New Mexico Red Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole Food

NEW MEXICO STYLE CHILI CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Coat a 9x13 dish with cooking spray.
• In a large pan, combine broth, chilies, onion, sour cream, salt, cumin, pepper, soup and garlic; mix well.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat.
• Spread 1 cup mixture in the dish.
• Arrange 6 tortillas over soup mixture (breaking to fit dish) and top with 1 cup chicken and 1/2 cup cheese.
• Repeat layers, ending with cheese.
• Spread remaining soup mixture over cheese.
• Bake 30 minutes or until bubbly.
• Note: If you prepare dish a day ahead, cover with nonstick foil and refrigerate. When ready to serve, bake 1 hour; uncover and bake 30 minutes more or until bubbly.

NEW MEXICO RED CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• At least ½ Leftover Rotisserie Chicken/ Whole pieces / Breasts boiled in water to cover,.
• Drain, reserve liquid, set aside to cool then bone, skin and chop.
• Reduce the remaining broth to about 1 1/2 cups or so while chopping this stuff:.
• ½ as much yellow onion as you have chicken. About 2 cups of Red Chile Puree, either from dried Red Chiles dehydrated and blended to a puree, or look in your grocers freezer section. Hot or mild your preference.
• Throw it all in the broth with 1 teaspoons Oregano, 1 tsp Cumin, 1 Tlbs chopped garlic. Simmer til onion is soft, if it's still watery stir about ¼ cup cornstarch into some cold water or cooled broth, then add back into the stew to thicken. Once the stew is a satisfying thickness you can layer it as you would lasagna *using 1cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese or more if you're a cheese hound like me. 9 - 12 White or Yellow corn tortillas use any stale taco shells you might have. Tom with Cheese and bake at 350 until done.
• * if you just want some awesome Red Chile Chicken Stew, add par boiled chopped to bite size potatoes in at this point and when it looks like soup, put it in a bowl garnish with cheese and eat with a fresh hot flour Tortilla.

NEW MEXICO RED CHILE ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brown ground meat; add onion and garlic, salt and pepper to taste.
• For sauce, melt butter in saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour and cook until bubbling. Slowly add red chili powder and milk, stirring constantly until smooth and slightly thickened, and to desired taste. Keep warm and set aside.
• Begin casserole assembly with 1/3 cup red chili sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Be sure that the sauce covers the bottom of the pan evenly. Layer 6 corn tortillas on sauce, overlapping slightly. Top tortillas with another 1/3 cup sauce. Add 1/3 of meat mixture. Top with 2 cups cheese. Repeat layering 2 more times, ending with cheese on top.
• Bake 30 minutes, or until bubbly. 5-10 minutes before casserole comes out of the oven, start preparing eggs, sunny-side up. Place 1 egg on top of each serving. Serve with lettuce, if desired.

TRADITIONAL NEW MEXICO RED CHILE CHEESE "STACKED" ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Each serving will contain 3 corn tortillas. Take the tortilla and dip it in hot oil or dip it in the red chile sauce and put on plate. Top this with cheese and onion and more sauce and put another dipped tortilla on top and repeat this 2 times. Heat in the oven or under the broiler until cheese melts and top with a fried egg. Garnish the plate with the lettuce and tomato. You can serve this with fried potatoes or pinto beans.
• To make a casserole, you can layer the above in a baking dish with the final layer on top being cheese, do not put eggs on the casserole. Bake for about 20 minutes, until all is warm and melted. Garnish with lettuce and tomato. Can also serve with sour cream, chopped olives and guacamole.
• Remove the stems and seeds of the chile pods. Soak the pods in water or simmer on stove for about 10 minutes. Place chile and garlic in a blender with 1/4 cup water and puree until smooth. (Use 6 to 8 pods of chile and 2 cloves of garlic at a time, which will make the puree smoother and easier to work with.) Add more water as needed to get a medium consistency. In a sauce pan, add pureed chile with Mexican Oregano and salt to taste. Bring to a slow boil, and then simmer for 20 minutes. Pork can be browned and added to sauce while simmering.

CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Heat oil in large skillet Saute onion, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in chicken, chiles and seasoning mix
• Layer half of tortillas in prepared baking dish. Top with chicken mixture, beans and 1 cup cheese
• Layer with remaining tortillas. Top with salsa and remaining cheese
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted

TAOS CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan place both soups, water and green chilies. Stir the ingredients together and bring the mixture to a boil. Turn off the heat.
• In a large well-greased casserole dish place 3 of the tortillas in a staggered pattern. Sprinkle on 1/4 of the cheese. Add 1/3 of the chicken. Spoon on 1/3 of the soup mixture. Repeat the process two more times. Stagger the tortillas differently for each layer.
• Top the casserole with a layer of the cheese. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Bake the casserole for 1 hour, or until it is hot and bubbly. Prep time does not include cooking time for chicken.

NEW MEXICO GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prep 30 minutes bake 45 minutes, Homemade Chicken Stock 1 ½ hours You can make this stew and freeze it. Thaw, layer and bake, as Corn Tortillas don't freeze well in the dish, they become grainy.
• Use at least ½ Leftover Rotisserie Chicken/ Raw whole pieces / or breasts boiled in water to cover, until done and broth has a good color, I use my pasta cooker with strainer, but any large heavy pot will do.
• Drain, reserve liquid, set chicken aside to cool.
• Reduce the remaining broth to about 2 cups or so while chopping this stuff: boned and skinned chicken, ½ as much yellow onion as you have chicken, same amount of Green Chile as Chicken, hot medium or mild "as you like".
• Throw it all in the broth with Oregano, Cumin, chopped garlic, stewed Mexican or stewed tomatoes. Simmer til onion is soft, if it's watery stir about ¼ cup cornstarch into some cold water or cooled broth, then add back into the stew to thicken.
• Taste and add salt til it is yummy.
• Once the stew is a satisfying thickness you can layer * using shredded sharp cheddar cheese, White/Yellow corn tortillas/and any stale taco shells you might have. Finish with Cheese and bake at 350 until bubbly and done. Let it rest for 20 minutes to firm up before serving.
• *If you just want some awesome green Chile Stew, add par boiled chopped to bite size potatoes at this point and when it looks like soup, put it in a bowl garnish with cheese and eat with a fresh hot flour Tortilla.
• This is my Husband's favorite dish. I sure hope you like it too!

ENCHILADAS - NEW MEXICO STYLE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken pieces, and cook until browned. Season with cumin and chili powder. Pour in the enchilada sauce, and simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
• In a separate skillet over medium heat, warm the tortillas. Don't fry them, just warm them until they are flexible.
• To assemble the enchiladas, dip a tortilla in the enchilada sauce, and place it on a serving plate. Spoon some of the meat and sauce on, then add shredded lettuce, cheese, onion and sour cream. Top with another tortilla that has been dipped in the sauce. You may repeat the layering as many times as you wish depending on your appetite. Make additional stacks for each person. Top stacks with a fried egg, if desired.