Chicken Enchiladas In Red Sauce Recipes

RED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS (HOMEMADE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add in the onion and sauté until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add in the chicken and cook until no longer pink and cooked through, about 7-10 minutes. Add in the green chilis, corn and garlic. Sauté until the corn is warmed through. Set aside.
• Spread ½ cup of the enchilada sauce in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Set up an assembly line with the tortillas, 1 cup of the enchilada sauce, filling, and 1 cup cheese.
• Grab a tortilla, spread one side with enchilada sauce. Top with filling and sprinkle with cheese. Roll and tuck it into the baking dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas until all the filling is used.
• Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas and spread it into an even layer. Top with the remaining cheese and cover with foil. Bake for 20 minutes, remove the foil and bake for another 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, top with desired garnishes and serve!

EASY RED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Melt butter with olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and salt; cook and stir until onion starts to turn golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour, chile powder, cumin, chipotle powder, black pepper, oregano, cayenne, and cinnamon. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add tomato paste and mix until fully combined. Pour in chicken broth and whisk until smooth.
• Increase heat to high and bring sauce to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors come together, about 10 minutes. Taste and season as desired. Blend sauce with an immersion blender.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Lightly brush tortillas with oil. Heat a small cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Heat tortillas until flexible, about 30 seconds per side.
• Cover the bottom of the skillet with a scoop of enchilada sauce. Place a tortilla on top and add 1/2 of the chicken, 1/3 of the Jack cheese, and 1/2 the cilantro and green onions. Spoon on more sauce and repeat layers, finishing with sauce and the remaining cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese melts and sauce is bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH RED SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium-sized sauce pot melt the butter over medium-low heat. Add the chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, and cumin whisk to combine and "fry" in the butter until fragrant, 30 seconds to a minute.
• Whisk in the cornstarch and cook an additional minute. Slowly pour in the chicken stock while whisking constantly until combined.
• Whisk in the tomato sauce, sugar, and salt. Bring to a simmer, whisking occasionally until thickened, set aside.
• In a large bowl, add the shredded chicken, 1 cup of the cheddar, the sour cream, cilantro, and ¼ cup of the sauce. Stir to combine, set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. In the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish, pour in 1 cup of the sauce, making sure to cover the bottom of the dish.
• To the side, layout the tortillas and evenly distribute the filling among them, using about ¼ cup of the filling per tortilla.
• Roll the tortilla around the filling and place it in the baking dish seam side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling.
• Pour the remaining sauce on top and smooth it out to make sure all of the tortillas are covered in the sauce. Top with the remaining cheese.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cheese is melted and the dish is bubbly. Let them cool for about 10 minutes in the dish and serve with your favorite toppings.

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH RED SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook chicken in a large pot over medium heat with water. Cook for about 25 minutes.
• Reserve some of the water the chicken was cooked in, about 2 cups of broth.
• Shred chicken with two forks.
• If using the onion (highly recommend) add 2-3 tablespoons of vegetable oil to a skillet over medium high heat and saute for 2 minutes. Stir onions and now add the minced garlic to pan. Cook garlic for about 30 seconds over medium heat.
• Add shredded chicken and broth of chicken.
• Sprinkle cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper over chicken and stir mixture together. Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes or until chicken broth reduces a bit. You want to make sure chicken stays moist. Set aside.
• Remove stems off of peppers. To remove seeds, flip peppers over to allow seeds to fall out.
• Place in a saucepan with water to cover and heat on medium heat. Cook for 15-20 minutes or until peppers are soft.
• Place peppers in a chopper or blender with the other 3 garlic cloves, oregano and 2 cups of water. Blend until smooth ( sauce will still have texture because of pepper skin).
• Strain sauce into a bowl using a strainer so that the skin (and whatever seeds may still remain) is left behind. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
• Using a pair of tongs, coat tortillas one at a time lightly with sauce or use a cooking brush and coat tortillas on each side lightly.
• In a non-stick skillet fry tortillas on each side for a few seconds. Add a little cooking spray if pan starts to get too sticky. Do not overcook or tortillas will fall apart.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Add about a 1/3 cup of chicken down the middle of each tortilla, followed by monterey cheese.
• Roll tortillas. Assemble and place each tortilla seam side down in a greased baking dish or casserole.
• Add additional sauce on top of tortillas. Cover with additional monterey cheese
• Cover casserole with aluminum and place in oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Remove foil and cook for another few minutes if you like to brown the cheese on top. This step is entirely up to you.
• Once done, let the casserole rest for a few minutes and then add crumbled cheese, red onion (if using) and sprinkle chopped cilantro.
• Serve 1 to 2 enchiladas per person. Enjoy!

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH RED CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Adjust an oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 400 degrees. Combine the onion, oil, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large saucepan. Cover and cook over medium-low heat, stirring often, until the onions have softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and sugar, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the tomato sauce and water, bring to a simmer, and cook until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Nestle the chicken into the sauce. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and cook until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, and the thickest part registers 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the chicken to a plate; set aside to cool. Strain the sauce through a medium-mesh strainer into a medium bowl, pressing on the onions to extract as much liquid as possible. Season the sauce with salt and pepper to taste.
• Once the chicken is cool enough to handle, shred into bite-sized pieces. Toss together the shredded chicken, 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce, 1 cup of the cheddar, the jalapeños, and cilantro, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Stack the tortillas on a microwave-safe plate, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave on high until warm and pliable, 40 to 60 seconds. Spread the warm tortillas out over a clean work surface. Place 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture evenly down the center of each tortilla. Tightly roll each tortilla around the filling and lay them seam-side down in a 13 by 9-inch baking dish.
• Lightly spray the tops of the enchiladas with vegetable oil spray. Pour 1 cup of the remaining sauce over the enchiladas to coat them thoroughly. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup cheddar down the center of the enchiladas. Cover the baking dish with foil and bake until the enchiladas are heated through, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Remove the foil and continue to bake until the cheese browns, about 5 minutes longer. Serve, passing the remaining 1 cup sauce and the lime wedges separately.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH RED SAUCE

Steps:

• Pre heat oven at 350 degrees.
• Combine the chicken, cheese, sour cream, refried beans, chiles, taco seasoning and cilantro in a mixing bowl.
• Fill each tortilla with 2 spoonfuls of filling mix.
• Fold tortillas and place in baking pan seam side down.
• When the pan is filled, pour enchilada sauce over the top of all the filled tortillas.
• Cover the pan and bake for 20-40 minutes.