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Instant Pot Enchiladas

shegoesbystella
shegoesbystella @cook_21891251

Probably the quickest start to finish enchilada recipe I know of... it has great flavor and can be made ahead and frozen in batches. You will inevitably end up with more enchilada sauce that you need, but it keeps well and freezes well. Adapted from number-2-pencil.

Instant Pot Enchiladas

Probably the quickest start to finish enchilada recipe I know of... it has great flavor and can be made ahead and frozen in batches. You will inevitably end up with more enchilada sauce that you need, but it keeps well and freezes well. Adapted from number-2-pencil.

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Ingredients

  1. 1whole chicken, cut into 2 thighs and 2 breast and skinned or four boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  2. 1onion diced
  3. 8 clovesgarlic minced
  4. 1jalapeño minced
  5. 1 (28 oz)can crushed tomatoes
  6. 2 TBSPcumin
  7. 1/2 canchipotle peppers with sauce, chopped
  8. 2 TBSPapple cider vinegar
  9. 2 cupschicken stock
  10. 2 TBSPsugar
  11. 1 TBSPsalt
  12. 1 TBSPchilli powder
  13. Olive Oil
  14. 1 TBSPflour (GF or Reg)
  15. Assembly
  16. 1/2onion minced
  17. 1 bunchcilantro
  18. Salt and pepper
  19. 3 cupscolby jack or cheddar cheese
  20. 1 cupscatija cheese or queso blanco
  21. 18tortillas
  22. Green onion/scallions diced
  23. Sour cream
  24. Pico de Gallo
  25. Avocados sliced
  26. Limes

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    Press sauté function on the instant pot. Add onions, garlic, jalapeño and sauté for 5 min.

  2. 2

    Add cumin, chilli powder, sugar, chicken stock, tomatoes, chipotle peppers and sauce, apple cider vinegar and chicken, salt and pepper. Stir

  3. 3

    Set instant pot to 10 minutes high pressure and seal the steam spout. Once it’s finished manually release the steam and open the lid.

  4. 4

    Remove cooked chicken from instant pot and let cool, leaving the sauce in the instant pot. Turn to sauté mode and heat sauce. Put flour and a cup of sauce in a mason jar and shake until the flour is dissolved, this prevents clumping. Add to the sauce in the pot and allow to thicken. Once thickened (about 10 min) put sauce in a blender and blend until smooth. and shred once it cools. Season to taste and set aside to cool.

  5. 5

    Shred cooled chicken, removing any bones/skin etc. Place in a bowl and add salt and pepper, onion and cilantro. Stir.

  6. 6

    Shred colby jack/cheddar cheese and put in a bowl

  7. 7

    Set up assembly: tortillas, bowl of chicken, bowl of cheese, wax paper with oil on it, baking dish, sauce. Cover the bottom of the baking dish with sauce. Take a tortilla, add chicken, cheese, place on oiled wax paper and roll. Place seam down in baking dish, working from left to right fill the dish. Top enchiladas with sauce and sprinkle the remaining colby/cheddar cheese on top.

  8. 8

    Cover enchiladas with tin foil and bake for 20 min at 350°. Remove tin foil, sprinkle cotija cheese on top and put the enchiladas back in the oven uncovered for 10 min or until the cheese is melted.

  9. 9

    Remove enchiladas from oven, sprinkle with chives/green onions and serve with sour cream, avocado, lime and pico de gallo

  10. 10

    Freeze: after assembly either before or after baking

  11. 11

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