Ancho Chicken Enchiladas
This Ancho Chicken Enchiladas recipe is easy to make, full of big flavor, nice and cheesy and filled with chicken and beans, and perfect for Cinco de Mayo or anytime you're feeling like Mexican food!
Ingredients
8 servings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare your enchilada sauce.
- In large saute pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add diced chicken and green chiles, and season with salt and pepper. Saute for 6-8 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the chicken is cooked through. Remove from heat and set aside.
- To assemble the enchiladas, set up an assembly line including: tortillas, enchilada sauce, beans, chicken mixture, and cheese. Lay out a tortilla, and spread two tablespoons of sauce over the surface of the tortilla. Add beans in a line down the middle of the tortilla, then add in a spoonful of the chicken mixture, then sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese. Roll up tortilla and place in a greased 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Then spread the remaining enchilada sauce on top of the tortillas, and sprinkle on the remaining shredded cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately, garnished with chopped fresh cilantro if desired.
- Heat oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Add flour and whisk together over the heat for one minute. Stir in the remaining seasonings (chili powder through oregano). Then gradually add in the stock, whisking constantly to remove lumps. Reduce heat and simmer 10-15 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Use immediately or refrigerate in an air-tight container for up to 3 days. (I like to use mason jars or Weck jars to store this sauce.)
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$1206.00
$1206.00
Per Serving
$151.00/serving
$151.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$2412.00 vs buying!
~$2412.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (78% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| avocado oil | 2 tbsp | $22.00 |
| white onion | 1 small | $50.00 |
| boneless skinless chicken breasts | 1.5 lbs | $95.00 |
| salt and pepper | - | - |
| 1 | - | |
| 1 | - | |
| flour tortillas | 8 large | $105.00 |
| Mexican-blend shredded cheese | 3 cups | $394.00 |
| batch Ancho Enchilada Sauce | 1 | $101.00 |
| chopped fresh cilantro | - | - |
| avocado oil | 2 tbsp | $22.00 |
| all-purpose or gluten-free flour | 2 tbsp | $5.00 |
| ancho chili powder | 4 tbsp | $211.00 |
| garlic powder | 0.5 tsp | $4.00 |
| salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| ground cumin | 0.5 tsp | $13.00 |
| dried oregano | 0.25 tsp | $7.00 |
| chicken or vegetable stock | 2 cups | $176.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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