Thursday, August 2, 2007

Chicken Chilaquiles


2 c. shredded skinless chicken breast
1/2 c. chopped green onions
1/2 c. shredded Monterey Jack cheese (with peppers, if desired), divided
2 T. grated Parmesan cheese
1 t. chili powder
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. pepper
3/4 c. milk
1/4 c. chopped fresh cilantro
1 (11-ounce) can tomatillos, drained
1 (4.5-ounce) can chopped green chiles, drained
12 6-inch corn tortillas

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Combine chicken, green onions, 1/4 c. Jack cheese, Parmesan, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Place milk and next three ingredients (through chiles) in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth.

Heat tortillas according to package directions. Pour 1/3 c. tomatillo mixture into bottom of an 11x7 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 4 corn tortillas in dish, and top with half of chicken mixture. Repeat layer with remaining tortillas and chicken mixture, ending with tortillas.

Pour remaining 1 1/2 c. tomatillo mixture over tortillas; sprinkle with remaining Jack cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

Notes: I don't have an 11x7 dish, so I used an 8x8 and it worked fine. Because of that, I don't think 12 tortillas were necessary; I think I used 10, but could probably get away with 9. The tomatillas were found at a local Hispanic grocery store, but the green chiles were just at regular store. Everything else as stated.

1 comment:

Meg said...

Made these the other night. I acutally bought tomatilla sauce and didn't even blend them in the blender. I bought it at my local grocery store in the mexican section. I found this to be a bit dry, but it tasted really good and my husband wants it on the keep list.