Friday, May 6, 2011

Honey Lime Enchiladas

Oh My Flippin' Delicious! Making these for Mom on Sunday.



Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas
(from my neighbor Sarah Bevan)

Chicken marinated in lime, honey, and cumin, smothered in gooey cheese, tortillas and tasty sauce.....need I say more?

3/4 cup honey

Lime juice (1-2 limes)

1 tablespoon chili powder

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon cumin

1 pound chicken, cooked and shredded (I used 3 chicken breasts)

8-10 flour tortillas

1 pound monterey jack cheese, shredded

16 ounces green enchilada sauce

1 cup heavy cream.



  1. Mix the first five ingredients and toss with shredded chicken. Let it marinate for at least 1/2 hour (I tossed mine together in a ziploc bag in the morning and let it sit in the refrigerator all day).


  2. Pour about 1/2 cup enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan.


  3. Fill flour tortillas with chicken and shredded cheese, saving about 1 cup of cheese to sprinkle on top of enchiladas.


  4. Mix the remaining enchilada sauce with the cream and leftover marinade. Pour sauce on top of the enchiladas and sprinkle with cheese.


  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until brown and crispy on top.

2 comments:

Alison and Troy said...

I made these last night and they ARE tasty! Next time I make them, though, I think I'll only use 1/2 cup honey because they were a little sweet for our preference. I also didn't add the chili powder because Albertsons only had medium green enchilada sauce and we are wussy eaters. I will deffinately make these again!

Alexie said...

YAY! If you do make them again and you think about it- could you take a picture (or ask sarah to do it- i hear she's a photographer now) and email it to me? I keep forgetting to snap one before I dig in and I'd like one for we recipe book I'm putting together.
So glad you liked them!