Moms Enchiladas Recipes

MY FAVORITE CHICKEN ENCHILADA RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350.
• In a large non-stick skillet saute the 1/2 cup diced onions and 3 chopped garlic cloves in the oil over medium heat. About 5 minutes until the onions are slightly translucent.
• Add the 3 cups cooked chicken, 1 tsp chili powder, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp garlic powder, pinch red pepper flakes, 1/4 cup chopped cilantro and 1/3 cup enchilada sauce. Stir to coat the chicken with all the seasonings and sauce.
• Prepare a 9x13 glass baking dish by pouring the remaining 2/3 of the opened can of enchilada sauce to the bottom of the pan.
• Now set up an assembly line for your enchiladas. Tortillas, chicken filling, 1 cup of shredded cheese, and the prepared pan.
• Place a few spoonfuls of chicken down the center of one tortilla and top with a few pinches of cheese. Roll the tortilla over the filling and lay it, seam side down, in the prepared pan. Continue this process until all the tortillas and filling are used. You will have 10-12 enchiladas.
• Top the rolled enchiladas with the remaining can of sauce, remaining cup of cheese and all the green onions.
• Cover the pan with foil and place in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling.
• Let the Chicken Enchiladas cool for about 5 minutes before serving.

MOM'S HALIBUT ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place halibut in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle with seafood seasoning and lemon juice. Dot halibut with butter slices.
• Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Remove pan from oven and cool halibut slightly. Flake into bite sized pieces in the baking dish.
• Combine mayonnaise, sour cream, and cream cheese in a large bowl.
• Carefully stir in flaked halibut, diced green chiles, green onions, parsley, salt, and black pepper.
• Spoon filling onto tortillas in a line down the center, and roll them around the filling into a cylinder shape.
• Grease a 9x15 inch baking dish.
• Place rolled tortillas seam sides down in the prepared baking dish.
• Pour heavy cream over rolled tortillas, using as much as needed to cover.
• Top with mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and bubbling, about 45 minutes.

SIMPLE PERFECT ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the canola oil and flour. Whisk together and allow to bubble for 1 minute. Pour in the red sauce, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.
• While the sauce is simmering, brown the ground beef with the onions in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain the fat, add the salt and stir to combine. Turn off the heat and set aside.
• In a small skillet over medium heat, heat some canola oil. Lightly fry the tortillas just until soft. Do not crisp. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Repeat until all the tortillas have been fried.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Next, one at a time, dip each tortilla into the sauce. Set the sauce-soaked tortilla on a plate. Place on some of the meat mixture, chilies, green onions and black olives. Top with a generous portion of grated Cheddar. Roll up the tortilla to contain the filling inside.
• Place the tortilla seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas and pour the remaining sauce over the top. End with a generous sprinkling of cheese and any other bits of chiles, green onions or olives you have left over from the filling.
• Bake the enchiladas for 20 minutes, or until bubbly. Sprinkle chopped cilantro over the top and serve.

MOM'S CHICKEN ENCHILADAS (ADAPTED FROM EATING FOR LIFE RECIPE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Lightly coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place chicken breasts in a large pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Drain and let cool slightly. Shred chicken by pulling apart with 2 forks; set aside. (I use my food processor).
• Lightly coat a large skillet with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat. Add onion, cilantro and chiles; saute for 2 mintues. Add shredded chicken and 1 can of enchilada sauce. Cook stirring occasionally, until heated through, about 5 minutes.
• Pour the 2 remaining cans of enchilada sauce in a medium bowl and microwave until warm, about 2 minutes. Dip each tortilla in the heated sauce and fill with about 1/8 of the chicken mixture. Roll up and place, seam side down, in the prepared baking dish.
• Pour remaining heated sauce over enchiladas and sprinkle with cheese. Bake until enchiladas are heated through and cheese is melted, about 15 minutes.
• Divide lettuce onto four plates and place a portion of enchiladas on top. Top with a spoonful of salsa, a dollop of sour cream and tomatoes. Serve and enjoy.

