
How To Make Chicken and Avocado Enchiladas
Whip up this easy to make and delicious baked avocado enchiladas made with juicy chicken, and an easy-to-make avocado cream sauce!
Serves:
Ingredients
For Enchilada:
- 2tbspolive oil
- 1medium white onion,or yellow, peeled, thinly sliced
- 2poblano peppers,stemmed, thinly sliced
- 1jalapeno pepper,finely diced, remove seeds for less heat
- 10flour tortillas,6-inch
- 4cupschicken,shredded, cooked
- 3cupsMonterrey Jack cheese
For Avocado Cream Sauce:
- 2tbspbutter
- 2tbspflour
- 2cupschicken broth
- ¾cupsour cream
- ½tspcumin
- ½tspsalt
- ½tspgarlic powder
- ¼tsppepper
- 2California avocados,peeled. pitted
- ½cupcilantro,fresh, chopped
- 1lime,juiced
Instructions
Enchilada:
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
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In a large skillet, heat the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, poblano, and jalapeno, and saute for 5 to 6 minutes until the onions are cooked and translucent.
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Remove from heat.
Avocado Cream Sauce:
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Melt the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the flour, whisking for about 2 to 3 minutes until golden and bubbly.
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Slowly whisk the broth into the flour mixture. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 5 minutes.
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Stir in the sour cream, cumin, salt, garlic powder, and pepper, whisking if necessary to remove any lumps.
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Remove from heat and transfer mixture to a blender or food processor.
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Add the avocados, cilantro, and lime juice, and pulse until smooth and well-blended.
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Be very careful blending hot liquids as the heat will expand. Be sure to remove the lid occasionally so that the heat can escape.
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Season with additional salt or pepper, if needed.
To Assemble:
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Place a tortilla on a flat surface. Spread 1 or 2 tablespoons of the avocado sauce down the middle of the tortilla.
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Then layer on some of the vegetable mixture, shredded chicken, and cheese.
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Carefully roll the tortilla and place it seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
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Drizzle the top with about half of the remaining avocado cream sauce.
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Cover the dish with foil and bake for about 20 minutes, or until the tortillas are heated through and begin to harden.
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Remove from the oven, then serve individual enchiladas drizzled with the remainder of the avocado cream sauce.
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Garnish with additional cilantro, cheese, and/or sour cream.
Recipe Notes
- To give some extra flavor to the chicken in this recipe, season the chicken with a few pinches of chili powder and cumin in addition to the salt and pepper.
- Optional garnishes to use for this recipe are fresh cilantro, sour cream, and shredded cheese.
Nutrition
- Calories: 737.67kcal
- Fat: 48.89g
- Saturated Fat: 19.26g
- Trans Fat: 0.19g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 20.63g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5.74g
- Carbohydrates: 42.67g
- Fiber: 5.66g
- Sugar: 5.17g
- Protein: 33.78g
- Cholesterol: 117.20mg
- Sodium: 902.80mg
- Calcium: 520.14mg
- Potassium: 676.23mg
- Iron: 3.84mg
- Vitamin A: 204.29µg
- Vitamin C: 39.55mg
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