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White Sauce Chicken Enchiladas

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Total
2 hrs 20 min
Servings
6.00 serving(s)

Categories

  • Enchiladas
  • Main Course
  • Mexican-inspired
  • Bake
  • Boil

Allergens

  • Milk
  • Wheat

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 6. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 706.7 per serving 4240 for selected servings
Fat 38.2g per serving 229g for selected servings
Sugar 11.3g per serving 68g for selected servings
Protein 45.7g per serving 274g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 45.2g per serving 271g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This recipe for White Sauce Chicken Enchiladas brings together 6 large chicken legs or 1 whole chicken, 3 carrots, 3 stalks celery in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 2 hrs 20 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 6 servings.

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Equipment

Large pot, saucepan, baking dish, cooking spray

Ingredients

  • 6 large chicken legs or 1 whole chicken
  • 3 carrots
  • 3 stalks celery
  • 1 large onion
  • water
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 4 cups milk (hot)
  • salt and pepper
  • nutmeg (feshly grated is best)
  • 12 -14 flour tortillas (7 inch, depending how much you fill them)
  • 3 cups of old cheddar cheese (or your favorite)
  • cooking spray

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Instructions

  1. Place chicken legs and vegetables in large pot, cover with water and cook for aprox. 1 hour.

  2. Remove chicken and take off the skin and shred the chicken.

  3. Refrigerate the stock, skim off the fat and freeze it for another use.

  4. Over medium heat, melt butter, add flour, cook for 1 minute.

  5. Add hot milk and cook until slightly thickened. (not too thick).

  6. Add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.

  7. Take 1 cup of the sauce and mix it in with the chicken.

  8. Place as much of the chicken mixture you like on each tortilia and wrap them up placing them seam side down in a sprayed baking dish.

  9. Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas.

  10. Sprinkle with cheese.

  11. Bake in a 350 oven for 25-30 minute.

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