These chicken cutlets are full of flavor and are perfect if you have leftover enchilada sauce that you don’t know how to use, but can’t bring yourself to toss out like I did. Simmering in a cast iron skillet added so much flavor and the chicken cutlets turned out to be perfectly cooked through without drying. I adapted my recipe from one I found from Sip Bite Go, so you should check them out if you love this adaptation!
Ingredients
- 4 chicken cutlets
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup red enchilada sauce
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped (optional, for serving)
- Crumbled cotija cheese (optional, for serving)
Directions
- Season chicken cutlets with salt and pepper.
- Heat a large cast iron skillet to medium high heat. Add olive oil and once olive oil is hot and shiny, add seasoned chicken. Sear chicken for 3 minutes.
- Flip chicken and add enchilada sauce and water. Reduce heat to medium and add a lid to the chicken cutlets in enchilada sauce simmering in the pan.
- Simmer chicken cutlets covered with a lid for 5-12 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F. You can flip the chicken cutlets if they aren’t done at the 5 minute mark. This might help speed them along. The sauce should still be a little liquidy. If the sauce is getting too thick, reduce the heat to medium low and add a little water (1-3 Tbsp) to the pan. This will keep the chicken nice and juicy until they reach the right internal temperature. Serve immediately with a sprinkle of cilantro and cotija or make tacos.