Yummy Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas Arepa Recipe

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Yummy Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas Arepas Recipe

You’re going to need:

For Chicken Filling:

• 2lbs Boneless chicken breast, cooked and shredded
  1 Package cream cheese
  1 Can Cream of Mushroom soup
  ½ Cup milk
  ½ Small white onion, finely diced
  3-4 Roasted green chiles, seeded and diced (4 oz can diced green chiles, optional)
  1 Garlic clove, finely chopped
  Salt and Pepper to taste

For P.A.N. Arepas

• 2 ½ cups water
  2 cups P.A.N. Cornmeal
  1 Teaspoon salt

Let’s create this Yummy Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas Arepas Recipe!

Directions for filling:

• In a sauce pan, heat cream cheese, soup, milk, onions, and garlic on med-high heat until boiling. 

• Turn down heat to low, add chicken, cover and simmer 10-20 minutes.
•  Add salt and Pepper to taste
• Set aside still covered to keep warm.

Directions for Arepas:

• In a large bowl, pour in water and gradually add salt and P.A.N. cornmeal.

• Knead until a firm dough forms.

• Let dough sit for 3 minutes.
• Separate into 10 portioned balls.
• Flatten each ball in hands to make a flat disc about 3 ½” in diameter.

• Cook on a skillet on med heat, 5 minutes each side, until brown.

Directions for building Arepas:

• Cut cooked Arepa in half and stuff with chicken mixture, garnish with lettuce, tomato, onion, and cheese.
• Serve with salsa, sour cream, guacamole, or any preferred garnish.

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