Enchilada Suizas
A creamy enchilada with salsa verde, crema and lots of cheese!
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time25 minutes mins
Total Time45 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4
- 2 cups of chicken, cooked and shredded
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, finely minced
- 4 ounces of green chilies, diced
- 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- a neutral oil
- 6 large corn or four tortillas (or 10 smaller tortillas)
- 8 ounces of mozzarella, shredded
- 8 ounces of queso fresco or oaxaca, shredded
- 1 1/2 cups of salsa verde or green enchilada sauce
- 1/2 cup of Mexican crema or sour cream
- cojita, crumbled
- cilantro, finely chopped
Make the filling…
Place a skillet over medium heat and add a tablespoon of neutral oil
Sauté a medium diced yellow onion until softened, add 2 finely minced garlic cloves and 4 ounces of diced green chilies and cook for another 60-90 seconds while stirring
Add the shredded chicken and finely chopped cilantro, mix to combine and transfer the skillet off of the heat
Assemble the enchiladas…
Spread about 1/2 cup of the sauce over the base of your baking dish
Add some of the chicken filling, some shredded cheese and tablespoon of the sauce into each tortilla, roll tightly and place seem side down into the baking dish
Repeat until all of the tortillas and filling have been used
Top the tortillas with the remaining sauce
Add the remaining shredded cheese
Bake and serve…
Bake the enchiladas in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes or until melty, bubbly and lightly golden brown
Serve garnished with crumbled cojita and finely chopped cilantro and serve warm