Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Recipe of the Week- Chicken Enchiladas

We may not all be able to go to Mexico for Spring break, but we can still indulge on their cuisine. I love Mexican food, but I don't cook it too often. If I do, I usually buy a taco kit, some meat, and go from there. I wanted to try something different, but still quick and easy to make. I found this recipe off Rachael Ray's 30 minute meals, it was great! If I can do it, you can. What Ya Need:
8 soft corn tortillas
Filling:
3 cups chicken broth
4 pieces boneless skinless chicken breast, 6 to 8 ounces
1 bay leaf, fresh or dried
2 sprigs fresh oregano
1 small onion, quartered
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 teaspoon chili powder, 1/3 palm full
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt
Sauce:
2 cups tomato sauce
2 teaspoons hot cayenne pepper sauce, several drops
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 2 pinches
1 teaspoon chili powder
2 1/2 cups Monterey Jack shredded cheese, available on dairy aisle

What Ya Do:
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
Wrap corn tortillas in foil and warm in the oven. Bring broth to a boil in a saute pan. Set chicken into broth with bay and oregano and onion. Return to a boil, cover and reduce heat to simmer. Poach chicken in broth 10 minutes. Remove chicken breasts to a bowl and shred with 2 forks. Add 1/2 cup of cooking liquid and tomato paste, spices and salt and work through the chicken using the forks.
Combine all sauce ingredients and heat through, keeping warm until needed.
Remove tortillas from oven and switch broiler on high.
Pile chicken mixture into warm corn tortillas and roll. Line casserole or baking dish with enchiladas, seam side down. Pour hot tomato sauce over the chicken enchiladas and top with cheese. Place in enchiladas in hot oven 6 inches from broiler and broil 5 minutes to melt cheese and set enchiladas.



This should take you about 25 minutes, and will serve 4 people. I served mine with a side salad and margaritas, I recommend you do the same! Test it out and let me know if you liked it too, Happy Cooking!

1 comment:

  1. Okay ... it's 8:30 a.m. and now I want Mexican food ... thanks.

    How about linking to Rachel Ray's page too?

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