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Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Green Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

  • Servings: 2
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 1 dash salt
  • 1 lb half of your blender tomatillo
  • 2 -4 serrano peppers
  • 1 (1 tablespoon) package knorr chicken bouillon (caldo de pollo)
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 1 (12 ounce) package of cacique ranchero queso fresco (avail @ walmart)
  • 1 bottle cacique mexican crema (avail @ walmart)

Recipe

  • 1 cook the chicken in a large pot with the onion sliced and the salt for 40-50 mins on med/high heat.
  • 2 after chicken is done remove 1oz of chick broth for later use.
  • 3 let chicken cool down on plate. then tear to small pieces for casserole. set aside.
  • 4 while chicken is cooling clean and remove cover from tomatillos. clean and remove ends from serrano peppers.
  • 5 cook the tomatillos and serrano peppers in pot until tomatillos are completely soft ( some may split open, still use).
  • 6 place cooked tomatillos and peppers into blender w/ chicken buillon and 1oz of chicken broth. also add a dash of salt.
  • 7 blend on high to create sauce.
  • 8 use 9x13 casserole dish( you can use any size casserole dish just increase or decrease amount of chicken,cheese and tortillas).
  • 9 line the bottom of the dish with tortillas slightly overlapping.
  • 10 sprinkle cooked chicken on top of tortillas. enough so that you can't really see the tortillas.
  • 11 sprinkle some cheese on top of chicken. ( about 1/4 of cheese block).
  • 12 cover with more tortillas just like on the bottom.
  • 13 sprinkle chicken on top of tortillas.
  • 14 pour sauce over chicken, as much as little as you would like.
  • 15 sprinkle cheese on top of the chicken( enough to cover chicken about 1/2 or more of block of cheese).
  • 16 you can save some cheese to use on casserole after it has cooked if you like.
  • 17 cook casserole at 375 for 25-30minutes or until cheese is melted.
  • 18 serve with more sauce and crema. great along with beans and tortilla chips.

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