Enchiladas - New Mexico Style

Servings:

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.

Prep
26 min
Cook
71 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard

Ingredients

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 per serving

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