Ingredients
- 1 white onion
- 2 green onions
- 4 chicken breasts
- 8 soft flour tortillas
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 cups tomato puree
- 2 TBS tomato paste
- 2 ½ cups Monterey Jack shredded cheese
- 2 tsp fresh oregano
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- salt
- pepper
Directions
- Wrap tortillas in foil and set in 275° oven.
- Add 2½ cups chicken broth, oregano, and diced white onion into med skillet.
- Bring to a bubble and add diced chicken and cover with lid for 10 mins.
- Set chicken to cool, while tenderizing it with a hammer.
- In a sauce pan; combine tomato puree, cayenne, cinnamon, and 2 tsp cumin and warm on oven burner.
- In bowl add 1/2 cup chicken broth, tomato paste, 2 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp cumin, and season with salt and pepper.
- Combine this bowl with chicken.
- Take tortillas out and switch over to broiler on high.
- Pour a little of the sauce into the bottom of a casserole backing dish.
- Roll chicken into tortillas and place them in the dish.
- Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas, then toss diced green onions and pile with cheese.
- Broil for 5 mins.