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Creamy Poblano Enchiladas

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time1 hour 10 minutes
Servings: 12 enchiladas

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons butter divided
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 poblano peppers diced
  • ¼ cup flour
  • cup chicken broth
  • cup whole milk
  • cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups shredded chicken
  • 12 flour* tortillas
  • 8 ounces shredded mozzarella

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease 9x13 pan and set aside.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of butter to a medium skillet. Once melted, add diced peppers. Cook until soft, about 8 minutes. Add garlic and cook until fragrant. Add 2 more tablespoons of butter. Once melted, sprinkle flour over the top and then whisk together until a paste forms. Cook for 1 minute.
  • Add chicken stock about ¼ cup at a time to thin out the paste but it still stays thick-ish. Reduce temperature to low. Using an immersion blender, blend the mixture until almost no pepper chunks are seen and the mixture is green. Turn temperature back up to medium.
  • Once the mixture is simmering, slowly add milk to the mixture, about ⅓ cup at a time. Bring to a simmer and thicken. Turn off heat and add cilantro, salt, and lime juice. Stir together.
  • Grab greased pan and spoon about ½ cup of sauce into the pan and spread evenly over the bottom. Heat flour tortillas by wrapping in a damp paper towel and microwaving for 30 seconds. Flip tortillas and microwave another 30 seconds.
  • Place about 3 tablespoons of shredded chicken along the center of the tortilla. Roll up into a cylinder with both ends open. Place seam-side down in the pan. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas. Cover enchiladas evenly with sauce and then with shredded mozzarella.
  • Bake in preheated oven until cheese starts to turn golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

*Corn tortillas can be used too
Recipe adapted from Girl Gone Gourmet