Chicken And White Bean Enchiladas With Creamy Salsa Verde Food

CHICKEN AND WHITE BEAN ENCHILADAS WITH CREAMY SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• For the Filling:.
• In a medium pan, heat olive oil on low. Add onions, garlic and saute until soft, about 2-3 minutes. Add green chiles, beans, water, bullion, and cumin. Mix well and cover. Simmer on low 15 minutes. Remove cover, add chicken and cook an additional 5 minutes, or until it thickens and liquid boils down. Set aside.
• Green Chile Enchilada Sauce:.
• In a large nonstick pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens and starts to turn translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Add flour and stir well. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth. Whisk until the sauce becomes smooth. Cook over medium heat until the sauce boils and thickens, about 4-5 minutes. Add green chiles, jalepeños, and salt to tatse. Cook another minute then remove from the heat. Stir in the sour cream.
• Spread about 1/4 cup of the enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish. Fill each tortilla with 1/3 cup of the chicken/white bean filling. Roll the tortillas and place seam side down in the prepared baking dish. Continue filling remainder of the tortillas.
• Pour the enchilada sauce over the top of the enchiladas. Top with cheese. Cover with aluminum and bake 20-30 minutes, until the enchiladas are hot and the cheese is melted. Remove from oven and top with fresh cilantro or scallions.

WHITE BEAN CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat large pan with olive oil. Add chicken either whole or sliced into strips.
• Season chicken in pan with fajita seasoning, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper, using more or less according to your preferred taste.
• Meanwhile, as chicken cooks, drain beans from cans and rinse thoroughly in a colander. Place in food processor or bowl. Add water. Grind beans with food processor or a hand chopper until resembling refried bean texture, like a paste.
• Add cumin, more cayenne pepper if desired, and a generous amount of salt to bean paste. Blend well.
• Once chicken is cooked, remove from heat and cut in strips if not done so already. Set aside.
• Take a single corn tortilla, and spread a spoonful of bean paste on it. Put a few pieces of the cut up chicken down the center in a line. Add a sprinkle of the colby jack cheese blend.
• Roll up the tortilla and place seam side down in the casserole dish. Repeat using as many tortillas as it takes to fill the entire dish.
• With leftover bean paste, spread in cracks and crevices of enchiladas, like mortar on bricks.
• Sprinkle cheddar cheese over top of the entire dish.
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 15 or 20 minutes or until hot. Use broiler if necessary to melt cheese completely.
• Serve with a side of yellow rice and condiments such as sour cream and salsa.
• In a 13 x 9 casserole dish, spread bean paste thinly.

CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS VERDE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350°F
• MIX sour cream and salsa until well blended. Cook and stir onions and garlic in hot oil in large skillet on medium heat 4 to 5 minute or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in chicken, 1 cup sour cream mixture, chiles and ½ cup cheese .
• SPOON about 1/3 cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up. Place, seam-sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with remaining tomatillo sauce and cheese. Cover.
• BAKE 15 to 20 minute or until heated through.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve with a side of hot cooked rice to round out the meal.
• Special Extra: Sprinkle with chopped tomatoes and sliced green onions just before serving.
• Variation: Prepare as directed, omitting the oil and substituting 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef for the chicken. Brown meat with onions and garlic; continue as directed.
• How to Shred Cooked Chicken: Place cooked chicken on cutting board. Use 2 forks or your fingers to pull meat lengthwise in opposite directions, separating it into long shreds.