Chicken Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sauce
These Chicken Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sauce get an unexpected upgrade with a spicy pumpkin sauce! Sharp cheddar lightly covers the top, melting in to a bubbly, cheesy topping. These enchiladas simple to make, require few ingredients, and are healthy and delicious!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover roast chicken, skin removed and meat shredded
- 6 scallions, thinly sliced
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 15 oz pumpkin puree
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 jalapeno chile, quartered (remove ribs and seeds for less heat, if desired)
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 1/2 cups grated sharp white cheddar cheese (6 ounces)
- 8 6 inch corn tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine chicken and scallions. Season generously with salt and pepper; set aside.
- In a blender, puree pumpkin, garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, 2 1/2 cups water, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until smooth (hold top firmly as blender will be quite full). Pour 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of an 8-inch square (or other shallow 2-quart) baking dish.
- Lay tortillas on work surface; mound chicken mixture on half of each tortilla, dividing evenly. Roll up tortillas; place, seam side down, in baking dish.
- Pour remaining sauce on top; sprinkle with cheese. Place dish on a baking sheet; bake until cheese is golden and sauce is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.
Notes
Original recipe from Martha Stewart's, "Great Food Fast".