Smoked Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas Recipe 465

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Tear 1 tortilla into pieces and transfer to a blender. Add the tomatoes, chicken broth, cilantro, chipotle and adobo, and cumin; puree until smooth.
• Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pureed sauce and simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
• Meanwhile, coat a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with vegetable oil. Mix the chicken, sour cream, 1/2 cup of each cheese and a pinch each of salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Warm the remaining 8 tortillas in the microwave as the label directs. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla and roll up to enclose. Arrange side by side in the prepared baking dish and brush with the remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil.
• Broil the enchiladas until lightly toasted, 3 to 5 minutes. Top with the tomato sauce and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Broil until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese melts, 1 to 2 minutes. Top with avocado and scallions.

Steps:

• Smoke chicken thighs on charcoal grill. Let cool remove skin and cut into bite size chunks Optional: reserve the smoked skins, place in a small pot with chicken broth and reduce for 15 -20 min on med heat...to extract smoke flavor...then strain Chipotle paste take 3-4 canned chipotles and remove any stems and seeds blend in a food processor with 2 oz chicken broth Make a roux......then mix in chicken broth until smooth and it thickens Add chipotle paste and spices Blend in sour cream. Remove from heat Heat veg oil in as small frying pan. About ¼ in depth on med high heat Lightly flash fry corn tortillas to soften...only 15 seconds per side. Do not let them get crisp. Place them on a paper towel to drain excess oil In a large glass baking dish....spread a thin layer of sauce on bottom Place chicken and cheese into each tortilla and roll placing seam down into dish Top with grated cheese bake at 350 for 45 min

Steps:

• Combine the chicken, enchilada sauce, green chiles and chipotle peppers in a heavy bottom pot over medium heat, stir everything to combine, and cook for 20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Remove the chicken, and using 2 forks, shred the chicken. Reserve all of the sauce.
• Preheat the oven to 375° F.
• In a medium sized skillet, layer the ingredient, starting with a layer of sauce followed by 3 tortillas, 1/2 of the chicken, 1/2 of the black beans, 1/2 of the corn, 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat for the second layer with the remaining sauce, tortillas, chicken, black beans, corn and cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 30 minutes uncovered, until bubbly and cheese has melted and started to brown on top. Top with scallions and cilantro to serve. Cut into wedges as needed.