Chicken And Cheese Enchiladas Gringo Style Recipes

GRINGO SMOKED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare pellet smoker for indirect cooking at 300 degrees.
• Dry the outer surface of chicken with paper towel and brush with Canola oil. Season well with Grande Gringo seasoning.
• Place chicken on pellet smoker and cook until internal temperature reaches 165 in breast. Rest for 10-15 minutes and pull into bite size pieces by hand.
• Heat 1 Tablespoon of oil in a large sauce pan over medium heat. Sauté onion for 2-3 minutes, add garlic and continue to sauté for 1-2 minutes. Add diced green chilies and cook for 1-2 minutes. Pour in salsa verde and bring to a slight simmer.
• Add sour cream and reduce heat to low. Stir until sour cream is smooth. Slowly add half of the Monterrey Jack cheese stirring as needed to melt cheese. Season with a good pinch of Grande Gringo and fresh cilantro.
• Pour half of the sauce into a bowl over the pulled chicken and mix gently to combine.
• To assemble the enchiladas: Ladle a few spoons of the sauce into a casserole dish or baking pan.
• Warm the corn tortillas in hot oil for 3-5 seconds each side. Place 2 Tablespoons of the chicken mixture on each tortilla and fold the shell around. Place the enchiladas seam side down in the baking dish.
• Ladle the remaining sauce over the top of the enchiladas and top with the remaining Monterrey Jack cheese. Place slices of jalapeño on top and sprinkle with a little extra Grande Gringo.
• Place the baking dish on the pellet grill set for 350 degrees. The enchiladas need to cook for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is brown and bubbly on top.

CHICKEN-AND-CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Slice half of the onion into thin rings and set aside. Place the other onion half, tomatillos and serranos on a foil-lined baking sheet and broil until the vegetables are soft and slightly brown, 7 to 10 minutes, turning as needed. Transfer the vegetables and any liquid to a blender, add the broth and puree. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and the sugar.
• Meanwhile, stack the tortillas, wrap in a damp paper towel and microwave just until warm and soft, 1 minute; keep covered. Toss the chicken with 2 cups shredded cheese in a bowl. Spoon a portion of the chicken mixture down the middle of each tortilla. Add a few cilantro leaves and roll up. Place the enchiladas side by side in a lightly oiled 9-by-13-inch baking dish and brush with the 2 tablespoons olive oil. Broil until crisp and golden, 3 minutes.
• Pour the tomatillo sauce over the enchiladas and top with the remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese. Return to the oven and broil until the cheese is bubbly and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Garnish with the onion rings, queso fresco and any remaining cilantro.

CHEESE AND CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine onion and garlic. Cover and microwave on high for 30-60 seconds or until onion is tender, stirring twice. Stir in the chicken, cream cheese, green chilies, broth, chili powder and cumin. Cover and microwave on high for 45-90 seconds or until cream cheese is melted, stirring twice., Spoon about 1/3 cup down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in an ungreased microwave-safe 8-in. square dish. , In a microwave-safe bowl, combine the process cheese, 1/4 cup tomato and milk. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 30-60 seconds or until cheese is melted, stirring twice; drizzle over enchiladas. Top with remaining tomato. Microwave enchiladas, uncovered, on high for 45-90 seconds or until heated through.

CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.
• Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the chicken breasts in boiling water until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken to a cutting board to cool.
• Beat cream cheese, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Stir tomatoes, green onion, green chiles, cilantro, and lime juice into the cream cheese mixture. Add 1 cup Cheddar cheese and fold to integrate.
• Shred cooled chicken with a pair of forks into strands; stir into the cream cheese mixture. Spoon about 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture into the center of each tortilla and fold tortilla around the filling; arrange into the prepared baking dish. Top tortillas with remaining Cheddar cheese and green enchilada sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and the cheese is melted, about 20 minutes.

GREEN CHICKEN ENCHILADA

Steps:

• In a pot with enough water to cover, boil the chicken 25 minutes, or until juices run clear. Drain, cool, and shred.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
• Fill each tortilla with equal amounts of chicken and cheese, reserving 1/4 cup cheese for topping. Roll tortillas to form enchiladas. Arrange enchiladas in the prepared baking dish. Cover with the enchilada sauce.
• Bake enchiladas 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Top with reserved cheese, and continue baking 5 minutes, until cheese is melted.

