Enchilada with chicken and cheese

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make chicken and cheese enchilada? First, make the sauce. Peel the onion and garlic. Chop them finely. Remove the seeds from the chili and chop finely. We will need the greens in the photo for the filling.

2. STEP 2

   

   Heat olive oil in a frying pan. Add the chopped vegetables and fry them over medium heat, stirring constantly, for about five minutes. Remove the tomatoes in their own juice from the jar and chop them, but not too finely.

3. STEP 3

   

   Add chopped tomatoes to stir-fry. Add sugar, salt, and ground black pepper here. Mix everything and simmer, stirring, for up to 7 minutes. That's it, the sauce is ready.

4. STEP 4

   

   Separately, in a frying pan heated over high heat with olive oil, fry the minced chicken for up to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. All the liquid needs to evaporate. The minced meat will begin to brown. Add cumin, salt, oregano, coriander, ground hot pepper. Fry for 5 minutes until browned.

5. STEP 5

   

   Grate the coarse cheese and finely chop the fresh cilantro.

6. STEP 6

   

   Turn on the oven at 180C. Pour half the sauce into the baking dish. Microwave the tortillas separately (just a little, just to make them more pliable). Place 2-3 tablespoons on each flatbread. minced meat, sprinkle more grated cheese and chopped cilantro on top.

7. STEP 7

   

   Roll each tortilla into a tube and place on top of the sauce in a baking dish, seams down, tightly together.

8. STEP 8

   

   Add the second part of the sauce on top and sprinkle with grated cheese and chopped cilantro. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the cheese is melted (it will simmer). Calculate the time according to your oven.

9. STEP 9

   

   That's it, the enchiladas are ready. The dish is spicy, so it is best served with sour cream sauce.

Comments on the recipe

Regina

29.11.2023

5

NashaDasha, thank you!! I'll start cooking on Friday! I’ve been loving hot snacks lately. You can also try this, it turns out delicious:

Emiliya IQ

29.11.2023

4.6

What an interesting recipe! I’ve never made enchiladas with chicken and cheese before, but it turns out this is a bright and incredibly tasty dish! And how delicious and aromatic, simply delicious! Thank you very much for the recipe!