Bonnies Chicken Enchiladas A La Crema Food

CREAMY WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees and grease a 9x13 inch pan.

BONNIE'S CHICKEN ENCHILADAS A LA CREMA

Steps:

• 1. NOTE: Please read the recipe through before you begin. The chicken takes 45 minutes to an hour to prepare, and it takes about 25 to 30 minutes to bake.
• 2. Place chicken tenders in a single layer, 12 inch skillet. Sprinkle peppers, tomato, onion, garlic, salt and cumin, add stock or broth. Heat over medium high heat to boiling, reduce heat to low. Simmer covered until chicken is very tender, about 45 minutes to an hour. Check the broth to make sure seasoning is to your liking.
• 3. Remove chicken pieces from the skillet with tongs and shake off the pieces of vegetables. Spread chicken out on a cutting board to cool so it can be handled.
• 4. Heat the mixture in the skillet , simmer gently over medium high heat stirring frequently, about 6 minutes. You will need 1 1/4 cups of this liquid. Drain and reserve the liquid and then transfer it to a 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
• 5. Now tear the chicken with your hands into coarse shreds. (don't shred with a fork. I save the vegetables and freeze them to add to soups. )
• 6. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat the cream in a medium skillet over medium heat until just below boiling. Remove from heat.
• 7. I use a pie plate to put my dipped tortillas in so I can fill them with chicken without a mess. Using tongs dip one tortilla in the hot cream until it is limp, a few seconds, remove draining off excess cream, place in pie pan and fill with about 3 tablespoons of chicken down the center of each dipped tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down on sauce in the baking dish. After I have dipped a couple of tortillas, I put the heat on under the cream and turn it to simmer to keep it hot. It makes the tortillas fold easier if the cream is warm.
• 8. Repeat with remaining tortillas and chicken. Now pour the remaining cream evenly over the enchiladas.
• 9. Sprinkle enchiladas evenly with the cheese. Bake in the 375 degree oven until the sauce is bubbly and cheese is melted and golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Don't overcook because it will tear up your tortillas. If you want it more brown than my photo, consider putting it under the broiler the last few minutes. Garnish with green onion and red pepper slivers. Enjoy!
• 10. Cook's tip: My husband does not like traditional enchilada sauce. I have found this last week that there are several people on this site who do not like it either. This recipe is for you!

CHICKEN CREAM CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• De-bone chicken, and shred chicken into small pieces, if you don't have a rotisserie chicken.
• In a large skillet, combine chicken, cream cheese cubes, sour cream, chilies, chopped onion, seasonings, and 3/4 cup cheddar cheese.
• Heat until the cheeses are completely melted.
• Coat baking pan with cooking spray.
• Scoop a heaping spoonful of chicken mixture onto tortilla, roll and place into pan with seam side down, repeat until all of the filling is used.
• Pour enchilada sauce over the rolled tortillas.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese on top of enchiladas and bake at 350 uncovered for 20-25 minutes.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS A LA CREMA

Steps:

• In sauce pan over medium high heat, add all ingredients for chicken. Cook for 20 minutes. Remove chicken to a cutting board and shred or chop.
• Preheat oven to 400degF.
• In another sauce pan over medium heat, add butter, garlic powder, and cumin. Once melted, whisk in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Then add chicken broth and cook for 2 minutes. Next whisk in sour cream. Once combined, add jalapenos and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Ladle a thin layer of sauce into a 13x9 baking dish. Fill each tortilla with a portion of the cooked chicken and roll it up. Line tortillas up in the baking dish. Poor remaining sauce evenly over top of tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake in oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with scallions as soon as you remove from oven. Let sit at least 5 minutes before serving.

CREAM OF CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Boil 1 chicken (approximately 1 hour) until thoroughly cooked. Remove from pot and allow to cool. (Reserve the stock you just made for a future soup project). Shred the chicken and set aside.
• Simmer together soup, green chiles, jalapenos, sour cream and 1/2 cup shredded cheese. This will serve as your enchilada sauce.
• Once sauce is well combined and simmering, remove 2 cups and set aside. Add shredded chicken to remaining sauce and remove from heat.
• Heat tortillas in a skillet sprayed with nonstick cooking spray or 1/4 tsp of hot oil; just enough to make them soft and pliable. Blot with paper towel to remove excess oil.
• Roll approximately 1/4 cup of chicken/sauce mixture and an additional 1tbsp shredded cheese in each tortilla. Lay enchiladas side by side in a 9X13 casserole pan sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. Approximately 8 will fit down the length of the pan, place the other 4 2 abreast alongside them.
• Pour reserved 2 cups of sauce over the top of the enchiladas and sprinkle remaining shredded cheese (should be about 1 cup) over the top.
• Bake at 375 for 18-20 minutes or until brown and bubbly.