Description
Chicken enchiladas with corn and black beans, covered in a creamy Hatch green chile cheese sauce. A quick and easy dinner with just the right amount of heat!
Ingredients
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For the Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup chicken broth (I used no salt added)
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons chopped Hatch green chiles
- 2 1/2 cup shredded Monterey jack cheese, divided
- Garnish: Avocado slices, green onions, fresh cilantro
For the Filling
- 1 cup chopped or shredded cooked chicken (I used a deli rotisserie)
- 1 14 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 14 ounce can corn, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup chopped Hatch green chiles (I used frozen from Trader Joes)
- 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 8 soft taco size flour tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
For the Sauce
- In a medium pan, melt butter over medium high heat. Whisk in flour to form a paste and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Gradually whisk in the chicken broth, and bring to a gentle boil, whisking occasionally. When the sauce has thickened slightly, stir in the heavy cream, green chiles, and 1/2 cup of the cheese. Stir until smooth. Remove from heat and set aside.
For the Filling
- In a large bowl, mix together chicken, black beans, corn, green chiles, cream cheese, and spices.
- Divide the mixture between eight flour tortillas.
- Pour enough sauce to cover the bottom of a greased 9 by 13 baking dish. Roll the tortillas around the filling, and place in the pan seam side down.
- Pour remaining sauce over the filled enchiladas, and sprinkle remaining cheese over the top.
- Bake for 30 minutes uncovered, or until hot and bubbly and the cheese is beginning to brown. Garnish with avocado, green onions and fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 Enchilada
- Calories: 484
- Sugar: 2.9g
- Sodium: 720mg
- Fat: 27g
- Saturated Fat: 13g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12.2g
- Trans Fat: 0.1g
- Carbohydrates: 41g
- Fiber: 7g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 67mg