Chicken Enchiladas
From: Chantal, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] butter
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] flour
  • 1 1/2 cups [375 mL] warm milk
  • 1 cup [250 mL] grated Cheddar cheese
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] freshly chopped coriander or parsley
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] tomato paste
  • 1/2 teaspoon [2.5 mL] chili seasoning
  • 1 [4-ounce / 125-mL] can green sweet chiles, drained and chopped
  • 2 cups [500 mL] cubed, cooked chicken
  • Approximately 8-inch [20-cm] flour tortillas
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • Sour cream, to taste
  • Taco sauce or salsa, to taste
  • Into a casserole, melt butter over medium heat.
  • Mix in flour; cook for 1 minute, stirring.
  • Whip in warm milk.
  • Cook, stirring, for 3 to 5 minutes, until sauce boils and thickens.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Mix in grated Cheddar cheese, chopped coriander or parsley, tomato paste, chili seasoning and chopped green chiles.
  • Salt and pepper.
  • Mix in cooked chicken cubes.
  • Stuff the center of each flour tortilla with approximately 3/4 cup [190 mL] chicken mixture.
  • Roll tortillas.
  • Arrange one [1] stuffed tortilla at a time onto a microwave-safe plate; cover tortilla with a paper towel, leaving one end opened.
  • Microwave for 2 to 4 minutes on 'MEDIUM-HIGH' [70%].
  • Serve, garnished with sour cream and taco sauce or salsa.
  • Repeat with remaining flour tortillas and chicken mixture.