Chicken Enchiladas made from scratch juicy, cheesy and full of flavour!
If this sounds like your kind of Chicken Enchiladas, then this recipe is for you!
What you need for Chicken Enchiladas
Heres what you need for these homemade from-scratch Chicken Enchiladas.
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Enchilada Spice Mix
Used in the Enchilada Sauce as well as seasoning the chicken filling.
Nothing fancy here, just a generous dose of everyday spices!
Enchilada Sauce and Filling
Lets pretend I didnt forget to include the tortillas for rolling all this up in!
Refried Beans This is the secret ingredient.
Tomato Passata I useTomato Passataas the base for enchilada sauce which is smooth, pureed tomato sold in bottles.
Passata is sold in the pasta aisle in supermarkets for around the same price as crushed tomato.
How to make Enchilada Sauce
Enchilada Sauce is thickened with flour and flavoured with chicken stock/broth and Enchilada spices.
A simple 5 minute mix and simmer job.
And light years better than store bought see reader feedback onBeef Enchiladaswhich uses the same sauce!
Chicken Filling
We coat the chicken in the homemade Enchilada Spice Mix, then sear for maximum flavour.
The smell when it hits the pan is wickedly good!
Note the thick, juicy texture of the filling thats going to be generously stuffed inside our enchiladas!
But if youre watching your calories, feel free to skip it.
To freeze fully assembled chicken enchiladas, cool the sauce and the rolled up enchiladas completely, THEN assemble.
Reason: Tortillas absorb less sauce when both are cold.
Bake from frozen The enchiladas can be baked from frozen.
Pico de Gallois also a good side dish to add to more vegetables into the meal.
Otherwise, try thisChipotle Lime Roasted Cauliflower very on theme with Mexican-esque flavours.
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