Chicken Enchiladas From Southern Living Food

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS (SOUTHERN LIVING, FEBRUARY 2000)

Steps:

• Stir together first 5 ingredients. Spoon chicken mixture evenly over each tortilla, and roll up. Arrange in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Coat tortillas with vegetable cooking spray.
• Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.
• Stir together sour cream and taco sauce. Spoon over hot enchiladas, and sprinkle with toppings.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS (FROM SOUTHERN LIVING)

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onions and cook 20 minutes or until tender. Reduce heat to low; add chopped chicken, roasted pepper, and cream cheese. Stir until combined; set aside.
• Pulse chiles and next 5 ingredients in blender or food processor several times until combined.
• Bring chile mixture and chicken broth to a boil in a saucepan over high heat; cook 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. (Mixture should be the consistency of a thin gravy.) Remove from heat and stir in salsa.
• Spread one half of the chile mixture on bottom of a lightly greased 13x9 baking dish.
• Spoon chicken mixture evenly down center of each tortilla; roll up and place, seam side down, in prepared baking dish. Top with remaining chile mixture, spreading to coat. Sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake at 375 for 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly.

CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS RECIPE

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion, and sauté 5 minutes. Add green chiles; sauté 1 minute. Stir in cream cheese and chicken; cook, stirring constantly, until cream cheese melts.
• Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons chicken mixture down center of each tortilla. Roll up tortillas, and place, seam side down, in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese, and drizzle with whipping cream.
• Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.

SOUTHERN LIVING 1986 CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Place chicken in a Dutch oven; cover with water and bring to a boil. I add a celery stalk with leaves cut into quarters, several small carrots, a bay leaf and hot pepper to the water. Simmer 45 minutes for the breasts or 1 1/2 hours for whole chicken, until chicken is tender. Remove chicken from broth, and let cool. Remove chicken from bone and chop. Set aside.
• (You can strain the broth through a colander and save for later).
• Saute onion and garlic in hot oil until tender; set aside. Place tomatoes in blender and puree (unless you use the crushed tomatoes); add to onions. Add tomatoes sauce, chilis , sugar and seasonings; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1 hour. Stir about every 10 minutes. Stir in 3/4 Celsius sour cream.
• Spoon 2 heaping T. each of chicken and cheddar cheese on tortilla. Roll up tightly and place seam side down in a lightly greased 13" X 9" baking dish.
• Pour tomato sauce mixture over enchiladas. Bake uncovered at 350 for 40 minutes. Remove from oven, add remaining cheese and bake an additional 5 minutes. Serve with additional sour cream.
• If you have chopped fresh cilantro top with this.