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Chicken Tomatillo Enchiladas for Cinco De Mayo
Ingredients
  • subheading: SCALE:
  • subheading: For the tomatillo sauce:
  • 10 large tomatillos, husks removed
  • 6 green chiles or jalapeños, seeded
  • 4 to 5 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons honey
  • ½ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
  • 4 oz can diced green chiles with juice
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
  • A pinch of red pepper flakes
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • subheading: For the chicken:
  • 2 to 3 lbs bone-in chicken breasts, thighs and drumsticks (boneless skinless is fine, but packs less flavor)
  • ½ vidalia onion
  • 8 cloves garlic, smashed and peeled
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground thyme
  • 1 Tablespoon butter
  • 4 oz can diced chiles, drained
  • 1 roma tomato, diced & seeded
  • Juice of ½ lime
  • subheading: For the enchiladas:
  • 8 medium-sized tortillas ( 8 to 10 inches, to fit in a 9×14 baking dish)
  • 1 batch tomatillo sauce (see above)
  • 1 batch shredded chicken (see above)
  • ⅓ cup coconut oil
  • 8 oz queso fresco, crumbled
  • Suggested toppings
  • Creme fraiche
  • Seeded jalapeños
  • Diced tomatoes
  • Sliced onions
  • Salsa
  • Guacamole
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