Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas
Total Time: 50 mins
Preparation Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2 medium onion, very finely chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 1/2-2 cups leftover grilled chicken (or any cooked chicken)
- 1 (10 ounce) can rotel tomatoes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 10 good quality flour tortillas (about 7-8-inch diameter)
- 1 cup half & half light cream
- 1 chicken bouillon cube (or 1/2 tsp. granules)
- 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (we prefer sharp)
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 350. spray an 11x7" glass pyrex dish with cooking spray.
- 2 shred or cube the leftover chicken.
- 3 in a large skillet, cook the onion and garlic in the canola oil until soft.
- 4 add the chicken, rotel tomatoes and salt. simmer approximately 10 minutes on medium-low heat.
- 5 combine half and half and bouillon - heat 30 seconds at a time in microware until bouillon cubes melts and can be fully mixed together. (shouldn't need more than 1 minute). set aside.
- 6 using a measuring cup, fill each tortilla with 1/4 cup of chicken filling, rolling up, and placing seam side down in prepared dish. pour any remaining filling over the top of the enchiladas.
- 7 pour the bouillon mixture evenly over the enchiladas.
- 8 cover with foil, and bake 10 minutes, then remove foil and bake for 10 more.
- 9 while baking, combine all cheeses well.
- 10 after the 20 minutes cooking time, remove enchiladas from oven, cover completely with the cheeses, and bake for 5 more minutes, or until cheese is melted.
- 11 serve with some hot spanish rice, and some fresh guacamole on the side!
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