Sunday, March 1, 2009

Sweet Lime Chile Enchiladas

*recipe and picture from this blog. the flavor of the chicken was amazing!

4 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
12 oz. bottle salsa verde
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup lime juice
1 TBSP. chili powder
1 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup heavy cream
8-10 flour tortillas
5 cups shredded cheese

In a large bowl, whisk together honey, lime juice, chili powder, garlic powder, and salt. Add shredded chicken to lime mixture. Let sit 10 minutes.

In a 9 x 13 pan, pour 3/4 bottle of salsa verde and reserve the rest. Take each tortilla and fill with chicken and cheese. Roll up and place seam down in the salsa verde. Repeat until tortillas are filled. After you remove all the chicken, there will be remaining lime sauce in the bowl. Add heavy cream and remaining salsa verde to sauce. Pour over enchiladas and cover with remaining cheese. Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. Serve with Sweet Pepper Rice.

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