Mexican Chicken Enchiladas/A very Famous Mexican Food/ Quick & Easy Recipe/Homemade Enchiladas Sauce

chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: beans

Tofu provides a plant-based protein option, while beans are budget-friendly.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Greek yogurt is lower in fat and adds creaminess.

corn tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: flour tortillas

Whole wheat adds fiber, while flour is often cheaper.

Mix all spices in chicken nicely and marinate for at least 15 to 30 minutes.

Put quarter cup oil in a pan and add marinated chicken. Cook until chicken is tender and the water completely dries up. Keep aside.

Cut one capsicum and one onion in julienne and sauté for a minute in the pan, then add in cooked chicken.

Put 1/2 cup oil in a pan and add onion and garlic cloves, cook until pink in color, then add tomatoes and all the spices. Cook for 20 to 25 minutes and then blend in a blender. Keep aside.

Mix all dry ingredients for tortilla dough, then add ghee and mix nicely. Knead the dough with lukewarm water and rest for 30 minutes. Then make tortillas on the pan.

Take a tortilla and spread red sauce on it. Then put chicken mixture, mozzarella, and cheddar cheese, then fold it.

Spread red sauce in a baking tray, keep all the wraps, spread red sauce again, and top with cheddar cheese and mozzarella cheese. Bake at 180 degrees Celsius for 15 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

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