
Gluten-Free Chicken Enchiladas with Avocado Crema
Delicious and easy chicken enchiladas made with corn tortillas and a creamy avocado sauce, perfect for a weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
- 8 each Corn tortillas
- 2 cups Cooked chicken, shredded
- 1.5 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1.5 cups Enchilada sauce (gluten-free)
- 2 each Avocado
- 2 tablespoons Lime juice
- 1/2 cup Sour cream (or dairy-free alternative)
- 1/4 cup Cilantro, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Black pepper
Original measure retained: its cup/spoon or fluid-volume standard is unspecified.
Instructions
- 1Preheat your oven to 190°C. In a medium bowl, combine the 2 cups of cooked chicken, shredded, with 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese, shredded.
- 2Gently warm the 8 corn tortillas until they are pliable. Take one warmed corn tortilla, place a portion of the chicken and cheese mixture in the center, and then roll it up tightly.
- 3Arrange the 8 rolled enchiladas seam-down in a single layer in a 22.86 × 33.02 cm baking dish. Pour the 1.5 cups of enchilada sauce (gluten-free) evenly over the enchiladas.
- 4Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of cheddar cheese, shredded, over the sauced enchiladas. Bake for 20-25 minutes in the preheated oven at 190°C, until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the enchiladas are heated through.
- 5While the enchiladas are baking, prepare the avocado crema: In a blender or food processor, combine the 2 avocados, 2 tablespoons of lime juice, 1/2 cup of sour cream (or dairy-free alternative), 1/4 cup of cilantro, chopped, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper. Blend until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- 6Carefully remove the enchiladas from the oven. Serve the enchiladas immediately, topped with the freshly prepared avocado crema.
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