Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, green sour cream chicken enchilada layers. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook green sour cream chicken enchilada layers using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:
- Make ready 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
- Prepare 1 tbs chili powder
- Prepare 1 tsp salt
- Get 1 tsp garlic powder
- Prepare 1 tsp ground cumin
- Prepare 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne
- Prepare 1 bunch cilantro - tied with kitchen twine
- Get Enough water to cover chicken in pot
- Get 2 (14 oz) cans green enchilada sauce
- Prepare 12 small soft white corn tortillas
- Get 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese
- Get 2 tbs unsalted butter
- Make ready 2 tbs flour
- Prepare 3/4 cup sour cream
Instructions to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:
- Place chicken in a 2 quart sauce pan. Sprinkle with next 5 ingredients. Top with cilantro bundle. Add enough water to cover chicken by 1 inch. Cover. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
- Drain chicken. Use 2 forks to carefully shred. Place shredded chicken in a bowl. Pour 3/4 of the first can of sauce over chicken. Stir to combine. Pour remaining 1/4 can of sauce in bottom of a 6x8 casserole (usually a 2 quart). Swirl to coat. Set both aside.
- Rinse sauce pan used to cook chicken. Place on stove over medium heat. Add butter. When melted wisk in flour for 1 minute. Wisk in second can of sauce until thickened.
- When sauce has thickened remove from heat. Let sit off heat for about 2 minutes to cool slightly. Wisk in sour cream.
- Assemble: arrange 4 tortillas on top of sauce in dish (they will be overlapping), arrange half the chicken evenly over tortillas, sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over chicken, drizzle 1/3 of the sour cream sauce over cheese. Top with four more tortillas, second half of chicken another 1/2 cup of cheese and another 1/3 of the sauce. Finish with last 4 tortillas, then remaining sauce. Finally sprinkle evenly with last cup of cheese.
- Bake in a preheated 400° oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden. Let rest 5-10 minutes before serving. Cut into 6-8 pieces. Serve with Mexican inspired sides if desired. Enjoy!
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