Steps to Make Award-winning Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers

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Shredded chicken is layered with charred tortillas, sour cream, cheese, and enchilada sauce. Do not bring to boil, you don't want curdled sour cream. Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese. One Of Our Favorite Mexican Dishes - Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas Recipe!!

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook green sour cream chicken enchilada layers using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:

1. Prepare 1.5 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast
2. Get 1 tbs chili powder
3. Make ready 1 tsp salt
4. Make ready 1 tsp garlic powder
5. Prepare 1 tsp ground cumin
6. Prepare 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne
7. Take 1 bunch cilantro - tied with kitchen twine
8. Make ready Enough water to cover chicken in pot
9. Make ready 2 (14 oz) cans green enchilada sauce
10. Take 12 small soft white corn tortillas
11. Get 2 cups shredded cheddar jack cheese
12. Prepare 2 tbs unsalted butter
13. Get 2 tbs flour
14. Take 3/4 cup sour cream

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Instructions to make Green Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Layers:

1. Place chicken in a 2 quart sauce pan. Sprinkle with next 5 ingredients. Top with cilantro bundle. Add enough water to cover chicken by 1 inch. Cover. Bring to a boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to medium low. Simmer 15-20 minutes.
2. Drain chicken. Use 2 forks to carefully shred. Place shredded chicken in a bowl. Pour 3/4 of the first can of sauce over chicken. Stir to combine. Pour remaining 1/4 can of sauce in bottom of a 6x8 casserole (usually a 2 quart). Swirl to coat. Set both aside.
3. Rinse sauce pan used to cook chicken. Place on stove over medium heat. Add butter. When melted wisk in flour for 1 minute. Wisk in second can of sauce until thickened.
4. When sauce has thickened remove from heat. Let sit off heat for about 2 minutes to cool slightly. Wisk in sour cream.
5. Assemble: arrange 4 tortillas on top of sauce in dish (they will be overlapping), arrange half the chicken evenly over tortillas, sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over chicken, drizzle 1/3 of the sour cream sauce over cheese. Top with four more tortillas, second half of chicken another 1/2 cup of cheese and another 1/3 of the sauce. Finish with last 4 tortillas, then remaining sauce. Finally sprinkle evenly with last cup of cheese.
6. Bake in a preheated 400° oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and golden. Let rest 5-10 minutes before serving. Cut into 6-8 pieces. Serve with Mexican inspired sides if desired. Enjoy!

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