salsa.
It's 1 of salsa con queso.
It's 1 of sour cream.
It's 1 of shredded mexican cheese blend.
You need 1 of corn or flour tortillas.

These were the best chicken enchiladas I've had in a long time. I won't be ordering them in restaurants as these are better - I'll be making them myself! The sauce was so yummy and so simple to make. Gema is right light on the cream and cheese brings the flavors of the sauce out.

Chicken Verde Enchiladas step by step

Season chicken with garlic powder, oregano, cumin and salt and place in the bottom of the slow cooker. Cover with salsa verde, cover and cook HIGH 2 hours..
Pre heat oven to 350°.
Remove and shred chicken when done..
(Optional) if using corn tortillas heat oil in a small pan. once hot fry 1-2 mins a side. You don't want them too crispy as you'll need to roll them..
Assemble your enchiladas by layering tortillas with sour cream, salsa con queso, and chicken. Then roll em up!.
Place enchiladas in a greased baking dish and pour remaining green sauce over them and top with shredded cheese. Bake at 350 15-20 mins.

And I love using the deli roasted chicken makes it very easy! If you like enchiladas with lots of sauce, these Enchiladas Verdes won't disappoint! What Makes These Enchiladas Verdes Great. These chicken enchiladas verde are baked, great for dinner and make tasty leftovers. Seasoned baked chicken in corn tortillas, covered with sauce and cheese.