Mexican Recipes
Chicken con Rajas
Yield: 6 to 8 servings
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 chicken breasts
- 9 whole canned chiles, divided
- 1 medium onion
- 1/2 pound mushrooms, chopped large
- 1 1/2 cups milk
- 1/2 can cream of mushroom soup
- 2 cups sour cream
- Salt and pepper
- 3/4 cup grated Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Cut chicken, onion, mushrooms, and 6 chiles into strips. Set aside.
- Put milk, soup, and remaining 3 chiles in blender and blend until smooth. Whisk in sour cream.
- Melt butter in Dutch oven over medium heat and add oil and chicken. Season. Sauté until chicken is done. Remove chicken and set aside.
- Add onions to same pan and sauté for 3 minutes, then add mushrooms and cook until tender.
- Add chiles and chicken and heat through. Add soup mixture. Cover and heat over medium for 5 minutes.
- Season to taste. Top with cheese and bake at 350 degrees F for 15 to 25 minutes or until hot.
- Serve with Mexican rice, warm flour tortillas and a leafy green salad.