Today I have another recipe to share. I created this recipe about 15 years ago
before I got in to my whole food way of eating. While it is not 100% clean
there are some substitutions you can make to clean it up some. I will note those at the bottom. Naomi and Nakoma, our twin girls, were home
over the weekend, and this is Nakoma’s favorite meal.
Cream Cheese &
Chicken Enchiladas
1 ½ pounds chicken, you can use chicken breast, thighs, or
whatever you have on hand. I often even
cook a whole chicken, debone it, and use it for a double batch of enchiladas.
1 onion, chopped
4 oz can green chilis
4 oz can green chilis
1 teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon sea salt
¼ teaspoon thyme
¼ teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon olive or coconut oil
4 oz cream cheese
½ cup sour cream
¼ cup green onion, chopped
¼ - ½ cup cilantro, chopped
1 cup shredded cheddar, divided
¼ cup green onion tops, chopped
10 flour tortillas
1 large can of enchilada sauce
Directions:
In oven proof pan with lid, combine chicken, onion, chilies, oil, and
sprinkle with spices. Put lid on the pan
and bake at 375 for about ½ hour. Remove
from oven, let cool slightly and shred chicken in the pan with the spices, onion and chilies. Mix well.
In a separate bowl combine cream cheese, sour cream, green onions, cilantro and ½ cup of cheese.
Mix well. Add chicken mixture to cream cheese mixture and mix until thoroughly
combined. Divide between the 10 tortillas
and place in a 9x13 pan. Cover with enchilada
sauce, sprinkle remaining ½ cup cheese and garnish with green onion tops. Bake at 375 for about 30 minutes.
These are great served with Mexican Rice, chips, and my fresh Pico De Gallo!
These are great served with Mexican Rice, chips, and my fresh Pico De Gallo!
Substitutions or Additions:
* Instead of buying a can of green chilies you can use 2 jalapeños, minced.
* I have replaced Greek yogurt for the sour cream before and
had good results.
* I have also made my own tortillas using this recipe..
* I have made enchilada sauce before using this recipe.
* I have a friend who also includes a can of black beans
into the recipe.* To make this recipe gluten free, substitute corn tortillas for the flour or look for gluten free tortillas at your local grocery store.
* Unfortunately, since I am still not eating wheat and dairy I was not able to enjoy the enchiladas. Instead, I used the chicken, onion, chili and spice mixture to make a delicious taco filling. I used corn tortillas and garnished it with my homemade Pico De Gallo. It was good even without cheese!
Oh yummy!!! Will you come over and make these for me tonight? :)
ReplyDelete:-) Too bad I live 1000 miles away! But, yes, these are great. I used every ounce of will power not to eat them. They were one of my favorites, too!
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