Chicken Enchiladas With Creamy Green Sauce
- 3 lbs bone-in skin on chicken breast halves
- coarse salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 5 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 2 (16 ounce) jarsmedium green chili salsa
- 34 cup heavy cream
- 12 corn tortillas
- 12 ounces monterey jack cheese, coarsely shredded (3 cups)
- 12 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper; place with garlic on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of breast (avoiding bone) registers 165 degrees, 25-30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a large bowl combine salsa and cream.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees.
- Once chicken in cool enough to handle, shred meat, discarding skin and bones.
- Peel and chop garlic.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, garlic, and 1/2 cup salsa mixture.
- stack tortillas flat, and wrap in damp paper towels; microwave on high for 1 minute to soften.
- Working with one tortilla at a time, dip in salsa mixture, lay flat, and fill with 1/3 cup chicken mixture.
- Roll up and arrange, seam side down, 8 enchiladas lengthwise and 4 crosswise in a 9X13" baking dish.
- Top with remaining salsa mixture, then cheese.
- Bake until cheese is browned and salsa is bubbling, 40-45 minutes.
- Let rest 10 minutes.
- Serve, sprinkled with cilantro.
chicken, salt, garlic, heavy cream, corn tortillas, cheese, fresh cilantro
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-enchiladas-with-creamy-green-sauce-234872 (may not work)