Enchiladas with Salsa Verde

Enchiladas with Salsa Verde (aka Latin Lasagna ;)
Serves 4 - Large Helpings
Total Cost - $11.75 ($1.75 over budget, but well worth it and you will get a lot of food :)
(Vegetarian option - instead of chicken use 4 cups of cooked cannellini beans - cooked in garlic, salt and pepper to taste - this is also $3 cheaper if you use fresh beans from a bag not a can) 

In a deep pan - Saute all these ingredients until tomatoes are a little browned

- 1 Serrano Pepper, chopped $.10
- 3 Jalapeños, chopped $.50
- 1 yellow onion, chopped $.25
- 8 tomatillos, chopped $2.29
- 2 garlic cloves, chopped $.25

Once you have sauteed these and they have browned just slightly - turn burner off and add about 8 ice cubes - about 1 cup water (you can also add a cup of cold water)

Now - Blend - Everything in the pan and add

- 1 cup cilantro $.50
- Juice of 1 line $.17

Once blended - Take a baking pan about 10by14 inches and about 2 inches deep - pour some of the sauce at the bottom and add a layer of tortillas.

In the pan where you sautead all the ingredients for the sauce - cook your chicken - with some garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste. Until fully cooked and chop it before cooking.

- 1lb chicken $5.00

Now in the Baking pan - take a tortilla and put some chicken, sauce and a little mozzarella cheese, grated - roll and put in baking pan - repeat until the whole baking pan is full then add a layer of tortillas on the top and pour all leftover sauce and cheese.

- 1/2 bag tortillas $.50
I like Las Tortillas Buena Vista because they are made in Bushwick!!! Right on Johnson Avenue, you can actually go to the location and buy a hot fresh bag of tortillas or pick them up at most bodegas or grocery stores in Brooklyn.
- 8oz mozzarella $1.99 - Queso blanco is the cheese used in Guatemala but Mozzarella works too! 

Before baking.

Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees.

Done :) Garnish with some cilantro to make it look pretty :)