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Chile Verde Enchiladas

By: Sunset magazine 
"Mouthwatering pork filled enchiladas are baked in a spicy green sauce, and blanketed in Monterey Jack cheese."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (8)

Ready In:
1 Hr 30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 2 red bell peppers
  • 2 onions
  • 1 1/2 pounds fat-trimmed pork tenderloin
  • 1 (16 ounce) can fat-skimmed chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seed
  • 1 tablespoon minced or pressed garlic
  • 1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro
  • 2 (19 ounce) cans green enchilada sauce
  • 2 cups nonfat milk
  • 1/2 cup cornstarch
  • 16 (6 inch) corn tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded jack cheese
  • 1 cup tomato salsa
  • Salt

Directions

  1. Rinse peppers and discard stems, seeds, and veins. Cut peppers into 1/4- by 2-inch pieces. Peel onions and cut into 1/4- by 2-inch pieces.
  2. Rinse pork, pat dry, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices not more than 2 inches long. Set a 10- to 12-inch nonstick frying pan over high heat; add meat and stir just until no longer pink, about 2 minutes. Pour from pan into a bowl. When cool enough to handle, in about 5 minutes, tear meat into strips about 1/2 inch wide.
  3. Meanwhile, add peppers, onions, broth, cumin, and garlic to frying pan. Stir often over high heat until liquid has evaporated and vegetables are lightly browned, about 10 minutes. Pour mixture into bowl with pork; add cilantro.
  4. Pour enchilada sauce into frying pan and add juices from meat mixture. In another bowl, blend milk with cornstarch until smooth, and add to enchilada sauce. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often. Remove from heat.
  5. Stack tortillas and enclose loosely in microwave-safe plastic wrap. Heat in a microwave oven at full power (100%) just until hot, 1 to 2 minutes.
  6. Pour about 2 cups enchilada sauce mixture into each of 2 shallow casseroles (each 3 qt., about 9 by 13 in.). Turn 8 tortillas, 1 at a time, in sauce in 1 casserole and stack at 1 end. Distribute 1/16 of the pork mixture and 1 tablespoon cheese down center of each tortilla, 1 at a time. Roll to enclose filling; set tortillas, seam down and side by side, in sauce. Repeat to fill tortillas in remaining casserole.
  7. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over tortillas, coating them evenly.
  8. Bake, covered, in a 375 degree oven until enchiladas are hot (140 degrees to 150 degrees) in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle remaining cheese evenly over enchiladas, and bake until melted, 2 to 3 minutes longer.
  9. Serve with a wide spatula. Add salsa and salt to taste.

Footnotes

  • Assemble through step 7 up to 1 day ahead; chill airtight.
  • Reprinted with permission of Sunset® magazine. All rights reserved.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 517 | Total Fat: 21.6g | Cholesterol: 106mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 15, 2003 by Sweetlebee   view full review
My teenage son, my sweetie, and I loved this! I usually make homemade red enchilada sauce, but...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 26, 2003 by GINA99   view full review
These were pretty good. I thought the onions and peppers should have been cut into smaller...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2003 by JLEHNIG   view full review
I don't generally like Mexican food, but this was outstanding. My 5 year old son told me that...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2003 by Maria   view full review
This was ok. I thought the sauce was a little thick. I think they would be better with regular...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2003 by APPLEBYE   view full review
A little time consuming, but well worth it!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2005 by Stompy   view full review
Great recipe and so easy to throw together! However, I used flour tortillas because I can't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2003 by LINDA   view full review
Awesome! I think it would also be just as good with flour tortillas.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 10, 2004 by Wilemon   view full review
This was good, but not great considering the time involved. If I make this again I will top...

 

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