Grilled Chicken Enchilada Recipes

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Coat large saute pan with oil. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Brown chicken over medium heat, allow 7 minutes each side or until no longer pink. Sprinkle chicken with cumin, garlic powder and Mexican spices before turning. Remove chicken to a platter, allow to cool.
• Saute onion and garlic in chicken drippings until tender. Add corn and chiles. Stir well to combine. Add canned tomatoes, saute 1 minute.
• Pull chicken breasts apart by hand into shredded strips. Add shredded chicken to saute pan, combine with vegetables. Dust the mixture with flour to help set.
• Microwave tortillas on high for 30 seconds. This softens them and makes them more pliable. Coat the bottom of 2 (13 by 9-inch) pans with a ladle of enchilada sauce. Using a large shallow bowl, dip each tortilla in enchilada sauce to lightly coat. Spoon 1/4 cup chicken mixture in each tortilla. Fold over filling, place 8 enchiladas in each pan with seam side down. Top with remaining enchilada sauce and cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree F oven until cheese melts. Garnish with cilantro, scallion, sour cream and chopped tomatoes before serving. Serve with Spanish rice and beans.

FOIL-PACKET CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium high. Lay out four 18-inch-long sheets of heavy-duty nonstick foil on a work surface. Brush the foil with the olive oil (this will help the enchiladas get crisp on the bottom). Spread 1 tablespoon enchilada sauce in the center of each sheet.
• Combine the chicken, 1 cup cheese, the refried beans, corn, oregano, 2 tablespoons enchilada sauce, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper in a large bowl.
• Stack the tortillas and wrap them in a damp paper towel. Microwave until warm and pliable, 15 to 30 seconds. Lay out the tortillas on a clean surface. Divide the chicken filling among the tortillas (about 1/4 cup each) and roll up. Place 3 enchiladas seam-side down on each sheet of foil, arranging them on top of the sauce. Spoon 3 more tablespoons enchilada sauce over each trio of enchiladas, then sprinkle evenly with the remaining 1 cup cheese. Bring the two short ends of the foil together and fold twice to seal; fold in the sides to form a packet.
• Grill the foil packets seam-side up until the cheese has melted and the enchiladas are warmed through and crisp on the bottom, about 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat the remaining enchilada sauce in a small saucepan or in the microwave. Carefully open the foil packets and top with the warm enchilada sauce, sour cream and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.

CANYON RANCH GRILLED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS AND CALABACITAS

Steps:

• For sauce, preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly coat a baking sheet with oil. Place tomatoes, onion and garlic on baking sheet. Roast 15 minutes or until onion and garlic turn golden brown. While the vegetables are roasting, start preparing the enchiladas (see below). Remove vegetables from oven. Cool. Place in a blender along with chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper and puree until smooth. Set aside.
• For the enchiladas, combine paprika, cumin, and chili powder in a small bowl. Add oil and 2 tsp water and mix to form a paste. Pat all of spice paste on chicken. Grill or broil chicken 3 to 5 minutes on each side or until juices run clear when pierced with a fork. Cool and slice each breast into long strips (about 3/4 inches wide and 4 inches long). Lay tortillas on a flat surface. Place 3 chicken strips, 2 tbsp cheese, and 2 tbsp green chile on each tortilla. Roll and place in a 9" x 13" baking pan. Cover with sauce. Reduce oven heat to 350°F. Cook enchiladas 15 to 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbly.
• While the enchiladas are cooking, prepare the calabacitas. Increase oven heat to 425°F. Lightly coat a sheet pan with 1 tbsp oil. Lay zucchini and yellow squash on sheet pan and roast 5 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. Lightly coat a sauté pan with 2 tsp oil. Add zucchini, squash, tomato, onion, and corn. Sauté over medium heat about 5 minutes. Add oregano, salt, and pepper. Serve with enchiladas.

GRILLED CHICKEN ENCHILADA

Steps:

• To prepare sweet jalapeño sauce:.
• In a sauce pot, sauté the onions and chopped garlic in olive oil until translucent, stirring. Add ketchup, tomato paste, orange juice, white wine vinegar and honey to mixture, and cook, stirring, for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and puree in a blender (take care to leave an opening in the lid to allow steam to escape). Return the sauce to the pot and keep warm and pour over chicken and enchiladas.
• To prepare chicken breasts:.
• Combine the lemon zest, cilantro, olive oil, pepper and salt in a mixing bowl, add the chicken, and toss to coat well. Marinate chicken for 1 hour at room temperature. Meanwhile, preheat a grill to the white coal stage. After one hour marinating, transfer chicken breasts to a cookie sheet lined with paper towel.
• Transfer chicken to hot grill and cook for 10-15 minutes, turning once or twice, to cook the meat evenly. Reserve grilled chicken on the cookie sheet while making the enchiladas and sauce.
• To prepare enchilada:.
• Heat a sauté pan to medium. Add the olive oil, swirl to heat, then add the onions and sauté for one minute, stirring. Add the mushrooms and potatoes, sauté for an additional 3-5 minutes. Then add 1 cup of cooked meat from the chicken legs and sauté for another minute. Season with salt and pepper to taste and then add cilantro. (If you find the filling is a little dry, you can add some low-sodium chicken broth. Reserve over warm.
• Brush both sides of each corn tortilla with olive oil and heat in a large sauté pan over warm until tortilla becomes pliable. Transfer tortilla to a cutting board, add a few tablespoons of filling to the center, and roll up like a cigar, to close.
• Place enchilada on warm plate, and continue with remaining tortillas and filling until all the ingredients have been used. Slice grilled chicken breast with the grain, and arrange slices on top of enchiladas.
• Top with sweet jalapeño sauce and serve with a little grated Monterey jack cheese over the top and sour cream on the side.