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Layered Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo-Cilantro Sauce

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Layered Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo-Cilantro Sauce

Layered Chicken Enchiladas with Tomatillo-Cilantro Sauce

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Equipment

  • - Stand Mixer: Essential for making sauces smoothly and handling dough preparation efficiently.

  • - Cast Iron Skillet: Perfect for browning chicken, sautéing vegetables, and baking enchiladas directly in the oven.

  • - Food Processor: Useful for chopping onions, garlic, and tomatillos quickly and finely.

  • - Saucepan (Medium Size): Ideal for simmering sauces and making them richer in flavor by slowly cooking ingredients.

  • - Non-Stick Fry Pan: Great for ensuring enchiladas don't stick, facilitating even cooking without additional oil.

  • - Oven Mitts: Crucial for safely handling hot baking dishes and pans during the preparation process.

  • - Baking Dish (9x13 Inches): Suitable for baking enchiladas in an oven at the right temperature.

  • - Measuring Cups & Spoons Set: Accurate measurements are key to achieving the perfect balance of ingredients in any recipe.

  • - Cutting Board: Provides a clean and safe surface for cutting vegetables, chicken, and other components of your enchiladas.

  • - Whisk: Essential for emulsifying sauces like tomatillo cilantran sauce to the perfect consistency.

  • - Colander (Medium Size): Useful for rinsing vegetables and draining any excess liquid from cooked ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds large tomatillos, husked, rinsed, halved

  • 1 1/4 cups low-salt chicken broth

  • 10 garlic cloves, peeled

  • 2 cups sliced green onions

  • 2 cups (packed) very coarsely chopped fresh cilantro

  • 1 large serrano chile, sliced (with seeds)

  • 12 5- to 6-inch corn tortillas

  • 1 purchased roasted chicken, meat torn into strips (about 4 cups)

  • 1 pound whole-milk mozzarella cheese, cut into strips

  • 1 cup whipping cream

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix tomatillos, chicken broth, and garlic cloves in large saucepan. Cover and bring mixture to boil. Reduce heat; simmer gently until tomatillos are soft, about 10 minutes. Transfer hot mixture to processor. Add sliced green onions, chopped cilantro, and sliced chile; blend mixture to coarse puree. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.
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Instruction 2

Overlap 6 tortillas in 13x9x2-inch oval or rectangular baking dish. Top tortillas with half of chicken strips and half of mozzarella strips. Pour 2 cups tomatillo sauce evenly over. Top with remaining tortillas, chicken strips, and mozzarella. Pour 1 1/2 cups tomatillo sauce over, then whipping cream. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake until bubbling, about 25 minutes. Cool enchiladas 10 minutes. Serve with remaining tomatillo sauce.
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