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Enchilada Suizas

A creamy enchilada with salsa verde, crema and lots of cheese!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
  • Whisk together 1 1/2 cups of salsa verde or green enchilada sauce with 1/2 cup of Mexican crema or sour cream and set aside

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