Chicken Enchilada Pie

HEP MEP's Note:

I clipped this from The Milwaukee Journal about 10 years ago. A Mexican-American woman devised it to re-create the taste of her mother's chicken enchiladas. It's a little time-consuming, but the flavor is well-worth it

• Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1/4-1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth, either canned or 1 1/2 cups reserved from boiling chicken
• 2 (4 ounce) cans of chopped green chilies
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 12 corn tortillas, quartered
• 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
• 2 -3 boneless chicken breast halves, cooked and shredded
• 8 -10 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
• sour cream (your pleasure) or tomatoes (your pleasure) or salsa (your pleasure)

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add onion and garlic; cover and cook over low heat until onion is wilted, about 5 minutes.
3. Check halfway through to make sure onion and garlic are not browning.
4. Increase heat to medium and stir in flour, cumin, and pepper, stirring 2 minutes to cook rawness out of the flour.
5. As flour begins to brown, remove pan from heat and gradually add the broth,using a wire whisk to combine.
6. Add chilies, oregano, and salt.
7. Bring to a boil,cover and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes,stirring occasionally.
8. Using an 8x8 square dish coated with non-stick vegetable spray, make layers of quartered tortillas, refried beans, chicken, sauce, and cheese to a depth of 1/2 inch per layer.
9. Repeat 3 times, ending with cheese.
10. Tightly cover pan with foil and bake at 375°F for 45 minutes.
11. Garnish with sour cream.
12. Note: Recipe may be doubled--if so, use a 9x13-inch pan.
13. You can also add 1 to 2 tbsp of green chili salsa when adding chilies and oregano.

Reviews

[Bobbi5]

I loved this, I used only half as many tortillas though. Will be making again soon.

[909692]

Very good, will make again.

[Mel&Kara'sMom]

This was very good. I loved the flavor. It was not too spicy. It seems like a lot of ingredients but very easy to put together.