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Creamy green chicken enchiladas

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Read about cutlet (paillard) in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
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  • 16–20 whole tortillas
  • 15 whole boiled tomatillos
  • 2 whole serrano peppers
  • 1 whole roasted chile poblano
  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 media crema
  • 1 cup crema mexicana
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • ¼ tsp oregano
  • 2 lb thinly sliced chicken breast
  • oil
  • salt
  • black pepper
Drizzle the chicken with a little oil and season both sides with salt and black pepper.
Heat a griddle over medium-high heat and cook the chicken 2 minutes per side or until fully cooked, in batches.
Cover the cooked chicken with foil and let it rest, then shred.
  • oil
Clean the griddle, lower to medium-low, heat a little oil and soften each tortilla until it blisters, flipping once.
Softening the tortillas
  • cheese
Fill each tortilla with chicken and cheese, roll, and keep covered.
Rolling the enchiladas
  • 3 cloves garlic cloves
  • onion
  • cilantro
  • ½ cup queso Oaxaca
  • ground cumin
Blend the boiled tomatillos, serranos, roasted poblano, cream cheese, garlic, onion, cilantro, queso Oaxaca, media crema, crema mexicana, salt, black pepper, cumin and oregano until smooth.
Heat a pan over medium heat, add half the sauce, taste for salt and bring to a simmer.
  • queso Oaxaca
Arrange the enchiladas in the pan, cover with the rest of the sauce, top with queso Oaxaca, cover and cook a few minutes until the cheese melts.