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Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 8 - 8 inch flour tortillas
- 2 ½ cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
- ¼ cup butter
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 - 15 ounce can chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon salt (to taste)
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 - 4 ounce can chopped green chiles
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cut chicken in small pieces.
- Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add oil and cook chicken and onion together until chicken is done and onions are tender.
- Melt butter in a medium saucepan and stir flour in to make a roux.
- Stir and cook until bubbly, gradually whisk in chicken broth.
- Add salt and bring to a boil, stirring frequently until thickened.
- Stir in the sour cream and green chiles.
- Mix 1 cup of the sauce with the chicken, reserving the rest of the sauce.
- Add 1 cup of the cheese to the chicken mixture and stir together.
- Put ⅓ cup of the sauce in a 9 x 13 inch baking and spread evenly around the bottom.
- Divide the chicken mixture evenly between 8 tortillas, rolling each tortilla up and placing seam-side down in the 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
- Spread the remaining sauce evenly over the enchiladas.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1 ½ cups cheese over the top and bake at 350°F for 20-25 minutes until the cheese if melted and the sauce is bubbly.