to die for. [white chicken enchilada casserole]

July 15th, 2015 by | comments

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This chicken enchilada casserole is to die for. The dish won’t be on your diet plan, but it’s worth using a cheat day on its ooey-gooey, cheesy deliciousness. I will absolutely be making this again!


white chicken enchilada casserole
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Ingredients
  • 3 tbsp. butter
  • 3 tbsp. flour
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1 (4 oz.) can chopped green chiles
  • 1 jalapeno, seeded, deveined and diced
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • Juice of ½ lime
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 3 tbsp. chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish
  • 24 Guerrero soft flour tortillas, halved
  • 2½ cups shredded cooked chicken (about three chicken breasts)
  • 2 (14 oz.) cans White Northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • 3 cups shredded Pepper Jack cheese
  • 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray, and set aside.
  2. Heat butter in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add flour, and whisk to combine. Cook for 1 minute until lightly browned, stirring frequently. Add half of the chicken stock, and whisk until combined. Add the remaining chicken stock, green chiles, jalapeno, lime juice and cumin, and whisk until combined.
  3. Let the mixture continue heating until it reaches a simmer and thickens slightly, about 2-3 minutes. Stir in Greek yogurt and whisk until combined. Add 3 tbsp. chopped cilantro and stir. Remove from heat and set aside.
  4. To assemble the enchiladas, place 8 tortilla halves in the prepared baking pan so that they cover the bottom of the pan. Spread about ⅓ of the cream sauce evenly on top of the tortillas. Sprinkle half of the chicken evenly on top of the sauce, followed by half of the beans, and 1 cup shredded cheese. Repeat with a second layer of tortillas, cream sauce, chicken, beans and cheese. Then add a final layer of just tortillas, cream sauce and cheese.
  5. Cover the casserole with aluminum foil. Bake for 20 minutes. Then remove the aluminum foil and bake for an additional 15 minutes, uncovered, until the cheese is melted and begins to brown around the edges and the casserole is cooked through.
  6. Remove pan, and sprinkle with avocado and fresh cilantro. Serve warm.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Gimme Some Oven.

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