Makes:
8 servings
Total Time:
1 hr 15 min
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Category:
Dinner Entrees
Sub Category: Chicken & Turkey Entrees
what you need
- For sauce:
- 1 can diced green chipotle chiles
- 2 tablespoons minced garlic
- 2 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 cups reduced sodium chicken broth
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- For filling:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 1/2 cups diced onion
- Pinch of salt
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas
- 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese, divided
- Nonstick cooking spray
make it
Combine the chiles, garlic, chili powder, cumin, chicken broth, tomato sauce, salt and pepper in a medium saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes or until the chiles are soft. Set aside until ready to use.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the chicken until cooked through, approximately 7-9 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pan and place in a medium bowl.
Add the onions to the same pan along with a generous pinch of salt, decrease the heat to medium-low and sweat for 4-6 minutes. Add the garlic and oregano and cook until the onions are tender, 2 to 3 minutes more. Add the chicken back to the pan and remove from the heat.
Spray a 13x9 inch glass baking dish with non-stick spray. Place 1/2 cup of the sauce into the bottom of the dish. Dip 4 tortillas into the remaining sauce and lay them into the bottom of the dish. Cut 1 of the tortillas in half to evenly cover the bottom. Top this with half of the chicken mixture and 1 cup of the cheese. Starting with 4 more tortillas, repeat the layers, ending with the last 4 tortillas on top. Pour remaining sauce over the dish and top with remaining 1 cup of cheese.
Cover with foil and bake in the oven on the middle rack for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake and additional 10 minutes or until cheese on top is bubbly.
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