Chicken Molé Enchiladas
Mole Sauce is one of those things that you either like, love, don’t like or haven’t tried yet. The first time I tried it was when my husband I were dating and a friend of his and his wife invited us over for dinner. His wife announced that we would be having these Chicken Molé Enchiladas and I was a bit nervous. I had no idea if I would like them or not, since I had never even heard of them before.
What is Molé?
In case you aren’t familiar with molé (pronounced MO-LAY), it is a rice sauce made with peppers, chocolate and a few other ingredients (there are several different varieties in different regions). It is typically served over chicken. After I tried it, I thought it was pretty darned good. Definitely different, but not bad at all.
What does Mole sauce taste like?
Ingredients:
Large pack corn tortillas
1 jar of mole sauce
1 whole chicken boiled and meat shredded
1 1/2 cups chicken broth
1/2 tsp. salt (or to taste)
1 Tablespoon sugar (or to taste)
Jack Cheese
Cheddar Cheese
Boil the chicken until it is really tender and can be easily shredded. You can reserve the broth if you like, or you can use chicken broth from a carton or can.
How do you use mol sauce from a jar?
Empty the mole sauce into a large saucepan or skillet (it will be solid – not saucy). Please note: Mole sauce WILL stain, so make sure you wear clothes you don’t care about, in case it splashes on you. Add 1 cup chicken stock, salt and sugar into pan and blend well and warm through on low heat (watch carefully to avoid burning). Add more broth as needed – sauce should be the consistency of a melted milkshake. You may even need more than 1 1/2 cups of broth.
In a large bowl, add chicken and spoonfuls of sauce, until all chicken is lightly coated. You should still have a lot of sauce left in your pan. Start rolling the enchiladas on a cutting board or flat surface. Fill each tortilla with chicken, and a little bit of Jack cheese, and roll (sometimes it helps to warm up the tortillas in the microwave for a few seconds first). Place each roll into a glass or metal baking pan.
When the pan is full, drizzle sauce over all rolls, and top with jack and cheddar cheese. Save some sauce for dipping!
Bake at 350 degrees until heated through and cheese is melted (about 30 or 40 minutes).
Serve with sour cream if desired.
These Chicken Mole Enchiladas are my husband’s favorite things in the world 🙂
If you love Mexican food, make sure you check out our Mexican Casserole recipe!
13 Responses
I’ve never tried it, but girl, I’d be willing to let you serve me up a plateful!
I’d be more than happy to!
I love Mole. The first time I tried it a friend from Mexico made me some chicken mole. To this day I haven’t had mole that measured up to hers but I love trying it at different restaurants. I’ve seen that jar at the store and wondered if it’s any good. I think I’ll give it a try
The mole in the jar is the only kind I’ve tried – it’s pretty tasty! I would love to try making it from scratch sometime though – I’ll bet that’s delicious!
I’ve never heard of mole sauce or heard of it, interesting. The enchiladas look delish!
I haven;t heard of mole sauce before, but would like to try it. Looks yummy!
This looks like what I was looking for. But the instructions end with the cool enchiladas sitting in a pan. I assume that they should be baked before serving. Recommendation for time and temp? Thanks!
Oh gosh – how did I forget that part? I just added it. Thank you!
Using your recipe as a guide, it turned out great. I used left over chicken breasts that already had a bit of pesto sauce on it. Diced it and fried it with an onion, then tossed in a couple spoonfuls of the mole sauce (already diluted with the broth) to really give the filling flavor. By accident I topped it all with Parmesan cheese instead of cheddar but it turned out really good. I did not add any sugar. I will note that I had trouble getting all the lumps out of the mole-from-a-jar. Next time I will cut it up before I add the broth or use an immersion blender.
I made these tonight and they were delish! I’ve been craving good mole enchiladas and these were perfect. I tossed a can of green chilies in and also some almonds in with the chicken. It was really good and just what I wanted.
Oh that sounds really good! Maybe I’ll have to try YOUR version sometime! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I use the same mole sauce with the chicken broth & chili de Arbol that I’ve boiled, blend all ingredients in blender. Sauce comes out amazing!!