EASY ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grate cheese and chop onion. Set aside. Fry tortillas in 1/4 cup oil to soften (don't over-fry!). Drip on paper towels. Set aside.
• Remove pan from heat. Add 1/4 cup oil to oil in frying pan.
• Add chili powder, salt, garlic powder, water and flour in a bowl or salad dressing shaker. Mix until smooth - no lumps!
• Put pan back on high heat. Add mixture, stirring constantly. Don't let it get stiff - add water if necessary. If "slimy" looking, add more flour. Remove from heat.
• Drag tortillas through sauce and place in baking pan. Add cheese, onions and meat if desired; roll. Pour remaining sauce over rolled enchiladas and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

MOM'S CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Saute' celery and mushrooms in small amount of oil and drain. Set aside.
• Skin chicken and cook. Let cool and then chop into bite size pieces.
• Place chicken in large mixing bowl.
• To chicken, add the onions, celery, mushrooms and diced green chilies.
• Add a little less than 1/2 the cheese to the chicken mixture.
• Mix the soup with the container of sour cream plus 1 c milk to thin it.
• Add 3/4 c of the soup mixture to the chicken mixture and mix well (if it is still too stiff, add a little more of the soup mixture making sure not to get it runny). Set aside while you get the tortillas ready.
• Heat a skillet on low heat. Place two or three tortillas in the skillet and warm on both sides.
• Remove from skillet as they soften up and place them on a plate covered with a kitchen towel.
• When they are all ready you can begin to fill them.
• Use a 9X13 casserole.
• Place a large serving spoon of the soup mixture on the bottom of the casserole and spread out evenly.
• In the center of each tortilla place a spoon full of filling.
• Fold over to middle as you roll to a tight tortilla.
• Place seam side down in casserole and continue to fill each tortilla.
• When they are all filled and in casserole, cover with the the remaining sauce and cheese.
• Bake 30-35 minutes until cheese is melted and they are bubbly hot.
• Let stand a few minutes after they come out of the oven.

MOM'S MOCK ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Brown meat with onion in oil; drain. Add coffee, salt, chili powder and 1 can tomato sauce; simmer 10 minutes.
• Spread 2 tsp cream cheese on each tortilla, fill with meat, roll up and place in 9" X 13" casserole dish.
• Pour second can of tomato sauce and 7 ounces of water over top of enchiladas. Top with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

MOM'S ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Warm refried beans. Combine with ground beef.
• Cover bottom of casserole dish with one layer of corn tortillas.
• Spread green sauce over tortilla layer until completely covered.
• Spread a third of the beef/bean mixture on top of sauce/tortilla layer.
• Top layered combo with shredded jack cheese.
• Repeat layering combo (steps 3-6) two more times.
• Cover casserole with one layer of corn tortillas.
• Top with remaining green sauce and cheese.
• Cook until casserole is warmed and cheese is melted.

MOM'S CHICKEN ENCHILADAS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Coat a large skillet with oil and sauté the meat and onions on medium heat a few minutes.
• Add the garlic for a minute more.
• Add the tomatoes to the onions and garlic.
• Bring to a low simmer.
• Start adding the chili powder, one teaspoon at a time, tasting after each addition, until you get to the desired level of heat and chili flavor. For us that's around 2 Tablespoons. But it depends on your taste and how strong the chili powder is that you are using. Note that the tortillas and chicken will absorb some of the heat, so allow for that and let it be a little bit spicier than what you want in the finished dish.
• Add a teaspoon of sugar if necessary to cut down on the acid from the tomatoes. You want more of the taste of the chili and less of the tomatoes for this sauce.
• As the sauce simmers, dilute it with water to keep it from getting to thick as it simmers.
• Remove from heat.
• In a greased pan layer your tortillas then meat/tomato mixture then cheese.
• Keep layering until you are done.
• Cook about an hour.