Chicken Or Turkey Enchiladas Holiday Helper Recipes

CHICKEN OR TURKEY ENCHILADAS / HOLIDAY HELPER

Steps:

• 1. Wrap tortillas in foil & warm 10-15 min in 350° oven.
• 2. In a sauce pan, sauté onion & garlic in butter over medium heat until tender & fragrant. Mix in black pepper & 1 cup of the cilantro (or parsley, if using) towards end of sautéing.
• 3. Add 12oz of the sour cream, flour, chilies & chicken broth. Stir to combine thoroughly until thickened & bubbly. Remove from heat & stir in half (2 cups) of the cheese.
• 4. In a separate bowl, add chicken or turkey & mix 1 cup (or more to ensure poultry is coated) of the sauce. Place approximately 1/4 cup of filling mixture atop each tortilla; roll up & arrange (seam side down) in a lightly buttered baking dish. Top rolled tortillas with remaining sauce.
• 5. Bake, covered for 35 minutes in a 350° oven. Remove cover, top with remaining cheese & bake uncovered for an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
• 6. Garnish with optional ingredients & top with remaining sour cream. This goes very well with salsa verde, chunky salsa or red hot sauce.

CHICKEN HELPER : CHICKEN ENCHILADA COPYCAT

Steps:

• Dice and brown chicken breast in butter until cooked. Cook rice. Add sauce, black beans and tomato paste to pan of cooked chicken. Simmer until slightly thickened. Stir in grated cheese. Ladle chicken and sauce over rice and top with additional shredded cheese and sour cream as desired. (You may alternatively stir rice into sauce and combine right away.).
• Rice: combine 2 cups white rice and 3 cups water, bring to a light boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium - low. Simmer covered 20 minutes or until all water is absorbed. Fluff with fork.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Spray rectangular 11x7 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place green sauce, cilantro, parsley, lime juice and garlic in blender or food processor.
• Cover and blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth.
• Reserve half of mixture.
• Mix remaining sauce mixture, chicken (or turkey) and 1/4 cup of the cheese.
• Spoon about 1/4 cup chicken (or turkey) mixture onto each tortilla.
• Roll tortilla around filling, place seam side down in baking dish.
• Pour reserved sauce mixture over enchiladas.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake uncovered 20-25 minutes or until hot.
• Serve with lime wedges.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan cook onion, covered, in a small amount of water over medium heat until tender; drain.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the cream cheese, the 1 tablespoons.
• water, cumin, pepper, and salt.
• Stir in the cooked onion and chicken.
• Wrap the tortillas in foil.
• Heat in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until softened (if using a microwave, wrap the tortillas in a microwave-safe paper towel and micro-cook on high for 30 to 60 seconds until softened).
• Meanwhile, spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick coating.
• For each enchilada, spoon approximately 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture onto one tortilla; roll up.
• Place the tortilla, seam side down, in the baking dish.
• Repeat with the remaining filling and tortillas.
• For the sauce, in a medium mixing bowl combine soup, sour cream, milk, and jalapeno peppers; pour mixture over the enchiladas.
• Bake covered, in a 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes or until heated through.
• Sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake the enchiladas, uncovered, for 4 to 5 minutes more until the cheese is melted.
• Garnish with cilantro, parsley, tomatoes, and sweet peppers if desired.
• NOTE: Usually I don't have chicken prepared in advance, so I use 4 chicken breast halves and sprinkle them with salt, pepper, and cumin.
• I either saute these or grill them until no longer pink.
• I shred the meat and proceed as usual with the recipe.
• The time to make does not include this step.