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Elote chicken enchiladas

Elote Enchiladas - The Meal You Never Knew You Needed to Try

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Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cooked chicken Rotisserie can be used
  • 1 Tbsp. butter
  • 2 cups corn
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 3/4 cups avocado oil mayo
  • 2 Tbsp. plain yogurt
  • 1/4 lime
  • 1 Tbsp. hot sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. chili powder
  • 3/4 tsp. cumin
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • Cotija cheese
  • 8 oz green enchilada sauce
  • tortillas corn or flour work!
  • 1.5 cups shredded Monterey Jack
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Instructions

  • If using rotisserie chicken, skip this step. If you are cooking your own chicken, season both sides with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Add to your skillet with a little oil and cook until fully cooked through. Let it rest for 5 minutes and then shred.
  • In your oven-safe pan, add the butter, corn, and jalapeno. Cook for 5 minutes on medium/high, remove and set aside to cool.
  • In a mixing bowl, add the mayo, yogurt, lime juice, hot sauce, spices, and around ½ cup of cotija cheese. Give it a quick stir.
  • Next, add in the corn mixture, give it another quick stir, and set a few scoops aside (for topping).
  • Add the cooked chicken with another stir.
  • In an oven-safe pan (I used the same one), add a few spoonfuls of the enchilada sauce to the bottom.
  • Warm your tortillas (if using corn). Add 3-4 Tbsp. of the chicken mixture to the tortilla and roll it up.
  • Add the enchiladas to the pan. Top off with more sauce.
  • Sprinkle on the Monterey Jack cheese and bake at 375° for 25 minutes.
  • Top with corn mixture and more cotija.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

GLUTEN-FREE SUBSTITUTIONS: For those of you who need it, I always like to talk about substitutions to make a meal gluten-free.  With this one, the only thing you need to watch for are the tortillas. You can use corn tortillas or your favorite gluten-free flour ones!
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