An enchilada is a Mexican dish consisting of a corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a savory sauce. Enchiladas can be filled with various ingredients, including meats, cheese, beans, potatoes, vegetables, or combinations. Enchilada sauces include chili-based sauces, such as salsa roja, various moles, tomatillo-based sauces, such as salsa verde, or cheese-based sauces, such as chile con queso.
Chicken enchilada
corn tortilla rolled around a filling and covered with a chili pepper sauce
Characteristic of:
Costa Rican cuisine
Guatemalan cuisine
Honduran cuisine
Mexican cuisine
New Mexican cuisine
Nicaraguan cuisine
Tex-Mex cuisine
Contains:
Chicken
Also known as:
Wikidata ID:
Q876096
References:
Article content licensed under CC-BY-SA; original content from Wikimedia Foundation; image data under CC-BY-SA from Wikimedia Foundation
ID: 2795