Next Mexican night, try our chicken enchiladas — gluten-free corn tortillas, rolled and filled with spicy chicken, rice, corn, and beans, and topped with a gluten-free enchilada sauce that’s bursting with flavor.
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Chicken Enchiladas
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| Prep Time: |
| 1hour 15 minutes |
| Cook Time: |
| 1hour |
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Serves:
8
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Ingredients
- 3tbsp olive oil
- 3 boneless, skinless organic chicken breasts
- 1/4tsp sea salt
- 1/4tsp pepper
- 1tsp garlic powder
- 1tsp onion powder
- 1tsp chili powder
- 1tsp ground chipotle powder
- 1 red onion, chopped
- 1 jalapeño, seeded and finely minced
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- 1cup frozen organic corn, thawed
- 1cup fresh organic corn
- 2 tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 1cup black beans
- 1tbsp organic, gluten-free corn flour
- 3tbsp olive oil
- 10oz tomato paste
- 3tbsp chili powder
- 2tsp smoked paprika
- 1tsp ground chipotle
- 2tsp garlic powder
- 2tsp onion powder
- 1tsp ground cumin
- 1tsp oregano
- 1/2tsp sea salt
- 2cups homemade organic chicken stock
- 1tbsp organic, gluten-free corn flour
- 2cups organic, gluten-free corn flour
- 1tsp sea salt
- 1 1/3cup water
- 8 gluten-free tortillas
- 2cups cooked rice
- 2 1/2cups enchilada sauce
- 2cups organic cheddar cheese, grated
- 1/2cup water
- 1/2cup fresh tomato, chopped
- 1/2cup scallions, sliced
- 1cup organic sour cream
Servings: servings
Instructions
Step One: Spicy Chicken
- Add 2 tablespoons of olive oil to a large pan. Season chicken with salt and pepper and add to the pan. Sprinkle chicken with garlic, onion, chili, and chipotle powder. Brown over a medium heat, approximately 5 to 7 minutes on each side, or until no longer pink. Remove the chicken to a plate and allow to cool.
- In the same pan with drippings, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add the onion, jalapeño, and garlic; sauté until tender. Add the corn, tomatoes, and beans, stir to combine, and sauté for another 1 minute.
- Shred the chicken by pulling it apart by hand. Add the shredded chicken to the vegetable mixture. Dust with the tablespoon of corn flour to bring it all together. Mix well to combine.
Step Two: Easy Enchilada Sauce
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Add tomato paste and cook for 1 minute. Add all the seasonings, oregano, and salt.
- Add chicken stock and corn flour; stir to combine and cook for 1 minute. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. The sauce will thicken.
Step Three: Easy Gluten-Free Corn Tortillas
- Whisk the cornflour and salt together in a large bowl. Add the water and mix well with a fork to combine.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rest for 20 minutes. Remove the plastic wrap. If the dough is too brittle, add a small amount of water and knead in until desired consistency is achieved. The dough should be moldable and slightly damp. Divide the dough into 10 golf ball-sized pieces.
- Place one ball between two sheets of parchment paper. Roll out thin, but not too thin. Corn flour tortillas need to be a little thicker for handling; however, they are still pliable after cooking.
- Heat a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Remove the top sheet of parchment paper and then the bottom. Place the rolled out tortilla on the hot pan. Allow it to cook undisturbed for about 1 to 2 minutes. With a large flat spatula, flip the tortilla over and cook undisturbed for another 1 to 2 minutes.
- Remove the tortilla from the pan and place on a plate covered with a moist, clean tea towel. Repeat the process with the remaining dough.
Step Four: Prepare the Chicken Enchiladas
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Ladle half a cup of enchilada sauce onto the bottom of a 13-by-9-inch baking pan. Add about 3 tablespoons of rice to a tortilla, and top with about a quarter of a cup of chicken mixture. Roll the tortilla and place it in the baking pan, seam side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
- Ladle the remaining enchilada sauce over the rolled tortillas. Sprinkle the cheese on top of the tortillas. Bake for 15 minutes, until the cheese melts.
- Garnish the top of the enchiladas with half a cup of chopped tomatoes, sliced scallions, and 1 cup of organic sour cream.
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Olé!
—The Alternative Daily
