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Enchiladas - New Mexico Style

Total Time
1h 37m
26m prep · 71m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Hard
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These New Mexico-style enchiladas are stacked like pancakes, not baked in the oven. This is a family recipe handed down two generations. It is quick, easy and definitely delicious. Use your favorite kind of meat in this dish — it also works well for leftover meat.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 pounds skinless , boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 0.25 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 0.25 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 , 19 ounce
  • 1 , 12 ounce
  • 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 2 cups shredded Colby cheese
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 0.5 cups sour cream , Optional
  • 6 frieds eggs , Optional

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken pieces; cook until browned. Season with cumin and chili powder. Add enchilada sauce; simmer about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  2. 2

    Warm tortillas in a separate skillet over medium heat until flexible. Don't fry them, just warm them.

  3. 3

    Dip 1 tortilla in enchilada sauce mixture; place on a serving plate. Spoon some chicken and sauce onto dipped tortilla; add shredded lettuce, cheese, onion, and sour cream. Top with another dipped tortilla. Repeat layering onto stack as many times as desired. Repeat stacks for each serving. Top stacks with 1 fried egg.

Nutrition Facts

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