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    Posted: 13 February 2010 at 19:38
I am looking for a good enchilada recip.  chicken or beef.

I have made a couple attempts at making them without using a recipe, but they did not turn out  very good.

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Heres one I found but have not tried yet

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast meat - cut into chunks
  • 1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1 1/4 cups sour cream
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained
  • 1 (1.25 ounce) package mild taco seasoning mix
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped, divided
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 5 (12 inch) flour tortillas
  • 3 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded, divided
  • 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce.
  • 1 (6 ounce) can sliced black olives

Directions

  1. Place the chicken in a large pot and add water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the chicken pieces are no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Shred chicken by placing two forks back to back and pulling meat apart. Set the shredded chicken aside. Meanwhile, combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and chili powder in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, then turn off the heat and cover to keep warm.
  2. Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the shredded chicken, chopped green chilies, taco seasoning, half of the bunch of chopped green onion, and water. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the lime juice, onion powder, and garlic powder; simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
  3. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Stir 1 cup of the soup mixture into the skillet with the chicken mixture. Spread the remaining soup mixture on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  4. Fill each tortilla with chicken mixture. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the chicken filling before folding the tortillas, reserving half of the shredded cheese for topping the enchiladas. Fold tortillas over the filling and place seam-side down in the prepared pan.
  5. Pour enchilada sauce evenly over the enchiladas. Cover with the remaining 1 1/2 cups of Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle the reserved chopped green onions and the sliced olives on top of the cheese. Bake in the preheated oven until filling is heated through and the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 25 minutes.



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i won't claim that this is authentic mexican (more of a tex-mex than anything else) recipe, but it sure is good ~
 
TasunkaWitko's House Inside-Out Enchiladas

 

Ron’s Notes: I have the Old El Paso cookbook to thank for the basis of this recipe. The original was pretty good, but called for the entire preparation and presentation to be in one skillet, which I found to be rather awkward. I fiddled around with some of the ingredients and modified the preparation so that it can be finished in a baking dish, and I do believe that my version is an improvement. Feel free to add or experiment with various Mexican spices, including cumin, chili peppers etc. This recipe is written for a large family, so you might want to cut the ingredients in half.

 

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 (10.75 ounce) cans condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
  • 1 (20 ounce) can enchilada sauce
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 can sliced black olives
  • 16 corn tortillas
  • 5 cups shredded cheese (Cheddar, American or blended)
  • Oil for frying tortillas

 

Directions

In a large skillet, cook ground beef and onion over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in the soup, enchilada sauce and milk. Bring to a boil then reduce heat, simmering uncovered for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.

While sauce is simmering, dip each tortilla in hot oil for about 5 seconds on each side and drain on paper towels. Pour approximately half of the sauce and beef mixture into a rectangular glass or similar baking dish.

Reserve 1/2-cup of cheese and place 1/4-cup cheese and a few olive slices down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam-side-down in sauce-filled baking dish. Pour remaining sauce and beef mixture over enchiladas; Top with remaining cheese and black olives. Bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling nicely.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote got14u Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 February 2010 at 09:14
What kind would you like. a basic cheese enchilada is very authentic and is great as well. Or do you want one with a meat in it?
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One with meat.

Thanks for the recipes so far.

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I posted my tex mex beef and cheese enchiladas just a moment ago, if you want to try it out, I hope you enjoy.

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i can vouch for those enchiladas - eating one right now and it is great! Clap
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hey, wild bill - i've been meaning to post this one for a while - i think you'll like it if you give it a try!
 
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Thanks I'll check it out.

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Hi Bill,

My EASY way of making chicken enchiladas is to use the green Las Palmas Enchilada Sauce.

I put a bit of sauce on the bottom of the pan, then dip flour tortillas into some sauce (you might have to warm the tortillas a bit, depending upon which ones you buy and how thick they are), fill with shredded chicken, finely chopped onion and jack (sometimes I use the Mexican blend cheese). After rolling the enchiladas up, I pour the rest of the sauce over them, top with more cheese and bake at 350 degrees for approx 30 minutes. 

I have another yummy way to make chicken enchiladas, I will see about digging out the recipe : )
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hey, debbie - that's pretty much how my wife makes chicken enchiladas, too, except she uses salsa sauce and olives rather than chopped onion. pretty good stuff.
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