Copycat El Torito Chicken Enchiladas

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This copycat recipe for the famous chicken enchiladas at El Torito uses cooked chicken and fire-roasted green chile enchilada sauce mixed with sour cream.

serves/makes:

ready in:
30-60 minutes

3 reviews

ingredients

3/4 pound shredded cooked chicken
1 medium onion, chopped
28 ounces El Torito fire roasted green enchilada sauce
1 1/2 cup sour cream
12 (6-inch size) corn tortillas
1 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Combine the chicken and onion in a bowl and mix gently.

Combine the enchilada sauce and sour cream in another bowl and mix until smooth. Transfer 3/4 cup of the enchilada sauce mixture to the bowl with the chicken. Mix well.

Heat a small non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add the tortillas, one at a time, turning to heat on both sides. Transfer the tortillas to paper toweling and cover lightly to keep warm.

Spread some of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish (just enough to cover the bottom lightly).

Add about 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture in a line down the center of each tortilla. Roll the tortillas up around the filling and place the tortillas, seam-side down, in a single layer in the baking dish.

Evenly top the rolled tortillas with the remaining enchilada sauce mixture. Sprinkle evenly with the Monterey Jack and Cheddar cheese.

Place the enchiladas in the oven and bake at 350 degrees F for 20-30 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly.

Remove the enchiladas from the oven and serve immediately.

nutrition data

450 calories, 25 grams fat, 28 grams carbohydrates, 27 grams protein per serving.

reviews & comments

sweetnlow33 REVIEW:
February 18, 2017

Green enchiladas are my favorite Mexican food and this recipe is to die for! I've made it before but just came back to print another copy of the recipe and realized that I never wrote a review. I HIGHLY recommned the recipes.
tmiller REVIEW:
December 25, 2013

These were excellent and I loved the green sauce not a red sauce in them.
Carrie REVIEW:
September 4, 2007

This recipe is easy and my family always asks me to make it. It's delicious and crowd-pleasing (a little rich).

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This is a copy cat recipe submitted to CDKitchen by a third-party. This recipe is not an original recipe unless specifically stated and is considered only to be an acceptable "clone" to the original for the home cook to attempt to duplicate. Please also note that many nationwide restaurant chains vary their menus and ingredients by region so the version provided may not be similar to what you may have tried before. All trademarks referenced are property of their respective owners.

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