How to Make Chicken Enchiladas with Green Sauce | Enchiladas Suizas | The Frugal Chef

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + cornstarch

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is a dairy-free alternative with a cheesy flavor.

green salsa

🥗Healthier: homemade tomatillo sauce

💰Cheaper: canned green salsa

Homemade sauce can be fresher and tailored to taste.

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: shredded rotisserie chicken

Tofu is a plant-based protein alternative.

Cook 4 large chicken thighs with skin and bones in a pot with onion, 2 garlic cloves, bay leaf, and salt for 25-30 minutes until cooked through.

Skim off any foam that forms while boiling.

Remove the chicken from the liquid, skin it, debone it, and shred it, saving the broth for later use.

Blend 8 tomatillos, 2 chopped poblano peppers, 2 seeded and chopped jalapenos, a quarter of a white onion, 2 garlic cloves, and half a bunch of cilantro with half a cup of water until smooth.

Transfer the blended mixture to a hot dry skillet, add half a teaspoon of cumin, 1 teaspoon of oregano, and salt, then cook for 15-20 minutes at medium heat until it turns dark green.

Turn off the heat and stir in 1 cup of Mexican crema, or a mixture of sour cream and heavy cream if unavailable.

Mix a little of the sauce with the shredded chicken to add flavor.

Pour half of the sauce into the bottom of a casserole pan and sprinkle a little cheese (mozzarella and pepper jack) at the bottom.

Soften corn tortillas by dipping them in hot oil for a few seconds per side, then dab off excess oil.

Fill each tortilla with the shredded chicken, roll them up, and place seam-side down in the pan.

Pour the remaining sauce over the filled tortillas and top with the rest of the cheese.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) for 25-30 minutes until bubbling and cheese is melted.

Let the enchiladas rest for 5-10 minutes before serving, garnishing with extra cilantro, radish slices, and lime slices.

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