Copycat Recipes Panchos Mexican Food

PANCHOS

Steps:

• Cut corn tortillas in triangles (as you would cut a pie), fry tortilla chips in cooking oil until crispy.
• Remove from oil and set on paper towels to drain. Lay out tortilla chips on a cookie sheet.
• Heat refried beans in skillet for about 6-8 minutes, stirring so they do not stick to skillet.
• Remove skin and seed from Avacado and mash well, adding salt to taste.
• Then take 1 cheese quarter, and place on each tortilla chip. Place cookie sheet in 350 degree oven about 1-2 minutes until cheese has slightly melted but not completely.
• Remove chips from cookie sheet and place on a platter.
• Then take 1/2 teaspoon of refried beans and 1/2 teaspoon of mashed avacado, top each one with 1 slice of jalapeno.
• Enjoy!

PANCHOS SOUR CREAM ENCHILADA RECIPE

Steps:

• After defrosting your chicken breast, shred it into thin slices. Once your chicken breast is shred, take a gallon-sized plastic bag and place the chicken inside. Pour the seasonings and powder into the bag. Fill it with water and massage the seasoning mix into your chicken. Store in the fridge for at least 24 hours before cooking.
• You can omit this entire step and cook the chicken the same day you marinate it. However, marinating your chicken for 24 hours gives it time to soak in the flavors.
• During the second step, you should preheat your oven to at least 350 degrees Fahrenheit and cook the shredded chicken on the skillet. Add a little bit of oil and make sure that there is no pink inside! Cut the onion and add it to the skillet for extra flavor and crunch. Add the Chili peppers to the skillet and cook until they are golden.
• After you let the chicken and vegetable mix cool, you can add chicken to the tortillas and roll them up to make enchiladas. Set them down in the baking pan side by side. Repeat until all 10 are filled with the chicken mix.
• Add the liquids into one bowl and mix them well. The sour cream and cream of chicken soup should blend together effortlessly. Once the mixture is well blended, you can add it to your baking pan with the enchiladas.
• Sprinkle shredded cheese on top of your Panchos enchiladas, and bake for twenty minutes. Add a timer so you don't forget!

COPYCAT PANCHO'S CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Melt cheese until smooth in a double boiler or microwave, stirring throughout.
• Puree rotel in blender or small processor.
• Stir into the cheese the rotel, cumin and garlic.
• If too thick, add a little water.
• Serve with tortilla chips.
• ENJOY.

COPYCAT PANCHO'S DRESSING RECIPE

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in a blender (or use immersion hand blender) and liquefy.
• Enjoy.

PANCHO'S CHEESE DIP

Steps:

• Measure first 4 ingredients into a small bowl, stirring well to mix.
• (Note: As tastes have changed over the years, I have gradually decreased the Accent slightly, measuring a scant tablespoon so it won't be too salty.) Pour 1 can of tomatoes, including juice, into the bowl of a food processor.
• Add 2 tablespoons of spice mixture and 5- 6 slices of pickled jalapenos.
• Pulse on and off briefly several times until ingredients are well-mixed and tomatoes are broken into small pieces but still retain some texture.
• (It should look like a thick salsa.) Pour tomato mixture into a medium saucepan.
• Repeat with remaining can of tomatoes, remaining spices, and additional slices of jalapenos, adding mixture to the saucepan after processing.
• If your food processor can handle it, grate cheese and then put in a large pot or Dutch oven; if not, chop cheese coarsely by hand.
• (A Cuisinart makes it easier, but it doesn't affect the final outcome.) Cook tomato mixture over medium heat, stirring frequently; bring just to the boiling point, BUT DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL!
• The instant the first bubble breaks the surface, remove from heat and pour over cheese.
• Stir well, until cheese seems to have melted as much as it's going to (which won't be much-- it will still be extremely lumpy).
• Using a ladle (or a coffee mug), pour approximately 3 cups of the mixture into the food processor bowl.
• Process approximately 20-30 seconds, until mixture is smooth.
• Remove lid from processor bowl and taste for'heat' and consistency.
• If it is not as hot as you'd like, add a few more jalapeno slices.
• It will be waaaay too thick, so add water (several tablespoons at a time), processing briefly after each addition, until it is the proper consistency.
• Each batch will require a different amount of water, depending on the ratio of cheese to tomato sauce, but you'll quickly get the hang of about how much to add.
• If you accidentally get one batch too thin, you can easily compensate by making the next one extra-thick and stirring them together.
• Although this makes a huge amount, it will disappear more quickly than you ever thought possible, so stock up on lots of chips!
• Leftovers keep well in the refrigerator for days on end.