Adsense

Friday, September 27, 2013

Chicken & Vegetable Enchiladas

Imagine walking into your favorite Mexican joint and smelling all the goodness it has to offer. You pick up the scent of slow roasted chicken and the smell of freshly made tortillas. Maybe you can even pick up the spice and aroma of a nice spicy red sauce. Your mouth waters as it waits for some delicious spiciness and cheesiness goodness.

Yep, that is totally how my kitchen smelled last week as I cooked! My mouth was definitely watering and wanting all that Mexican tastiness. You can make your kitchen smell just as amazing, too. Just follow me on into my kitchen and let's make some...


Step-by-Step Photos



Gather ingredients and cookware



I used my recipe from my Chicken Tacos in the Crockpot to make my shredded chicken. This takes about 6 hours so start making your shredded chicken early.


Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil on medium heat in a saucepan


Add 1/4 cup tomato paste, 1/4 cup flour, 2 teaspoons cumin, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, and 1/4 teaspoon chili powder.


Whisk together for 1 minute.


Add 14.5 oz vegetable broth 


and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for 8 minutes.


Once done add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.


Preheat oven 375F.


Chop green onions 


Chop cilantro


Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a saute pan.


Add spinach and saute for about 1-2 minutes.


Rinse and drain beans.


In a large bowl, combine shredded chicken, beans, 1/3 cup corn, 1 cup cheese, spinach, green onions, 1 teaspoon cumin, and cilantro.


Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.


Heat your tortillas up. If you want to see how I heat mine up, check out my Chicken & Black Bean Taquitos. Fill tortilla up with about 1/3 cup of the mixture.


Roll up the tortilla and


place seam side down in baking dish. Repeat until dish is full. 8 tortilla rolls fit perfectly in my dish.


Cover with sauce and spread evenly.


Top with 1/2 cup cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or


until cheese is golden. 


Plate up and enjoy!

See I told you my kitchen was smelling delicious last week! So now go and cook up these amazing enchiladas so you know what I'm talking about. What is your favorite Mexican food?

Chicken & Vegetable Enchiladas


Prep time: 6 hours 20 minutes Bake time: 20 minute Total time: 6 hours 40 minutes
Servings: 8 enchiladas

Ingredients

{For the sauce}
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1/4 cup tomato paste
1/4 cup all purpose flour
2 tsp. cumin
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. onion powder
1/4 tsp. chili powder
1 14.5 oz can vegetable broth
Salt/pepper

{For the enchiladas}
8-10 oz chicken breast, cooked and shredded
3 green onion, thinly sliced
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
1 Tbsp. olive oil
3 oz. fresh baby spinach
7.5 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
1/3 cups corn fresh or frozen, thawed
1 1/2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
1 tsp. cumin
Cooking spray
8 corn tortillas

Cookware

Saucepan
1/4 cup
Teaspoon
Tablespoon
Whisk
Large knife
Small cutting board
Large saute pan
Colander
Large bowl
9x13 baking dish

Preparation

1. Cook and shred chicken.
2. Heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil on medium heat in a saucepan.
3. Add 1/4 cup tomato paste, 1/4 cup flour, 2 teaspoons cumin, 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon onion powder, and 1/4 teaspoon chili powder. Whisk together for 1 minute.
4. Add 14.5 oz vegetable broth and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and cook for about 8 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste and set aside.
5. Preheat oven 375F.
6. Chop green onions and cilantro.
7. Heat 1 Tablespoon olive oil in saute pan. Add spinach and saute for 1-2 minutes.
8. Rinse and drain beans. In a large bowl, combine shredded chicken, beans, 1/3 cup corn, 1 cup cheese, spinach, green onion, 1 teaspoon cumin, and cilantro.
9. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Warm tortillas up and fill with a 1/3 cup of mixture.
10. Roll up and place seam side down in baking dish. Cover with sauce and spread evenly. Top with 1/2 cup cheese. Bake for 20 minutes or cheese is golden.
11. Plate up, garnish with cilantro, and enjoy!





4 comments:

  1. Oh, that seriously is making my mouth water! Wow, I'm a Mexican food gal all the way and this just took my love to the next level. All those flavors and layers - yes please! Pinned!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Oh these are definitely up your alley! If you like spicy food, I would suggest kicking up the notch on the sauce by either adding red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper! If you do try it out, let me know how they turn out please.

      Delete
  2. Katrina, love your enchiladas. Drop me a line on ca4ole@gmail.com if you are ok with me adding this to the Mexican collection over at Carole's Chatter (and will pin to that board too). Cheers

    ReplyDelete
  3. Just mouthwatering...looks delicious!

    ReplyDelete

LinkWithin

Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...