GRINGO CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven 350.
• Grease 9 x 13 baking pan.
• Combine sour cream, mexicorn and salsa.
• Arrange tortillas to cover bottom of pan (3 to 4 tortillas).
• Use 1/2 of pre-cooked chicken to lay over bottom layer of tortillas and top chicken with 1/2 of sour cream mixture and then lightly sprinkle with both types of cheese.
• Cover layer with tortillas (3 to 4).
• Use the remaining 1/2 of the pre-cooked chicken to layer on top of the tortillas and then top chicken with remaining sour cream mixture and then lightly sprinkle with both types of cheese.
• Top middle layer with tortillas (3- 4) and cover with remaining cheeses.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.

CHICKEN AND CHEESE ENCHILADAS, GRINGO STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Stir soup, sour cream, picante sauce and chili powder in a medium bowl. 2. Stir 1 cup of Picante mixture into chicken and cheese in a large bowl. 3. Divide chicken mixture among toritllas. Roll up tortillas and place seam-side up in a 2. quart, shallow baking dish. Pour remaining sauce mixture over the enchiladas. Cover dish with foil. 4. Bake at 350* for 40 mins. or until enchiladas are hot and bubbly. Top with tomato and onion if you wish.

MEXICAN CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Combine chicken with beans, 1 cup cheese, scallions, chiles with liquid and cumin.
• Dividing evenly, spoon mixture down center of each wrap; roll up. Place in baking dish; top with enchilada sauce. Lightly cover baking dish with foil. Bake 30 minutes.
• Uncover enchiladas; sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake until cheese is melted, 5 minutes. Serve topped with sour cream, cilantro, and pimentos.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS GRINGO STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Boil chicken (with salt and pepper), remove chicken from broth and shred by pulling chicken apart into small pieces.
• 2. Drain broth but leave 2 tablespoons broth on low heat.
• 3. Add cream cheese to broth and allow to simmer while melting, stir and remove from heat.
• 4. Add can of green chilies, stir.
• 5. Add shredded chicken and 2 tablespoons sour cream, stir.
• 6. In palm of hand, fill tortilla with chicken mixture, plus a sprinkle of cheese. Roll tortilla and place each enchilada face down in a rectangle pan lined with 1/4 can of enchilada sauce.
• 7. Cover enchiladas with remaining sauce.
• 8. Cover in remaining cheese.
• 9. Bake in oven at 350 for 25-35 minutes or until cheese is melted but not bubbling. Garnish and enjoy!

ZUCCHINI-WRAPPED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Cut pepper lengthwise in half; remove stems and seeds. Place pepper on a foil-lined baking sheet, skin side up. Broil 4 in. from heat until skins blister, about 5 minutes. Immediately place pepper in a small bowl; let stand, covered, 20 minutes. Reduce oven setting to 350°., Peel off and discard charred skin; finely chop pepper and place in a large bowl. Add chicken, 1 cup pepper jack cheese, cream cheese, green onion and pepper sauce. In a small bowl combine enchilada sauce and tomato paste, set aside. , Slice zucchini lengthwise into 32 1/8-in.-thick slices. Place zucchini slices in an ungreased 13x9 microwave-safe dish. Cover and microwave on high for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain well on paper towels and set aside., Spread half of the sauce mixture into a 13x9 baking dish; set aside. Layer 4 slices of zucchini, slightly overlapping. Place 1/3 cup of chicken mixture off center on top. Roll up zucchini starting with the short side, and place into the prepared dish, seam side down. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Top with remaining sauce and cheese., Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 35-40 minutes.

GRINGO ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• finely chop 1 onion
• Saute in heated butter.
• Add chicken and sort of shred it up in the skillet so it can cook a little faster.
• Season with all seasonings to taste throughout cooking.
• cover and let simmer for a little while so the flavors take hold.
• meanwhile pour 1 cup of sauce in a bowl and grade cheddar and colby jack cheeses into the sauce and stir.
• pour a smidge of sauce in the bottom of a 13x9 casserole dish and spread evenly across bottom.
• Take a flour tortilla and line with a small amount of meat then a small amount of cheese/sauce mix roll up and place in dish, repeat until pan is full.
• pour remaining sauce over all enchiladas and top with remaining cheddar and colby jack.
• bake at 350 for 20 minutes remove and top with the other chopped onion or leave as is -- .