enchiladas verde

ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked chicken
  • 1 pasilla pepper, diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 8 oz mushrooms, diced
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 6 oz cheddar cheese, grated
  • flour tortillas (small ones)

sauce

  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 3 tbsp flour
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 16 oz salsa verde (I use casa sanchez roasted salsa)

directions

  • In a skillet or pan, add 2 tbsp oil and bring to heat over a medium-high burner.

  • Add mushrooms and cook until quite darkened (all of the moisture should be driven off).

  • Add onion / pepper and a generous amount of salt, and cook until softened, around 5 minutes.

  • Add the garlic, cooking for 30s.

  • Add the chicken and 1/2 of the cheese, cooking until cheese is melted.

  • Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, make a roux by melting butter and adding flour. Cook flour for ~30s to take off the raw edge.

  • Add cold milk slowly, stirring to prevent lumps from forming to make a bechamel.

  • Add the salsa verde and bring to simmer, then remove from heat.

  • Lightly oil a baking dish, then fill tortillas with chicken mixture and place in rows in the dish.

  • Cover the enchiladas with the milk/salsa mixture, then top with cheese.

  • Bake for 30-40 minutes in a 400° oven, taking care not to burn the cheese (may have to add foil at first). Once cooked through and bubbling, broil the top to caramelize the cheese topping.

  • Serve with refried black beans and cilantro lime rice.