honey-lime chicken enchiladas

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cooked chicken breast halves, shredded
• 1/3 cup honey
• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons minced garlic
• 1 (14 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
• 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
• 12 corn tortillas
• 2 cups shredded queso asadero (white mexican cheese)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• place shredded chicken in a bowl.
• whisk honey, lime juice, chili powder, and garlic together in a bowl; pour over chicken and toss to coat. marinate chicken in refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• mix enchilada sauce and cream together in a shallow bowl. dip 1 tortilla in enchilada sauce mixture and place in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. repeat dipping tortillas and arranging in the dish until bottom of dish is covered.
• spread 1/2 the chicken mixture over dipped-tortilla layer. sprinkle 1/3 the queso asadero over chicken layer. dip more tortillas in enchilada sauce mixture and arrange over queso asadero layer. spoon 2 to 3 spoonful enchilada sauce mixture over tortilla layer. repeat layering with remaining chicken, 1/3 queso asadero, ending with a layer of dipped tortillas. pour any remaining enchilada sauce mixture over tortillas. sprinkle remaining 1/3 queso asadero over enchiladas.
• bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted and golden, about 30 minutes.