As promised, here is the recipe for the fantastic enchiladas. It’s adapted from an old Pampered Chef recipe, but we kinda made it our own. Alas, there are no pics, my camera ran out of batteries and I have scrounged in every drawer looking for some…teenagers, geesh.
8 Large Flour Tortillas
2 Cups Shredded Chicken
2 Cups Shredded Co-Jack Cheese
16 Ounces of Sour Cream – really a little bit less
2 Cans of chopped green chilies
2 10 Ounce Cans Enchilada Sauce THE RED KIND
Pinch of Salt
Pour one can of enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch pan.
Mix together the following:
chicken, sour cream, 1 cup of the cheese, green chilies (along with the juice), salt
Divide mixture so as to put equal parts down the center of 8 tortillas
Roll up the tortillas and put them side by side, seam side down, in the enchilada sauced pan
Top enchiladas with the other can of enchilada sauce, spread around if necessary but make sure everything is covered
Top with remaining cheese-it might be more than 1 cup-I’m just rounding off
Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.
I put a finely diced tomato, sliced green onion and sour cream on the table.
Logan enjoys his with a side of yellow rice.
You guys, I have a confession. I use canned chicken breast for this recipe. Do not judge. It’s just so easy. I am such a purist when it comes to certain things but I guess canned chicken is not one of them.
Also, a word of advice: Do Not EVER Use Enchilada Sauce Imported From Mexico or Authentic Enchilada Sauce. It will be bitter and you will hate it and your family will be so mad at you. People, in this case, it’s okay to buy “Ortega”. Trust Me. Notice how I capitalized every word so as to emphasize.
I am less than 48 hours away from heading down to Naw Orlawns!! I keep talking to my sister and we keep coming up with things to do, we are like little girls at Christmas-only worse and more annoying. I keep looking at Jason and just squealing “aren’t you soooo excited omigosh?”. He indulged me the first 25 times, now he is just annoyed and I don’t think he is excited to be sitting next to me in an Impala for 13 hours straight. Sheila and I think we want to take a haunted tour of New Orleans at midnight! Doesn’t that just sound like incredible fun? With Jacob Kesling and Jason Robertson?!!!! Oh my I can’t even imagine. Hold on, I have to go ask Jason if he is soooooooo excited.
So I’m back, he wants me to tell you that he is so excited. Even though he said it with no in fluctuation in his voice whatsoever.
Whatever, he’s not stealing my joy.
About Me
- Carmen
- I have an insatiable appetite for knowledge, some might even use the word "nosey". If you want to keep something personal-then don't have it out on your desk because by the time I walk by, I will have already read it. If your phone rings, I will ask you who it is and I don't even care, but I still want to know. If you walk out of a room, I want to know where you are going in case I am about to miss something. I will tell you what I got you for Christmas. I am slowly learning to have unexpressed thoughts, but I'm finding it tough.I always wear socks to bed - even in the summer.I have an obsession with Sharpies. I am oddly attracted to all things orange. I must have pop with pizza.I own 37 Hanes V neck T-shirts. I love staying up late, sleeping in, the warmth of my husbands body, babies, puppy breath, listening to my kids talk, cooking, baking, exuberant Biblical discussions, smiles from complete strangers, flannel sheets, absolutes, a good pen, home made gifts....I so could keep going.I hate waking up early, beets, a spilled secret, parents that yell at their kids in public, panty lines, that Mary Ingalls lost her sight, half truths, untruths, false judgment and sunburns.