Cooking with Ceci: Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

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Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas take your tastebuds to Cancun, Mexico. (Photo by Ceci Martinez)
Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas take your tastebuds to Cancun, Mexico. (Photo by Ceci Martinez)

This past Christmas we celebrated the holidays with all my family at the Iberostar Quetzal resort near Cancun, Mexico. Fantastic trip and for sure our favorite travel memory of 2015! A highlight was the food. We were in food heaven. Not only was it delicious to the palate but dishes were works of art. Below I am sharing a dish that recreates those special memories from our recent trip. Note: You can assemble enchiladas ahead of time, refrigerate or freeze (up to a month).

Serves: 5 (makes 10) / Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

10 oz. diced green chiles roasted, such as Hatch or Anaheim

3 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon butter

6 large garlic cloves, finely chopped

1 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper

3 cups low-sodium chicken broth, divided

10 corn tortillas (6 1/2 to 8 in. wide)

2 cups coarsely shredded Monterrey jack, divided

2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken

Sour cream

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400F. Heat oil and butter in a large pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Stir in cilantro, chiles, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring for 3 minutes to mix flavors. Add 1 1/4 cups broth and simmer until reduced by one-third, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare tortillas: In a small frying pan, bring 1 1/2 cups broth to a gentle simmer. Working with one at a time, briefly dip tortillas into broth to barely soften. Transfer each tortilla to a large baking sheet. Do not overlap or tortillas will stick. Divide 1 1/4 cups cheese equally among tortillas and top each with shredded chicken, dividing evenly. Wrap tortilla around filling and transfer, seam side down to baking dish. Pour chile sauce over enchiladas, and top with remaining cheese. Bake until cheese is bubbling and browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with sour cream.


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