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Best Chicken Enchilada Recipe
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Ok Today’s Best Chicken Enchilada Recipe is the only chicken enchilada recipe you’ll need from now until eternity. Tender and flavorful shredded chicken is stuffed into corn tortillas along with a little bit of cheese, smothered in an easy homemade enchilada sauce, and covered in more freshly shredded cheese. They’re popped into a hot oven just until the cheese melts, and served with your favorite Mexican condiments.
Category
Main Course
Recipe Ingredients
2 large chicken breasts (1 3/4 pounds)
1/2 medium onion
2 large garlic cloves
2 bay leaves
1 large carrot
1 celery stalk
enchilada sauce (see recipe below)
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
sour cream and cilantro for serving
1 tbsp canola oil (if using corn tortillas)
8 corn or flour tortillas
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large garlic clove, grated
4 oz tomato paste
2 cups low-sodium chicken stock
1 tbsp chili powder
1/4 tsp chipotle chili powder (optional)
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/8 tsp ground coriander
1/4 tsp garlic powder
1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
pinch sugar
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground cumin
