Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

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Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
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Ingredients
11
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Nutrition
3945
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Peel, stem and seed chiles, then finely chop (mince Anaheims and poblanos, since they're sturdier). Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. Heat oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in chiles, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes to blend flavors. Add 1 1/4 cups broth and simmer until reduced by one-third, about 10 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, prepare tortillas: In a small frying pan, bring remaining 2 1/2 cups broth to a gentle simmer. Working with one at a time, very briefly dip tortillas into broth to barely soften. Transfer each tortilla to a large baking sheet (you may need 2 or 3 sheets). Do not overlap or tortillas will stick.
  4. Divide 1 1/4 cups cheese equally among tortillas and top each with shredded chicken, dividing evenly. Wrap tortilla around filling and transfer, seam-side down, to a 9- by 13-in. baking dish.
  5. Pour chile sauce over enchiladas, leaving an inch or so bare at either end of the enchiladas if you like a bit of crunch, and top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Bake until cheese is bubbling and browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Serve with sour cream.
  6. *Find frozen flame-roasted New Mexico green chiles, mild to spicy, for $6 for 5 lbs. . If using Anaheims and poblanos, broil until they blacken all over, 10 to 15 minutes, turning once, and let them cool before peeling.
  7. Cooking with chiles
  8. This recipe is best when made with New Mexico chiles, preferably northern varieties such as Chimayo. Anaheim chiles, which are a New Mexico variety, are widely available throughout the West and make a fine substitute for northern green chiles—roast them over a stovetop burner or under a broiler to blacken the skins. (And if you're sensitive to chiles, wear gloves when handling.) Canned green chiles just don't cut it here.
  9. See Finding New Mexico Chiles, (below) for mail-order sources.
  10. Finding New Mexico chiles
  11. Native Seeds/SEARCH. Grow northern New Mexico chiles from heirloom seeds. or 866/622-5561.
  12. New Mexican Connection. We couldn't find a reliable mail-order source for roasted northern green chiles, but we did find good roasted Sandia chiles here. $56 for 5 lbs., including shipping; or 800/933-2736.
  13. Santa Fe Farmers Market. The best place to find northern New Mexico chiles, both fresh and dried. Various locations and hours; contact or 505/983-4098.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3945.03 Kcal (16517 kJ)
Calories from fat 2397.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 266.34g 410%
Cholesterol 562.08mg 187%
Sodium 8849.56mg 369%
Potassium 3105.05mg 66%
Total Carbs 213.11g 71%
Sugars 14.68g 59%
Dietary Fiber 24.5g 98%
Protein 179.46g 359%
Vitamin C 222.9mg 372%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 11.4mg 64%
Calcium 2324mg 232%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 167.35 Kcal (701 kJ)
Calories from fat 101.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 11.3g 410%
Cholesterol 23.84mg 187%
Sodium 375.4mg 369%
Potassium 131.72mg 66%
Total Carbs 9.04g 71%
Sugars 0.62g 59%
Dietary Fiber 1.04g 98%
Protein 7.61g 359%
Vitamin C 9.5mg 372%
Iron 0.5mg 64%
Calcium 98.6mg 232%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 100.3
    Points
  • 106
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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