Chicken Enchilada Stack Food

CHICKEN ENCHILADA STACKS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a round baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine chicken, cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, chile peppers, onion, and taco seasoning in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Lay 1 tortilla in the prepared baking dish. Top with 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture; cover with some Cheddar cheese. Repeat layers with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture, and cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until heated through, about 30 minutes.

STACKED ENCHILADA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute pepper in oil for 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook 2 minutes longer or until pepper is crisp-tender. Stir in the chicken, beans and onions; heat through. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm. , In the same skillet, combine enchilada and picante sauces. Coat both sides of one tortilla with sauce mixture; place in a greased 9-in. pie plate. Top with a third of the chicken mixture and 1/4 cup cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining tortilla, sauce and cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until heated through. Remove to a serving plate and cut into wedges. Serve with sour cream and lettuce if desired.

ROAST CHICKEN ENCHILADA SUIZAS STACKED CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat the broiler to high. Arrange the poblanos on a sheet pan, put them under the hot broiler and char until blackened an all sides, 10 to 12 minutes. Leave the door of the oven cracked to allow the steam to escape. Peppers can also be easily charred over and open stovetop flame if you have gas burners. Put the peppers in a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow the peppers to sit until cool enough to handle. Peel and seed the peppers.
• Heat the extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the jalapeno, onions, and garlic and cook until the onions soften, about 5 minutes. Put the tomatillos and a small handful of cilantro in a food processor. Coarsely chop the poblanos and add them to the processor. Process until almost a smooth sauce forms, about 1 minute. Pour the sauce into the skillet and stir to combine. Stir in the cumin, honey and stock, and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Reduce the heat and simmer about 20 minutes, then add the lime juice and turn off the heat.
• Pour a thin layer of sauce into the bottom of a medium casserole. Layer in 3 flour tortillas or 4 corn tortillas then top with some shredded chicken, dot with some sauce and small spoonfuls of Mexican crema, creme fraiche or sour cream and sprinkle with a little Swiss and Jack cheeses. Repeat twice more. Cool and chill for a make-ahead meal.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put the casserole on a baking sheet and bake until heated through and bubbly on top, about 40 to 50 minutes. The baking sheet will catch any drips of sauce or cheese. Garnish the stacked enchilada casserole with raw red onion rings and serve.

ENCHILADA STACK CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Brown the hamburger, drain off fat. Add the onion, minced garlic, salsa and tomatoes. I can my own tomatoes but you can really use any tomato you want as long as you can kind of mash it up. Sprinkle and mix in the enchilada sauce mix. Let this simmer for 20 minutes for until this thickens up a bit. Season to taste.
• Spray with non stick cooking spray an 11 x 7 (if you want thick layers) or a 9X13 (if you want thinner layers - more tortillas). Cut the tortillas up to cover the bottom of the baking dish. Layer the meat mixture, layer of cheese and then a layer of tortillas, meat, layer tortillas and then top with cheese to cover up the tortillas.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and cook for another 10 min or until cheese melts and browns up just a bit.
• Cut and serve with sour cream, diced tomatoes and lettuce.

CHICKEN ENCHILADA STACK

Steps:

• 1. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion, poblano chile, and garlic to pan; cook 6 minutes or until vegetables are tender, stirring frequently.
• 2. Stir in chile powder, tomatoes, and tomato sauce. Place half of tomato mixture in a blender. Remove center piece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid (to avoid splatters). Blend until almost smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Repeat procedure with remaining tomato mixture.
• 3. Coat a 5-quart round electric slow cooker with cooking spray; place 3 tablespoons tomato mixture in bottom of slow cooker. Combine remaining tomato mixture, chicken, corn, and beans.
• 4. Place one tortilla on sauce in slow cooker; pour 1 cup chicken mixture over tortilla; sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese. Top with another tortilla. Repeat procedure with remaining chicken mixture, tortillas, and cheese. Cover and cook on LOW for 2 hours or until cheese melts and edges are lightly browned. Garnish with cilantro, if desired. Cut into 8 wedges.
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STACKED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• 1. adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium high heat until shimmering . Cook onion unitl softened, about five minutes. Add chili powder and cumin and and cook unitl fragrant about thirty seconds. Stir in tomato sauce, broth, and salt and simmer until slightly thickened about five minutes. Cover and keep warm.
• 2. Toss Chicken, 1/4 cup sauce, 1 cup cheese, and cilantro in bowl. Spread 1/2 cup sauce tortillas on plate and microwave until pliable about one minute. Place four tortillas on bottom of dish and cover with half chicken mixture. Top with four tortillas and and half of remaining sauce. Cover with remaining chicken mixture, tortillas, sauce and cheese.
• 3. Wrap with foil and bake until heated through, about 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese is light browned, about five minutes.

STACKED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Cut the chicken breasts into cubes and brown in a skillet with olive oil, onion, and garlic til done. Add green chiles and salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat beans in the microwave or on the stove til they are softened.
• Lay 3 of the flour tortillas in the bottom of 9x13 pan so to cover. Pour 1/3 of the enchilada sauce over the tortillas. Spread 1/2 of the refried beans on the tortillas. Layer 1/2 of chicken/onion/chile mixture over beans. Sprinkle 2 cups of shredded cheese over the chicken mixture. Cover with 3 more flour tortillas and repeat all layers.
• Cover with the last 3 flour tortillas and trim them to fit the pan.
• Pour the last bit of enchilada sauce over the top layer of tortillas and spread it around. You can sprinkle more cheese on top if you like.
• Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes. When it's done, let it sit on the stove for about 10-15 minutes to firm up, cut it and serve with sour cream and pico de gallo if desired.

CROCK POT ENCHILADA STACK

Steps:

• Cut stew meat into very small pieces and brown meat and onion in skillet.
• Add all remaining ingredients and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Set aside.
• In crock pot, place two pieces of foil folded to create a "dish". One six inch wide strip one way and another the other direction works well for me.
• Ladle a small amount of filling onto foil, and place a tortilla on the top and sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Repeat layers ending with last of the filling. There should be about 6 layers.
• Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours or til meat is tender.
• Pull bottom layer of foil out of cooker and place on a serving platter, spoon any remaining contents over top.
• Cut into wedges to serve. Add tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream if desired.