Cinco de Mayo is next week and I started things off by making a tasty mole sauce, which is a good recipe to make ahead of time, and I could not resist using some right away in these chicken mole enchiladas (aka enmoladas). Enchiladas are really easy to make! They are basically a meat in a tasty sauce wrapped up in a tortilla, smothered in more sauce along with cheese and baked to cook. For these enchiladas the meat is shredded chicken which is mixed up with the mole sauce along with some onions and cilantro. Although enchiladas are generally rolled I sometimes like to just stuff the tortillas and fold them, which is easier! I serve the enmoladas with avocado and lime juice! Yum!
Top with sour cream and crumbled queso fresco!
Chicken Mole Enchiladas
Chicken enchiladas drenched in a spicy, tasty mole sauce with hints of chocolate covered in melted cheese.
ingredients
- 2 cups mole sauce
- 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded, sliced or diced
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 handful cilantro, chopped
- 12 corn tortillas, warmed
- 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
directions
- Mix 1 cup of mole sauce with the chicken, onion and cilantro in a large sauce pan and heat until warm.
- Wrap (or fold) the chicken mole in the tortillas, place in a baking dish, pour on the remaining mole sauce and sprinkle on the cheese.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until the cheese is melted, bubbling and lightly golden brown.
Option: It’s easier to fold the chicken mole mixture, quesadilla like, rather than rolling them up!
Option: Use chipotle and ancho cocoa enchilada sauce instead of mole sauce.
Tip: To help prevent your corn tortillas from cracking you can warm them in a pan.
JennDZ - The Leftover Queen says
June 11, 2007 at 9:13 pmI love Mole! I haven’t had it in a while and this makes me realize how much I enjoy it!
tmcc4 says
May 5, 2011 at 11:34 pmI love your pictures!!!! Awesome job!
Mandy
Joanne says
May 6, 2011 at 10:21 amI think I need to whip up some mole this weekend just so that I can try all of these variations!
Food Glorious Food! says
May 6, 2011 at 4:16 pmWonderful quick and easy recipe! Thanks for sharing!
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Foodafok says
May 6, 2011 at 7:04 pmBravo! I really like this recipe. http://usubufood.blogspot.com/2011/05/savanyu-maj.html
Cooking contests says
May 6, 2011 at 11:08 pmOoooo a chocolate sauce on chicken enchiladas? Interesting.. may have to try it out myself next time I do enchiladas. Thanks for sharing!!
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— Chelsey
Anonymous says
May 6, 2011 at 11:29 pmMmm these look fantastic! I love how you were able to stretch the mole and make so many different meals with it.
Helene says
May 7, 2011 at 1:24 amThat is a delectable Dinner Kevin!
Little Sable says
May 7, 2011 at 5:20 pmI love your blog !
AMAZING!
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With love Little Sable
Josie says
May 9, 2011 at 12:09 amThanks for this! My husband had been looking for other ideas for his Mole sauce.
Cookin' Canuck says
May 9, 2011 at 5:35 pmThe color of that mole sauce is gorgeous. If it tastes as rich as it looks, I know it would be a favorite in our house.
Gisela Verdin says
May 12, 2011 at 7:30 pmA better tip for the Tortillas is, dip the edges with some water and heat them in a pan 😉