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Chicken Enchiladas Verdes

Mexicanmedium4 servings
Chicken Enchiladas Verdes

Ingredients

  • pound stomatillos, husked and cut in half
  • bunch es green onions, ends trimmed
  • jalapeno peppers, halved and seeded
  • clove sgarlic, or more to taste
  • cup schopped fresh cilantro
  • cup chicken stock
  • lime, juiced
  • teaspoon salt, or more to taste
  • corn tortillas
  • cup scubed cooked chicken
  • cup sshredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup crumbled queso fresco

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Combine tomatillos, green onions, jalapeno peppers, and garlic together in a baking dish.
  3. Roast vegetables in the preheated oven until softened and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
  4. Pour roasted vegetables, cilantro, chicken stock, lime juice, and salt into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until a smooth salsa consistency is reached.
  5. Place 6 tortillas, overlapping, in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover tortillas with 1/2 the chicken. Top chicken with 1/2 the mozzarella cheese and pour 1/2 the salsa over the cheese. Repeat layering process with remaining tortillas, chicken, mozzarella cheese, and salsa. Sprinkle crumbled queso fresco over the top.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 25 minutes.
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