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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

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Cut chicken in small pieces.
  3. Heat a frying pan over medium heat, add oil and cook chicken and onion together until chicken is done and onions are tender.
  4. Melt butter in a medium saucepan and stir flour in to make a roux.
  5. Stir and cook until bubbly, gradually whisk in chicken broth.
  6. Add salt and bring to a boil, stirring frequently until thickened.
  7. Stir in the sour cream and green chiles.
  8. Mix 1 cup of the sauce with the chicken, reserving the rest of the sauce.
  9. Add 1 cup of the cheese to the chicken mixture and stir together.
  10. Put ⅓ cup of the sauce in a 9 x 13 inch baking and spread evenly around the bottom.
  11. 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.
  12. Spread the remaining sauce evenly over the enchiladas.
  13. 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.

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