Spinach Enchiladas With Cilantro Cream Sauce Recipes

SPINACH ENCHILADAS WITH CILANTRO CREAM SAUCE RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Steps:

• For enchiladas, cook the spinach according to the package directions, if using frozen. While spinach is cooking, combine garlic, onion and mushrooms in food processor, and process until coarsely chopped. Melt butter in sauté pan, and sauté onion mixture until onion is translucent. Remove pan from heat, and set aside. Drain spinach, squeezing out excess water. Make bread crumbs in food processor from sliced bread. Add spinach, salt, pepper, nutmeg, chili powder and eggs. Process until blended thoroughly. Transfer to mixing bowl, and stir in onion mixture and 6 tablespoons cheese. Preheat broiler. Spoon a portion of filling onto each tortilla and roll it up. Place each enchilada in casserole dish, seam side down. Repeat until you've used up filling. For cream sauce, mix half-and-half, cayenne, salt and a little of the dissolved corn starch in medium saucepan, and heat until thickened. The sauce should be creamy, not runny; add more cornstarch mixture as necessary. Off the heat, stir in cilantro. Pour Cilantro Cream Sauce over tortillas, and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Broil until cheese melts and turns a nice golden color.

SPINACH AND MUSHROOM ENCHILADAS WITH CILANTRO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Filling: Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat and saute onions, garlic and mushrooms until soft and liquid has evaporated, about 5 to 7 minutes.
• Remove half of the mushroom mixture and set aside, reserving for the sauce.
• Add wine and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Add spinach and cook until spinach is wilted and liquid has evaporated. Taste and add salt or season salt to taste IF NEEDED.
• Sauce: In a small sauce pan combine water, wine/juice, seasoned salt, chicken bouillon and garlic powder. Stir to dissolve before adding reserved mushroom mixture, sour cream and cilantro. Reduce heat to simmer until sauce just begins to thicken.
• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Wrap tortillas in paper towels and heat in microwave for a minute or so just to soften them.
• Divide filling evenly among the warm tortillas, fill and roll and place them seam side down in a greased 9x13 pan.
• Pour sauce over enchiladas, top with shredded cheese and bake 10-15 minutes- just until cheese is melted- browned if you like- and the entire dish has heated through.

SPINACH ENCHILADAS WITH CILANTRO CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Cilantro Cream Sauce: Puree garlic with salt.
• Combine sour cream, onion, cilantro and sugar.
• Add garlic mixture and stir gently to blend well In a pan saute onions in olive oil until onions are translucent.
• Add spinach and cook 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir 1 cup of sauce into spinach mixture.
• Reserve 1/2 pound cheese for topping and divide remaining cheese into 10 parts.
• Put a portion of cheese on a tortilla, top with about 1/2 cup of the spinach mixture and more cheese on top of spinach.
• Roll tortilla, tuck ends underneath and place on a baking pan.
• Continue until all are gone.
• Cover each tortilla with a ladle of sauce and sprinkle reserved cheese on top.
• Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Serve with extra sauce.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH SPINACH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Place chiles on a foil-lined baking sheet; broil 10 minutes or until blackened, turning occasionally. Place in a zip-top plastic bag; seal. Let stand 15 minutes. Peel chiles; cut in half lengthwise. Discard seeds and membranes; slice into strips to measure 2/3 cup.
• Place a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat until hot. Add 1 cup sliced onion; cook 10 minutes or until golden brown, stirring frequently. Stir in chicken and 1/3 cup chiles; spoon chicken mixture into a bowl.
• Steam spinach leaves, covered, 5 minutes or until wilted. Place spinach in a colander, pressing with the back of a spoon until barely moist.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Wipe skillet with paper towels, and recoat with cooking spray. Place over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 cup sliced onion and chopped green onions, and saute 3 minutes. Stir in ground cumin and minced garlic, and saute 30 seconds. Combine flour and broth. Add flour mixture, chopped cilantro, cream cheese, and salt to pan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes or until cheese melts, stirring constantly. Place the cheese mixture, 1/3 cup chiles, and spinach in a food processor, and process until smooth. Strain spinach mixture through a colander into a bowl, and discard solids.
• Divide the chicken mixture evenly among tortillas, and roll up. Pour 1/2 cup spinach sauce in bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange the filled tortillas on top of spinach sauce. Pour the remaining spinach sauce over tortillas. Cover and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes or until enchiladas are thoroughly heated.