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White chicken enchiladas

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  • 2 chickens (breast only) rotisserie chicken
  • ½ tsp onion powder
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • ¼ tsp cumin
  • 4 oz diced green chilies
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • ¼ whole onion
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; add a quarter onion and cook a couple of minutes.
Whisk in 3 tablespoons flour; after 30 seconds whisk in 3 cups chicken broth.
  • 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 3 cup chicken broth
  • 10 oz green enchilada sauce
Add the green enchilada sauce and sour cream, then whisk in the cream cheese until it dissolves.
  • 8 oz sour cream
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1 cup crema mexicana
  • salt
Add the crema mexicana, season with salt, and whisk until it simmers and thickens. Taste and adjust salt; set aside.
  • oil
  • tortillas
Lightly fry each tortilla in oil until it blisters, about 10 seconds.
  • garlic salt
Preheat the oven to 350. Season the shredded rotisserie chicken with garlic salt, onion powder, paprika, black pepper and cumin; mix in the drained diced green chilies.
  • cheese
  • onion
Dip each tortilla in the sauce, fill with cheese, a little onion and chicken, roll, and place in a baking dish.
Dipping, filling and rolling
  • queso Oaxaca
  • cilantro
Top with sauce, queso Oaxaca and cilantro.
Bake at 350 for 10 minutes or until the cheese melts.
  • purple onion
  • avocado
Serve with sauce, purple onion and avocado.
Serving and tasting
Variation: add a little diced habanero with the onions for heat.