If I had to pick one thing from the Mexican food world that I could and would eat for the rest of my life, it would be enchiladas. I have a standing order at any Mexican restaurant I go to for enchiladas-two chicken, one cheese please. Normally, my enchiladas are covered in red sauce (my favorite) but I decided to branch out and try something new with these enchiladas verdes. But they’re still enchies (my family’s slang word for enchiladas-we’re so serious we have slang for them) so I didn’t go too far out of my comfort zone.
These enchiladas are so flavorful that I’m not sure how I will ever go back to my usual ranchero sauce-covered ones. The tomatillos give this sauce so much bright, almost-citrusy flavor and the rest of the vegetables have supporting roles that bring so much to the party. Roasted poblanos and chiles give us a little heat, cilantro freshens the sauce up with an herby hit and onions and garlic need no introduction. A little sour cream provides some tang to the sauce. Once everything is puréed in the food processor, we have a mint-green sauce situation on our hands to admire and thusly drown our enchiladas in. A quick plop of chicken and cheese in a tortilla, roll up and repeat. Drench in sauce and cover in cheese. Bake, garnish with more cheese, sour cream, red onion and cilantro (or not, it’s your call) and dig in.
I’m a big fan of roasting my own chicken for any recipe that calls for chicken, but you could definitely use a store-bought rotisserie chicken to save yourself some time!
I sat on this recipe for awhile; don’t ask me why because I wouldn’t know what to tell you. Maybe because it’s so good and I wanted a little more private time with it before I shared, or maybe because I really don’t like the pictures but wanted to get the recipe out regardless of my personal feelings? Probably a little of both.
I made this twice and didn’t like the pictures both times-there’s something hard about photographing a big, bubbling casserole with no shape or form. You can’t really see what’s going on inside and it always looks messy but is generally incredibly delicious-but hey, that’s really just a metaphor for life. Casseroles are basically the food spirit animal of life, right?
Today is my daily reminder that done is better than perfect and to be kind to myself because I’m trying every day to improve. Okay, I’m done waxing poetic…now go make these!
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