Ingredients

  • 4 cups cooked chicken, 1 rotisserie chicken
  • 24 ounces salsa verde, DIVIDED
  • 8 ounces monterey jack cheese, shredded DIVIDED
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, DIVIDED chopped
  • salt, to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoon pepper
  • 16 six inch corn tortillas
  • 1 onion, halved and sliced thin (optional)
  • sour cream, to serve with
  • guacamole, to serve with

Method

  • Shred chicken.
  • Mix chicken with 3/4 cups salsa verde, 1 1/2 cups cheese, 1/4 cup cilantro, salt, and pepper.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Spread 1 cup salsa over bottom of a 9 X 13 inch baking dish.
  • Microwave tortillas on high in MICROWAVE SAFE plastic bag until warm, about 45 seconds. (So they are easier to roll.).
  • Working one at a time, spoon about 1/4 cup chicken filling onto a tortilla-roll into a cylinder and place, seam side down, in baking dish.
  • Drizzle enchiladas with 1 1/2 cups of salsa, sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  • Lightly spray sheet of foil with cooking spray, cover dish and bake until heated through, about 30 minutes.
  • Remove foil-sprinkle with onion and remaining cilantro-let stand a few minutes.
  • Serve with remaining salsa, sour cream, and guacamole.
  • Note about freezing: Make up filling through step 2, freeze, defrost in fridge 24 hours before, and proceed with remaining part of recipe.