Enchiladas Verdes

Name: Enchiladas Verdes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: 12 corn tortillas; 400g chicken breast, cooked and shredded; 500g tomatillos, husked; 2 jalapeños; 1 bunch coriander; 2 cloves garlic; 200ml sour cream; 200g fresh cheese, crumbled

Mexico

Mexico City's enchilada. The tomatillo sauce has a distinctive tart, fresh flavour very different from red mole.

Mexican tomatillo enchiladas — corn tortillas dipped in tomatillo salsa verde, filled with chicken and topped with cream and cheese. Mexico City's favourite enchilada.

Authentic Mexico Enchiladas Verdes recipe

Prep

20 mins

Cook

25 mins

Difficulty

Medium

Calories

555 kcal

Serves

Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used

Ingredients

12corn tortillas

400gchicken breast, cooked and shredded

500gtomatillos, husked

2jalapeños

1 bunchcoriander

2 clovesgarlic

200mlsour cream

200gfresh cheese, crumbled

Method

Roast tomatillos, jalapeños and garlic. Blend with coriander.

Fry salsa briefly. Season.

Dip tortillas in warm salsa. Fill with chicken. Roll. Arrange in a dish.

Pour remaining salsa over. Top with cream and cheese. Bake 15 minutes.

Chef's Tip

Dip the tortillas in warm salsa before filling — this makes them pliable and seasons them throughout.

Couldn't load comments right now — please refresh.

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Enchiladas Verdes

Ingredients

Method

Leave a Comment

You may also like