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Homemade Sour Cream Enchilada Recipe

These from-scratch sour cream enchiladas have a heavenly sauce and will leave you feeling like your kitchen is the best tex mex restaurant in town!
Course Chicken
Cuisine Tex Mex
Calories 637kcal
Author Sarah Penrod

Ingredients

  • 1/4 c. butter
  • 1/4 c. flour
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 16 oz. chicken stock
  • 1 c. sour cream
  • 4 oz. can green chiles
  • 1 t. fresh lemon or lime juice
  • 1 1/2 c. Monterey jack cheese
  • 12-15 corn tortillas
  • 4 c. shredded chicken for enchiladas
  • Garnish with fresh chopped cilantro or green onions

Instructions

Sour Cream Enchiladas Sauce Recipe

  • Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat, add in the minced garlic, and stir well. Cook 30 seconds.
  • Whisk in the flour to make a roux.
  • When the flour is fully incorporated into the butter, slowly whisk in the chicken stock and raise the heat to medium high. Bring the sauce to a simmer and stir well with a spatula until it thickens. Simmer about 1 minute.
  • Reduce the heat and add in the sour cream, season with salt and lemon or lime juice. Add the green chiles and stir well. Add 1/2 cup of Monterrey jack cheese and whisk into the mixture.
  • Taste for seasoning and set aside until you are ready to pour onto the enchiladas.

To Prepare the Corn Tortillas

  • In a large skillet, heat 2 T oil over low heat.
  • Place a corn tortilla into the oil and warm for 5 seconds, flip and heat the other side in the oil. Using tongs, remove the hot corn tortilla to a plate lined with a paper towel to drain any excess grease off.
  • Repeat with the remaining corn tortillas and they will be pliable for rolling into enchiladas. Keep covered with a cloth until ready to roll.

How To Make the Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

  • Prepare a large 9 x 13 casserole dish for the enchiladas and gather all of your ingredients. Pour a small amount of enchilada sauce into the casserole dish and swirl around so the rolled enchiladas won't stick.
  • Lay out one corn tortilla and fill it with 2 tablespoons of chicken filling. Roll up and place seam-side down into the casserole dish.
  • Repeat with the remaining corn tortillas until the casserole dish is full. Pour the sauce over them. Top with remaining Monterey jack cheese.
  • Bake the enchiladas at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 637kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 144mg | Sodium: 645mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g