Poblano Chili Cheese Enchiladas Recipes

POBLANO CHILE ENCHILADAS A LA GRINGA

Steps:

• Place the chicken breasts, garlic, onion, water, and chicken bouillon into a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 40 minutes. When finished, remove the chicken to a plate to cool. Measure out 1 cup of the chicken broth and discard the rest.
• Roast the poblano chiles over an open flame, or underneath a broiler until the skin has blackened on all sides. Place the chiles into a plastic bag, or a bowl covered with plastic wrap, and allow to steam as they cool, about 30 minutes. When cool, peel the blackened skin off of the pepper, and remove the seeds and membrane.
• Place the reserved chicken broth into a blender along with the roasted poblanos and sour cream. Puree until smooth and set aside.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Fry the tortillas one at a time until softened and beginning to crisp. Place onto a plate and set aside. Pour the pureed poblano mixture into the skillet and simmer for 10 minutes. While the sauce is cooking, slice the cooled chicken breasts into 1/4 inch strips.
• Using tongs, dip a tortilla into the sauce, coating both sides. Place some of the chicken in the center of the tortilla, roll tightly, then place on a serving dish with the seam side down. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Spoon any remaining sauce over top of the enchiladas, then sprinkle with the shredded mozzarella cheese.

POBLANO CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Heat oil in large skillet on medium heat. Add chiles and onions; cook and stir 5 min. or until crisp-tender. Remove from heat; stir in chicken and cheese.
• Dip 1 tortilla in enchilada sauce; gently shake off excess sauce. Spoon 1/4 cup chicken mixture down center of 1 tortilla; roll up. Place, seam side down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat with remaining tortillas; cover with remaining enchilada sauce.
• Bake 20 to 25 min. or until heated through. Serve topped with sour cream.

POBLANO-SHRIMP ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• PEEL shrimp, and devein, if desired.
• Coarsely chop shrimp, and set aside.
• BRUSH an 11- x- 7-inch baking dish with 2 tablespoons oil.
• Set aside.
• SAUTÉ pepper in remaining oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until skin looks blistered.
• Remove from skillet, and chop.
• RETURN chopped pepper to skillet.
• Add onion and next 5 ingredients; sauté 4 minutes.
• Add chopped shrimp, and sauté 1 minute; remove from heat, and cool 5 minutes.
• Stir in sour cream.
• HEAT tortillas according to package directions.
• Spoon shrimp mixture evenly down center of each tortilla, and roll up.
• Arrange, seam side down, in prepared pan.
• Top with sauce, and sprinkle with cheese.
• Cover and chill up to 1 day ahead.
• BAKE at 350° for 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

POBLANO CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• Lay whole peppers (chiles or bell peppers) on their sides on racks of gas stove burners (preferably 1 to a burner) and turn flame on high. Roast peppers, turning them, until skins are blistered and have brown patches, 3 to 6 minutes. Do not overchar bell peppers; they will lose their bright color. (Alternatively, peppers may be roasted in same manner on rack of a broiler pan under a preheated broiler about 2 inches from heat.) Transfer peppers to a bowl and let stand, covered, until cool enough to handle. Peel peppers (wear rubber gloves when handling chiles). Cut off tops and discard seeds and ribs. Chop peppers. Peppers may be prepared 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
• Chop garlic and chop enough onion to measure 1 cup. In a nonstick skillet cook garlic and onion in oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until softened. Skim fat from broth. Stir in broth and peppers and simmer 1 minute. In a blender puree mixture until completely smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids) and season with salt.

PORTOBELLO AND POBLANO ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine vinegar, sugar, and 4 Tbsp. lime juice in a small bowl. Stir in half of the onion, cover, and set aside.
• Purée chipotle chile and 1/4 cup cream in a blender until smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl; stir in 1/4 tsp. salt and remaining 2 cups cream and 1 Tbsp. lime juice.
• Heat oil in a large heavy skillet over medium-high until hot but not smoking. Add mushrooms, poblano chile, garlic, and remaining onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms are tender and onions are translucent, about 10 minutes. Season with remaining 3/4 tsp. salt.
• Meanwhile, stack tortillas with damp paper towels between each one, then wrap the stack in a clean dish cloth. Microwave for 45 seconds. Keep stack wrapped.
• Spread 1/2 cup cream sauce on the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish. Transfer remaining sauce to a wide shallow bowl and dip tortillas, one at a time, into sauce to coat. Stack dipped tortillas on a work surface.
• Sprinkle 1 Tbsp. queso fresco down center of 1 tortilla. Top with 1/4 cup mushroom mixture, arranging down center over cheese. Top with 1 tsp. cilantro. Roll up tortilla and place, seam side down, in prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Spoon remaining sauce over enchiladas, making sure to cover entirely with sauce. Top with cheddar and remaining 3 Tbsp. queso fresco.
• Bake enchiladas until cheese is melted and edges of tortillas are toasted, 25-30 minutes. Top with reserved pickled onion and remaining 1 Tbsp. cilantro.
• Do ahead
• Sauce can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.

POBLANO CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Place the chicken breasts in the skillet. Mix in the poblano peppers, jalapeno peppers, and garlic. Squeeze the juice from one lime half over the chicken, and place the lime peel and pulp into the skillet. Cover, and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken juices run clear. Remove from heat, cool, and cut chicken into cubes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Gradually stir in the flour and half-and-half. Mix in the cilantro, mushrooms, sour cream, and juice of remaining lime half. Cook and stir 10 minutes, until mushrooms are tender.
• Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with 6 tortillas. Arrange 1/2 the chicken and pepper mixture over the tortillas. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese, and cover with remaining tortillas. Layer with remaining chicken and pepper mixture, and pour the cilantro sauce evenly over the casserole. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until cheese is melted and lightly browned.

ENCHILADAS POBLANAS

Steps:

• Roast, peel and cut chiles into strips.
• Fry onions and garlic in a little bit of oil until tender.
• Add chile strips, corn and chicken.
• Season with salt and pepper, and cook for 2 minutes in medium heat.
• Add 1 cup of cream, lower heat and simmer for two more minutes. Set a side.
• Fry tortillas lightly in a good quantity of oil, just for 2 seconds on both sides so you can still fold them. Set aside.
• Preheat oven at 400°F.
• Put the chicken and poblano mixture in the center of the tortilla and roll it.
• Place all of the enchiladas in a greased oven proof dish.
• Smother them with 1 cup of cream and cheese.
• Bake until cheese is melted and golden, and cream is bubbling.
• Serve with arroz rojo (red rice).