Mexican Brunch Enchiladas With Creamy Cheese Sauce Food

BRUNCH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Lightly spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir together ham, bell pepper, green onions and 1 cup of the cheese. Place 1/3 cup ham mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up and place seam side down in baking dish.
• In another large bowl, beat eggs, half-and-half, flour and salt. Pour over tortillas. Cover; refrigerate 8 hours or overnight.
• To serve, heat oven to 350°F. Uncover dish; sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese over top. Cover baking dish; bake 25 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until set and cheese is melted. Serve with red pepper sauce on the side.

CREAMY CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• For each tortilla, add 1/2 cup cheese and 1 tablespoon green onion as filling. Roll each individually and place in a shallow 8-inch square baking dish.
• In medium-sized saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. Add flour, stirring constantly. Whisk in chicken broth to make a thick sauce.
• Remove from heat and add sour cream and green chilies. Stir until smooth.
• Pour sauce over tortillas and bake at 350 degrees farenheit for 20 minutes.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH CREAMY TOMATILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• Position a rack as close to the broiler as possible and heat the broiler. Arrange the tomatillos, fresh chiles (if using), onion slices, and garlic in a small, shallow baking pan. Broil, turning to ensure even cooking, until the tomatillos are soft and slightly blackened, about 10 minutes. Transfer the broiled ingredients to a blender and add the cilantro (if you're using a canned chipotle, add it now, too). Blend until smooth.
• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the tomatillo mixture and cook, stirring, for 2 to 3 minutes. Add 2 cups of the broth and simmer until the sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 20 minutes. Taste the sauce. It should be a little tart, but it shouldn't make your mouth pucker. If it's too tart, add more broth and simmer until the sauce thickens again. Remove from the heat and whisk in the crème fraîche or heavy cream and the salt. Let cool slightly before making the enchiladas.
• Make Ahead Tips.
• The sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to 2 days or frozen for up to a month.
• Fill a medium saucepan with water and bring it to a boil. Add the chicken thighs and a bit of salt; simmer until cooked through and tender, about 20 minutes. Cool the meat; shred (discarding any fat or gristle), season with salt, and set aside.
• Fill a large skillet with enough oil to submerge a tortilla (between 1/4 and 1/2 inch). Warm the oil over medium heat until a drop of water sizzles immediately. Fry each tortilla briefly in the oil, about 10 seconds per side. Use a spatula rather than tongs to flip the tortillas, as they'll tear easily. The tortilla should stay soft; if it starts to harden, it has been in the oil too long. Drain on paper towels.
• Heat the oven to 400°F With a pastry brush, spread a thin layer of sauce on both sides of each tortilla. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of shredded chicken just off center of each tortilla and roll into loose cylinders. Set the enchiladas side by side in a 9x13 inch baking dish, pour the remaining sauce over them, top with the cheeses, and bake until bublling and browned in spots, 15 to 20 minutes.

CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.
• Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the chicken breasts in boiling water until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 7 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken to a cutting board to cool.
• Beat cream cheese, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Stir tomatoes, green onion, green chiles, cilantro, and lime juice into the cream cheese mixture. Add 1 cup Cheddar cheese and fold to integrate.
• Shred cooled chicken with a pair of forks into strands; stir into the cream cheese mixture. Spoon about 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture into the center of each tortilla and fold tortilla around the filling; arrange into the prepared baking dish. Top tortillas with remaining Cheddar cheese and green enchilada sauce.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot and the cheese is melted, about 20 minutes.

BRUNCH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Combine the first 6 ingredients; spoon 1/2 cup down the center of each tortilla. Roll up tightly. Place, seam side down, in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with taco sauce. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 minutes or until heated through. If desired, serve with sour cream, cilantro and jalapeno peppers.

BRUNCH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Combine ham and onion; place 1/3 cup down the center of each tortilla.
• Top with 2 Tablespoons cheese.
• Roll up and place seam side down in a greased 13x9x2 baking dish.
• In a bowl, combine flour, cream, eggs and salt until smooth.
• Pour over tortillas.
• Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
• Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking.
• Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake 3 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MEXICAN BRUNCH ENCHILADAS WITH CREAMY CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Butter a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• For the cheese sauce; melt butter in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Add in flour; whisk constantly for about 1 minute.
• Slowly add in the half and half cream; cook over medium heat whisking for about 5 minutes or until thickened; remove from heat.
• Add in the shredded cheese and chiles; mix until the cheese is melted and smooth.
• Season with salt and pepper if desired.
• For the enchiladas; cook the sausage in a large skillet crumbling with a spoon until cooked; remove the meat to a plate and drain fat.
• Melt butter in the skillet, add in the green onions; saute for 1 minute.
• In a bowl whisk the eggs with whipping cream then season with salt and pepper; add into the skillet that has the green onions in it; cook eggs without stirring until set on the bottom, then continue to cook stirring gently until the eggs are cooked but still moist; remove from heat and gently fold in the 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar and the cooked sausage.
• Spoon about 1/3-cup of the egg mixture down the middle of each flour tortilla; roll and place seam side down into prepared baking dish.
• Pour the prepared cheese sauce evenly over the tortillas.
• Bake covered for about 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven and sprinkle with more shredded cheddar; return to oven and bake another 8 minutes, or until the casserole is hot and the cheese has melted (you can also bake it uncovered with the cheese added on top for 30 minutes, but I find that the cheese becomes too hard).
• Delicious!