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Chicken Enchiladas

Gatha Schleicher
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

  • 3 chicken breasts
  • 5 Jalapeño peppers (chopped)
  • salt and pepper
  • c butter
  • c peanut oil
  • ½ onion (thinly sliced)
  • ½ c milk
  • ½ c sour cream
  • 8 oz cheddar cheese
  • large flour or corn tortillas

Instructions
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 °F
  2. Cut 3 chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. In a large skillet, heat ⅛ c butter and ⅛ c peanut oil. Cook chicken until both sides lightly browned and cooked through. Set aside.
  4. In the same skillet, sauté ½ onion until soft, without browning. Add 5 Jalapeño peppers, cover and cook over medium heat (about 8 minutes for fresh peppers, or 5 minutes if using canned chili peppers).
  5. Blend ½ c milk and ½ c sour cream and pour over chicken.
  6. Fill large flour or corn tortillas with chicken mixture and onions and peppers, placing in a large baking or casserole dish.
  7. Cover tortillas with remaining liquid and grated cheese. Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until heated through and cheese melts.
    8 oz cheddar cheese
Keyword Chicken, Jalapeno, Mexican
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