Enchiladas Verdes con Pavo (Green Chile Turkey Enchiladas)

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Total Time

    32 mins

  • Servings

    4 to 6 servings

  • Calories

    110479 kcal

  • Course

    Dinner

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Enchiladas Verdes con Pavo (Green Chile Turkey Enchiladas)

At the request of our amigos at Avocados from Mexico, we’d like to share a family favorite, mom’s enchiladas verdes, (green enchiladas). But instead of using chicken, why not use leftover shredded pavo (turkey) and add a  side of sliced buttery, melt-in-your-mouth avocados.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 12 Anaheim long green chile peppers
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 quart Suero de Sal whey or buttermilk can be used as a substitute, divided
  • ½ cup canola oil diced
  • 1 white onion
  • 12 to18 corn tortillas preferably white corn
  • 1 pound shredded turkey or rotisserie chicken
  • 1 ½ cups white shredded cheese Monterrey Jack, Azadero or Muenster
  • ¼ cup queso fresco crumbled
  • ½ cup Crema Mexicana or sour cream for sauce and topping
  • salt to taste
  • water if needed
  • 2 to 3 ripe avocados from Mexico pitted and sliced
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Instructions

Roast Chile Peppers:

  1. Preheat broiler. Select firm, meaty peppers without wrinkles for roasting.
  2. Rinse thoroughly.
  3. Place peppers evenly in a single layer on a foil-lined cookie sheet.
  4. Place under broiler. Watch them closely as the skin will blister and turn black within minutes. Turn the peppers after 5 minutes to blister all sides evenly. When done, the pepper skins should be evenly blistered and mostly black.
  5. Place roasted peppers in a plastic bag, cover with a kitchen towel and when cool, rub off the blackened skin, and discard the stem.

Sauce:

  1. In a blender combine the peppers, flour, and half of the suero or buttermilk and blend until creamy.
  2. Pour mixture into a medium skillet and set over medium-low heat to warm. Add additional suero or buttermilk and stir. Taste and season with salt, usually about 2 teaspoons. If the sauce is too spicy, add ¼ cup of crema Mexicana or sour cream and stir. If the sauce is too thick, add water until desired consistency is reached.

Stacked Style:

  1. Fry tortillas in hot oil until softened.
  2. Drain on paper towels.
  3. Soften tortillas by soaking in sauce one at a time.
  4. Place softened tortillas on individual serving plates. Layer with shredded turkey, onion, and cheese. Repeat process for a total of 3 to 4 tortillas for each serving.
  5. Serve with slices of avocados. Sabroso!

Oven Style:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Fry tortillas in hot oil just until softened. Drain on paper towels.
  3. Spread 1 cup of the sauce in an ungreased 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
  4. Fill each tortilla with shredded turkey, onion, and cheese. Roll tortilla with filling, placing seam side down in the baking dish.
  5. Pour 2 cups of the sauce over enchiladas. Sprinkle with more cheese and bake until warm, about 15 minutes. Serve with a dollop of crema Mexicana or sour cream and slices of avocados.

Notes

  • When shopping for your ingredients to make the enchiladas do not forget to pick up several Mexican avocados to garnish your plate or as a light side.
  • Feel free to use leftover rotisserie chicken instead of turkey! 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 1104.79kcal (55%) Carbohydrates 113.6g (38%) Protein 43.59g (87%) Fat 56.41g (87%) Saturated Fat 17.41g (87%) Cholesterol 115.9mg (39%) Sodium 1052.97mg (44%) Potassium 1155.32mg (33%) Fiber 25.13g (101%) Sugar 10.41g (21%) Vitamin A 758.25IU (15%) Vitamin C 32.5mg (36%) Calcium 576.09mg (58%) Iron 4.23mg (24%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4to 6 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 110479 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 1104.79kcal 55%
Carbohydrates 113.6g 38%
Protein 43.59g 87%
Fat 56.41g 87%
Saturated Fat 17.41g 87%
Cholesterol 115.9mg 39%
Sodium 1052.97mg 44%
Potassium 1155.32mg 25%
Fiber 25.13g 101%
Sugar 10.41g 21%
Vitamin A 758.25IU 15%
Vitamin C 32.5mg 36%
Calcium 576.09mg 58%
Iron 4.23mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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