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Corn tortillas dipped in green chile sauce stacked on top of each other and filled with shredded chicken and cheese. The cheese is melted and the stack of enchiladas is topped with melted cheese and green chile sauce, garnished with chopped tomatoes and onions, and shredded lettuce.

New Mexico Green Chile Stacked Chicken Enchilada Recipe

Grace Stewart
Enjoy some chicken enchiladas the New Mexican way! Stacked enchiladas are super easy to make! You'll love these tender chicken enchiladas smothered with green chile and a ton of cheese!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American, New Mexican
Servings 2 people
Calories 601 kcal

Equipment

  • broiler safe skillet a large cast iron skillet works well for this!

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 cups green chile sauce warmed
  • ⅓ cup lard for warming the tortillas
  • 6 each corn tortillas this recipe assumes each person eating 3 tortillas stacked on top of each other
  • ½ lb cheddar cheese shredded
  • ½ lb chicken breast cooked, shredded, and seasoned with some salt and pepper
  • ¼ ts salt for seasoning the chicken
  • ¼ ts pepper for seasoning the chicken

Optional Toppings

  • shredded lettuce
  • chopped tomatoes
  • chopped onions
  • chopped green onion
  • sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Heat the lard in a skillet on medium to medium high heat until it is shimmering. Dip the corn tortillas one by one into the lard to fry them. Fry for around 20-30 seconds for each side (don't allow them to crisp up). If you are using flour tortillas skip this step. Using a large spatula to turn the tortillas help to minimize the possibility of them breaking. Let the lard drip off the tortillas after removing them from heating, and place on a paper towel to drain. Keep them warm.
    A corn tortilla which had been fried in lard, on top of a large spatula.
  • Heat your broiler to high, then allow to get hot while you assemble the stacked enchiladas. Place the green chile enchilada sauce in a medium saucepan, and warm the sauce on a gentle heat.
  • To assemble, dip one tortilla into warmed green chili sauce. You can spoon some of the green chile sauce on the top of the tortilla so that both sides have some green chile sauce. Then place it in your broiler safe skillet.
    A corn tortilla sitting atop green chile sauce in a saucepan.
  • Now add ¼ of the chicken and a small handful of cheese to the top, followed by a 2nd tortilla dipped in green chile sauce, another ¼ of the chicken and another small handful of cheese. Top with the 3rd tortilla dipped in sauce. Repeat this for the 2nd serving. Once both servings are assemble, add the remaining sauce and the remaining cheese to the top of the stacked enchiladas.
    Corn tortillas dipped in green chile sauce stacked on top of each other and filled with shredded chicken and cheese. The top layer is a corn tortilla and green chile sauce.
  • Place this under the broiler to heat the enchiladas through and allow the cheese to melt. Check it frequently to make sure nothing is burning. This should take around 2-3 minutes.
    A cast iron skillet under a broiler containing stacked green chile chicken enchiladas smothered with melted cheese.
  • Serve topped with shredded lettuce, chopped onion and chopped tomatoes! Chopped green onions are great as well!
    Corn tortillas dipped in green chile sauce stacked on top of each other and filled with shredded chicken and cheese. The cheese is melted and the stack of enchiladas is topped with melted cheese and green chile sauce, garnished with chopped tomatoes and onions, and shredded lettuce.

Notes

Please note:  the nutrition information unfortunately doesn't include the nutrition for the green chile sauce.  If you are making my Homemade Green Chile Sauce Recipe, please refer to that recipe for the nutrition information.  If using prepared green chile sauce or another chile sauce from another recipe, please refer to the information provided for those. 
This recipe assumes that you have shredded chicken, shredded cheese, and green chile sauce prepared. 
 

Nutrition

Calories: 601kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 51gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 22gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 186mgSodium: 1166mgPotassium: 527mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 1472IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 824mgIron: 1mg
Keyword enchiladas, green chile chicken enchiladas, green chile sauce, stacked enchiladas
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