Spinach Alfredo Enchiladas Food

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• For the sauce: Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer and cook until all of the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes. If desired, you can puree with an immersion blender or an immersion blender for a smooth consistency. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Thin with water, if necessary. While the sauce is simmering, make the filling.
• For the filling: Heat a 12-inch nonstick saute pan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until the onions are translucent, about 4 minutes. Add the mushrooms and cook until they have released most of their liquid, about 6 minutes. Add a few tablespoons of water if the mushrooms get too dry. Add the spinach and cook until it is heated through. Combine the milk and the cornstarch to make a slurry. Add the milk mixture and bring to a simmer. Once the mixture comes to a simmer, the cornstarch will thicken the liquid. Cook for 1 minute. Add the cumin, chipotle, and lime juice and mix well. Remove from the heat and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Cool slightly.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Wrap the tortillas in a wet paper towel and microwave for 15 seconds to heat. Ladle 1/2 of the sauce into the bottom of a baking dish. Place a few tablespoons of the filling on each tortilla and roll into a cylinder. Place, seam side down in the dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling. Top with the remaining sauce and the cheese. Bake, uncovered, until heated through and bubbly, about 25 to 30 minutes.

CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH ALFREDO SAUCE

Steps:

• Lightly brown chicken in skillet with oil.
• After chicken has a light brown color, add chopped onion, 1/2 cup water and 1/2 jar of salsa to pan and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and let simmer on low-medium heat for about 15 minutes, stirring and breaking up chicken as it cooks. Stir often.
• Add in spices while it is cooking.
• Preheat oven to 385.
• Spray a baking dish with non-stick cooking spray or coat with a light coating of oil.
• Add 1/2 jar of alfredo sauce to chicken mixture and stir to combine.
• Add in sliced jalapenos and 1/2 the cilantro.
• Shredd the chicken with 2 forks.
• Spoon equal amounts of the chicken mixture into the 6 tortillas, rolling the tortillas and placing them open side down into the baking dish.
• In a bowl, mix the rest of the alfredo sauce, the rest of the salsa, and 1/2 cup water.
• Pour that over the top of all of the enchillada rolls.
• Sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese and cover with tin foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• In the last 5 minutes, remove the tin foil and allow to brown in oven.
• Top with shredded lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro and sour cream.

VEGETABLE ALFREDO ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• For the sauce: In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine vegetable oil and flour. Whisk together and allow to bubble for 1 minute. Pour in the alfredo sauce, chicken broth, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer while you prepare the other ingredients.
• For the filling: In a large skillet over medium-high heat, add the vegetable oil. Cook the potatoes and bell pepper until tender; about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl. Using the same skillet and remaining oil, add the spinach leaves. Cook until spinach is wilted; about 5 to 8 minutes. Transfer spinach to the bowl of potatoes. Add corn and, sun-dried tomatoes and salt. Combine well.
• In a small dry skillet over medium heat, lightly brown the tortillas until soft, but not crisp. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish. Dip each tortilla into the sauce. Set the sauce-soaked tortillas on a cookie sheet. Onto each tortilla, place some of filling, bacon crumbles and green onions. Top with a generous portion of grated Cheddar.
• Roll up the tortilla to contain the filling. Place the tortilla seam-side down in the baking dish.
• Repeat with the rest of the tortillas. Ladle the rest of the sauce over the top of all the enhiladas.
• Then top with the remaining grated Cheddar. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

SPINACH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• For the sauce, whisk the broth, tomato paste and chili powder in a saucepan. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. , Meanwhile, combine spinach, onions, sour cream and cottage cheese in a bowl; stir in 1 cup shredded cheese. Spoon 1/2 cup of the sauce into a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Dip tortillas into the remaining sauce; spoon about 1/4 cup spinach mixture down the center of each tortilla. , Roll up and place, seam side down, in the baking dish. Top with the remaining sauce and cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 minutes or until bubbly.

SPINACH ALFREDO SAUCE (BETTER THAN OLIVE GARDEN®)

Steps:

• Heat butter in a saucepan over low heat; cook spinach in the melted butter until warmed, about 1 minute. Add cream and cream cheese to spinach mixture; cook and stir until cream cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Fold Parmesan cheese and garlic powder into spinach mixture; season with salt and pepper. Simmer until sauce is thickened and smooth, about 10 more minutes.