Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas

Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas

  Ready in : 60 mins

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Mexican food. Try making Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas at home. This recipe makes 6 servings with 497 calories, 33g of protein, and 21g of fat each. For $2.7 per serving, this recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Only a few people made this recipe, and 1 would say it hit the spot. Head to the store and pick up cilantro, onion, juice of lime, and a few other things to make it today. It is brought to you by Foodista. It works well as a main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour. With a spoonacular score of 62%, this dish is solid. Saucy Chipotle Chicken Skillet Enchiladas, Chicken and Chorizo Enchiladas with Chipotle Crema Sauce, and Sheet Pan Chipotle Cheddar Corn Chicken Enchiladas are very similar to this recipe.

Ingredients

vegetable oil

vegetable oil

2 tbsp

flour

flour

2 tbsp

chili powder

chili powder

2 tbsp

cumin

cumin

1 tbsp

tomato sauce

tomato sauce

2 cups

juice of lime

juice of lime

1

chicken breasts

chicken breasts

4

salt and pepper

salt and pepper

6 servings

onion

onion

1

garlic

garlic

2 cloves

chili powder

chili powder

3 tbsp

cumin

cumin

2 tsp

chiles

chiles

4 oz

chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

4

canned tomatoes

canned tomatoes

28 oz

corn tortillas

corn tortillas

12

monterey jack cheese

monterey jack cheese

2 cups

cilantro

cilantro

0.25 cup

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Heat a saucepan on medium heat, add oil, then whisk in flour to form a roux. Cook for one minute.

    all purpose flour

    all purpose flour

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    sauce pan
    sauce pan
    whisk
    whisk
  2. 2
    Whisk in chili powder and cumin, cooking for one more minute.

    chili powder

    chili powder

    cumin

    cumin

    whisk
    whisk
  3. 3
    Add tomato sauce, stirring constantly until smooth. Stir in lime juice, and remove from heat.In a large pan, heat vegetable oil.

    vegetable oil

    vegetable oil

    tomato sauce

    tomato sauce

    lime juice

    lime juice

    frying pan
    frying pan
  4. 4
    Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper, and cook chicken, about 6 minutes on each side, or until no longer pink inside.

    chicken breast

    chicken breast

    salt and pepper

    salt and pepper

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

  5. 5
    Remove chicken to a plate.

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

  6. 6
    Add onion and garlic to pan and cook until onion is transparent.

    garlic

    garlic

    onion

    onion

    frying pan
    frying pan
  7. 7
    Add chili powder, cumin, green chiles, chipotle peppers (from chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, seeded and diced), about 1/4 cup of the adobo sauce from the can, and tomatoes. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Shred cooked chicken breasts by hand, and return to pan, combining with the tomato chile mixture.In a 9x13 baking pan, spread 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce.Preheat oven to 35

    canned chipotle chiles in adobo

    canned chipotle chiles in adobo

    cooked chicken breast

    cooked chicken breast

    chipotle chiles

    chipotle chiles

    enchilada sauce

    enchilada sauce

    chili powder

    chili powder

    green chili pepper

    green chili pepper

    adobo sauce

    adobo sauce

    tomato

    tomato

    chili pepper

    chili pepper

    cumin

    cumin

    baking pan
    baking pan
    oven
    oven
  8. 8
    Heat tortillas between damp paper towels in microwave for 30 seconds to make them easier to roll. Dip each tortilla in enchilada sauce to lightly coat on both sides. Put 3/4 cup of chicken filling on tortilla, and roll up, placing seam side down in pan. Cover enchiladas with the remainder to the sauce, then the cheese.

    enchilada sauce

    enchilada sauce

    tortilla

    tortilla

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    cheese

    cheese

    roll

    roll

    paper towels
    paper towels
    microwave
    microwave
    frying pan
    frying pan
  9. 9
    Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbling.

    cheese

    cheese

    oven
    oven
  10. 10
    Garnish with cilantro.

    cilantro

    cilantro