Paulas Best Chicken And Rice Enchiladas Recipes

PAULA'S BEST CHICKEN AND RICE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Spray a 3 1/2 quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add rice, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until rice is lightly browned.
• Stir in 2 cups water, diced tomatoes with green chiles, onion, and seasoning packet from rice mix.
• Bring to a boil over med-high heat.
• Decrease heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Spoon rice mixture into a large bowl.
• Add cream cheese to rice mixture, stirring until cheese melts.
• Add chicken, one 8 oz. package shredded Colby-Jack cheese, sour cream cumin, and chili powder; stir to combine.
• Arrange 1/3 of torn tortillas over bottom of prepared baking dish.
• Top with 1/3 of chicken mixture.
• In a medium bowl, combine remaining package of Colby-Jack cheese and Monterey Jack cheese with peppers.
• Sprinkle 1/3 of cheese mixture over chicken mixture.
• Repeat layers twice with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture, and cheese mixture.
• Pour enchilada sauce evenly over casserole.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.

BLACK BEANS & RICE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*F Make Zatarains Black Beans & Rice according to package directions. Add to black beans & rice, shredded chicken, green chilies & corn. In a separate bowl combine cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and cheese. Spread 1/3 of soup mixture onto bottom of 9 x 13 casserole dish or divide into two 9 x 9 casserole dishes and freeze one for later. Scoop 1/2 cup of rice & beans mixture into a tortilla, sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and roll up. Place in casserole dish on top of soup mixture. Scoop and roll all tortillas. Once pan is full, pour remaining soup mixture on top of all rolled tortillas. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and devour!