Dads Favorite Chicken Enchiladas Recipes

LL'S FAVORITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• This recipe uses 2 13x9 pans. 12 enchiladas per pan.
• Bake at 350F for 35 minutes total.
• Put the rub on the chicken. (or marinate the chicken breasts for 30 minutes.).
• Cook the breasts on broil for 5 minutes on each side.
• Let the breasts cool for 15 minutes.
• Chop the chicken breasts finely. Set aside.
• If using onions add them to chicken .
• Combine enchilada sauce and sour cream in large saucepan. Heat on low.
• Soften tortillas on both sides in oil, or steam. I drain torillas on paper towels until used.
• Put 4 serving spoons of sauce in the bottom of pan.
• Dip tortilla into sauce mixture on both sides of tortilla.
• Put tortilla in pan, add 1 heaping serving spoon chicken and then cheese into tortilla.
• Wrap up and proceed with the next 11 tortillas.
• Set this pan aside and proceed with the rest of enchiladas in other pan.
• Divide the leftover sauce over the the enchiladas in both pans.
• Spread the last 8 oz. of grated cheese between the 2 pans. I use approximately 8 oz cheese per pan.
• Cover with foil. At this point I refrigerate one pan for later in the week.
• Bake pan for 20 minutes , then remove foil and cook for an additional 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let set 10 minutes.
• Serve with guacamole.

FAVORITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Boil whole chicken in a large pot of water until cooked through (approx. 30 minutes). Remove from pot, cool and shred into small bite-size pieces. I frequently substitute boneless skinless chicken breasts (they cook faster and are easier to work with-boil chicken breast for approx 20 mins) - you'll need about 4-5 breasts (you want to yield about 4-5 cups).
• In a medium bowl, mix cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, diced green chilies (do not drain), mushrooms (drained), olives (drained), and dried onions.
• In a 9x13 pan sprayed with no-stick spray, layer as follows:.
• Layer 1: layer the bottom of the pan with a single layer of tortillas. Tip: I fold and tear the tortillas in 1/2 so that they fit in the pan better. I also dip the tortillas into my soup mixture and coat them with sauce, skimming off the excess with my fingers. A thin layer of sauce on both sides of your tortillas will keep them soft while baking so that they do not dry out and become hard and chewy.
• Layer 2: Spoon 1/2 of the soup mixture over the tortillas and spread to cover.
• Layer 3: 1/2 of the shredded chicken pieces.
• Layer 4: 1/2 of the cheddar cheese.
• Repeat layers 1-4 above (still coat your second layer of tortillas with the soup mixture).
• Cover and bake in a 350 degree oven 35-45 minutes, until hot and bubbly and cheese is melted.
• Serve with sour cream and green or red chili sauce, if desired.

DAD'S FAVORITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Add oil and spices to a large one gallon bag. Mix thoroughly. Add chicken. Squoosh around to coat the chicken evenly. Yup, technical term, "squoosh". If you can, stick this in the fridge overnight. If not, don't sweat over it.
• At this point you can freeze the meat, add the packages of tortillas, and have an OAMC meal. Simply defrost everything later and assemble. Do not assemble this and then freeze, flour tortillas do not freeze well in the presence of liquid.
• Now, you can dump the spiced chicken in the crockpot for 6 hours on low. Or you can brown the chicken in a big skillet on medium high heat - 4-5 minutes each side, then add chicken stock and simmer about 20 minutes until the chicken about falls apart.
• Remove chicken from cooking vessel to a large bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Shred the chicken using two forks or your hands (or just look at it hard if you used your crockpot). Add the reserved cooking liquid and stir to combine.
• Preheat oven to 350°F Prep a 9x13-inch baking dish by pouring 1/2 cup enchilada sauce in the bottom and "Rolling" it around the bottom to evenly coat.
• Spoon about 1/4 cup of the chicken onto the bottom third of a tortilla, roll tight, and place in the pan, seam side down. Continue until you have filled the dish or run out of chicken. Pour on the rest of the enchilada sauce, and sprinkle on the cheese.
• Bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes, or until the cheese is all melted and the sauce is bubbly and thick.
• Real Cook times: 20 to 30 minutes of work time (how fast can you roll them?); 6 hours cooking (if you use a crock pot) or 30 minutes cooking (if you use the stovetop); and 20 minutes in the oven.