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Cheese Enchiladas with Mole Sauce Recipe

Panela cheese filled enchiladas topped with mole, a smooth sauce made from dried chiles, Mexican cream, and sliced red onion. Mole comes in many varieties. We used mole poblano for this dish. You substitute the mole of your choice.

Prep 10m
Cook 35m
Total 45m
Yield 4 servings
Source: mexicanfoodjournal.com by Douglas Cullen

🥄 Ingredients

  • 1 cup mole paste or 4 cups of prepared mole
  • 4 cups chicken broth or water
  • 1 lb. of queso fresco or panela cheese (mild fresh Mexican cheeses)
  • 1/2 cup Mexican cream ("crema")
  • 1 red or white onion
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 1 cup cooking oil

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Preparing the Mole

    Preparing the Mole

  2. Preparing the Tortillas

    Preparing the Tortillas

📊 Nutrition (per serving)

985 kcal Calories
70 g Carbs
37 g Protein
58 g Fat

Nutritional values are estimates from the original source.