Queso Anejo Enchiladas With Red Chile Sauce Recipes

CHEESE ENCHILADAS WITH RED CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• To prepare sauce: Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup onion; cook, stirring, until it begins to soften, about 1 minute. Stir in garlic and continue cooking until the onion is translucent and soft, about 2 minutes more. Stir in chile powder. Add broth, water, oregano and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until thickened and reduced by about one-third, about 20 minutes. (The sauce should be thick enough to coat a spoon lightly.)
• To prepare enchiladas: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a 7-by-11-inch (or similar-size 2-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine beans and yogurt in a small bowl.
• Spread about 1/4 cup of the sauce in the baking dish. Arrange 4 tortillas in the dish, overlapping them to cover the bottom. Top with half the bean mixture, using the back of a spoon to spread it thin. Scatter 2/3 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons onion on top of the beans. Top with one-third of the remaining sauce, 4 tortillas, the remaining bean mixture, 2/3 cup cheese and the remaining
• 2 tablespoons onion. Spread half of the remaining sauce on top and cover with the remaining 4 tortillas. Top with the remaining sauce and the remaining 2/3 cup cheese.
• Bake the enchiladas until hot and bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with additional minced onion, if desired.

EASY RED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Melt butter with olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and salt; cook and stir until onion starts to turn golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour, chile powder, cumin, chipotle powder, black pepper, oregano, cayenne, and cinnamon. Cook and stir until fragrant, about 3 minutes. Add tomato paste and mix until fully combined. Pour in chicken broth and whisk until smooth.
• Increase heat to high and bring sauce to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until flavors come together, about 10 minutes. Taste and season as desired. Blend sauce with an immersion blender.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Lightly brush tortillas with oil. Heat a small cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Heat tortillas until flexible, about 30 seconds per side.
• Cover the bottom of the skillet with a scoop of enchilada sauce. Place a tortilla on top and add 1/2 of the chicken, 1/3 of the Jack cheese, and 1/2 the cilantro and green onions. Spoon on more sauce and repeat layers, finishing with sauce and the remaining cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese melts and sauce is bubbling, 10 to 15 minutes.

THE BEST RED ENCHILADA SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Arrange the ancho chiles on a baking sheet and toast in the preheated oven 3 to 4 minutes; remove the stems, pulp, and seeds from the toasted peppers. Place peppers in a bowl and pour enough hot water into bowl to cover completely; allow to soak for 1 hour.
• Combine the ancho chiles, tomato paste, corn oil, garlic, salt, oregano, cumin, and about 1 cup of the beef broth in a blender; blend until smooth. Pour the mixture into a saucepan with the remaining beef broth and place over medium heat; simmer until heated through, about 10 minutes.

QUESO ANEJO ENCHILADAS WITH RED CHILE SAUCE

Steps:

• For the enchiladas: Shred a little more than 2/3 of the queso anejo into a bowl, this will be the filling. Shred the remaining queso anejo along with the monterey jack into a second bowl for the topping. Heat a non-stick frying pan with 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Once the pan has heated, take one tortilla & dip into the sauce until covered. Remove tortilla and allow any excess to drip off. Place tortilla into frying pan for about 30 seconds, then flip with a spatula. Put a small amount of cheese filling on one half of tortilla. After 30 seconds fold the cheeseless half over the half with cheese and place into a large caserole dish. Repeat, adding oil to pan as necessary, while allowing each finished tortilla to slightly overlap in dish. Once one "layer" is finished, cover with one half of cheese topping. Complete second layer, and sprinkle with remaining cheese topping. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake uncovered for 15-20 minutes until cheese has just melted. Garnish with cilantro. Slice & serve. Feeds 6 hungry people For red chile sauce: Remove stems and seeds from chiles and cut into strips. Fill a small pot with water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat & add chiles. Cover for 30 minutes. Working in 3-4 batches, combine the chiles and other ingredients into a blender or food processor. Taste the water the chiles soaked in and if bitter discard. If not bitter add about 1/2-2/3 cup to blender to keep the mixture going (If water is bitter, just add fresh). Push sauce through mesh strainer into a bowl. Some people skip this step, but I find that the chile skins are bitter and tough. Discard solids remaining in strainer. Use within 24 hours.

QUESO BEEF ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Brown crumbled hamburger meat with 1 cup of chopped onion, garlic, when brown add picante sauce to taste, salt& pepper.
• In microwave melt the cheese for sauce with picante sauce, making as mild or hot as you like, can also control the heat by the type of picante sauce you purchase.
• Soften the corn tortillas in hot oil, or if you prefer in a canned enchilada sauce.
• In casserole dish assemble enchiladas---tortilla, meat mixture, chopped onion, grated cheese, either fold in half or roll with seam down.
• Cover with the queso sauce, top with sliced green onions, cover dish with foil and bake aproximately 25-30 minutes, this time may vary, depending on how hot all your ingredients are by the time you assemble the dish.

CHEESE ENCHILADAS IN YUMMY RED SAUCE

Steps:

• SAUCE:.
• Place garlic in cold, non-reactive (non-aluminum - use non-stick or ceramic lined) large sauce pan with oil. Bring up to a medium heat, stirring so that garlic doesn't scorch. Sauté for 1 minute, then add onions. Add remaining dry spices (through parsley) and sauté for 3-4 minutes, to develop oil & spices' flavors. Add remaining ingredients, except cilantro. Simmer gently on low for 30 minutes. Add cilantro at the end. Cool, and then chill overnight in fridge to let flavors meld.
• ENCHILADAS:.
• Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a 9 x 13 lasagna pan thoroughly with Pam. Spread 1 cup of enchilada sauce in bottom of baking pan.
• Combine cheeses, chilies, onions, and olives in large mixing bowl, tossing gently to thoroughly mix.
• Stuff and roll enchiladas with 2/3 of the cheese mixture. Place them, seam-side down in pan - in two rows of 4-5; long the long side of the pan. When all are in pan, pour remaining enchilada sauce FIRST over the outside edges (as they will dry out if not covered), then once down the center. Spread remaining cheese mixture on the two "lanes" that remain uncovered by sauce. Bake, uncovered for 25-30 minutes, until bubbly and melted. Cool for 5 minutes to re-congeal before serving. Makes 8-10 enchiladas, serving 4-6 people.
• For Vegetarian option use Vegetable broth.