Dads Weeknight Chicken Enchiladas Recipes

DAD'S FAVORITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Add oil and spices to a large one gallon bag. Mix thoroughly. Add chicken. Squoosh around to coat the chicken evenly. Yup, technical term, "squoosh". If you can, stick this in the fridge overnight. If not, don't sweat over it.
• At this point you can freeze the meat, add the packages of tortillas, and have an OAMC meal. Simply defrost everything later and assemble. Do not assemble this and then freeze, flour tortillas do not freeze well in the presence of liquid.
• Now, you can dump the spiced chicken in the crockpot for 6 hours on low. Or you can brown the chicken in a big skillet on medium high heat - 4-5 minutes each side, then add chicken stock and simmer about 20 minutes until the chicken about falls apart.
• Remove chicken from cooking vessel to a large bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Shred the chicken using two forks or your hands (or just look at it hard if you used your crockpot). Add the reserved cooking liquid and stir to combine.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Prep a 9x13-inch baking dish by pouring 1/2 cup enchilada sauce in the bottom and "Rolling" it around the bottom to evenly coat.
• Spoon about 1/4 cup of the chicken onto the bottom third of a tortilla, roll tight, and place in the pan, seam side down. Continue until you have filled the dish or run out of chicken. Pour on the rest of the enchilada sauce, and sprinkle on the cheese.
• Bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes, or until the cheese is all melted and the sauce is bubbly and thick.
• Real Cook times: 20 to 30 minutes of work time (how fast can you roll them?); 6 hours cooking (if you use a crock pot) or 30 minutes cooking (if you use the stovetop); and 20 minutes in the oven.

WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Wrap tortillas in foil and heat in 350* oven for 10 minutes to soften.
• For Sauce: In a saucepan, cook onion, garlic, coriander, and pepper in the butter until the onion is tender.
• Stir the flour into the sour cream, and then add to the onion mixture.
• Stir in broth and chili peppers all at once.
• Cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
• Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 C of the cheese.
• For Filling: Stir 1/2 C of the sauce into the chicken, mixing well.
• Place about 2-3 soup-spoon-size of mixture on each tortilla and roll up.
• Arrange rolls, seam side down, in a lightly greased 12x8x2 baking dish.
• Top with remaining sauce.
• Bake, covered, in 350* oven for 35 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake, uncovered, 5 minutes more until cheese melts.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• If Desired: garnish tops with olives, tomatoes, and cheese.

WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Wrap tortillas in foil and heat in 350* oven for 10 minutes to soften.
• For Sauce: In a saucepan, cook onion, garlic, coriander, and pepper in the butter until the onion is tender.
• Stir the flour into the sour cream, and then add to the onion mixture.
• Stir in broth and chili peppers all at once.
• Cook and stir until thick and bubbly.
• Remove from heat; stir in 1/2 C of the cheese.
• For Filling: Stir 1/2 C of the sauce into the chicken, mixing well.
• Place about 2-3 soup-spoon-size of mixture on each tortilla and roll up.
• Arrange rolls, seam side down, in a lightly greased 12x8x2 baking dish.
• Top with remaining sauce.
• Bake, covered, in 350* oven for 35 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake, uncovered, 5 minutes more until cheese melts.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• If Desired: garnish tops with olives, tomatoes, and cheese.

DAD'S WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix chicken, cumin and 1/2 cup each salsa and cheese in bowl.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the remaining salsa onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish. Spoon chicken mixture down centers of tortillas; roll up. Place, seam sides down, in baking dish. Top with remaining salsa and cheese.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.