What to do with leftover chicken? Se hace unas enchiladas, por supuesto...
We had some delicious roast chicken breasts that we bought at the deli last week, and after using some of the meat in a chicken vegetable soup, we had enough leftover to still make another meal. Burrowing through the cupboards and the refrigerator we found some canned enchilada sauce, some fresh tomatillos, chiles y fresh garlic to use in another salsa.
Javier shredded the meat off the chicken breasts (pechugas de pollo) and I made the sauces. Claro, one came out of a can, but we were trying it out. Javier still makes the best salsa de enchiladas roja and I can make a pretty mean salsa de enchiladas verde. While I was at work today he roasted the tomatillos, chile serrano, y el ajo and when I got ready to collaborate with dinner, I made a salsa verde de tomatillos, chile serrano, ajo y cilantro. Javier opened the can of red sauce and heated it in an appropriate pan!
Let's move quickly here to the finished product: enchiladas rojas y verdes. We had sprinkled some shredded mozzarella on them before baking, and once they came out of the oven and were ready to serve, we plated them with chopped red onion and a small amount of sour cream.
Look at the picture ... they were perfect! No rice and no beans on the side were necessary! I had three - dos verdes y una roja and Javier had four - dos y dos. I can't remember a dinner on a Monday evening that has been so memorable...
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