Authentic enchilada recipe?

[Trey]

Anyone have an authentic enchilada recipe? I am not looking for something that has like cream of chicken soup in it.. I want like an authentic recipe with red sauce or something like that. Anyone, anyone?

[chelsea<3josh]

yep i have one if you wanta hold on i can go get it!! it's so yummy and super super easy.

[Sunshyne]

Not sure if it is an authentic recipe, but I make mine like this:

Fry up some oil and just for a couple of seconds cook a corn tortilla in it and take it out quick...then I put it on a paper towel to wipe the greese off.

I put a mixture of cheddar & jack cheese in the middle of the corn tortilla and roll it up. I do this until I have a pan full of them. Then I pour enchilada (red) sauce over the top and then top with more cheese.

You can also put shredded chicken inside or beef....olives are fun to add too. I usually just make cheese though. Then I cook it on 350 in the oven until everything is nice and melted and bubbly

[chelsea<3josh]

k its chili-cheese enchiladas

2 cups diced cooked chicken (usually do one chicken breast per person eating)
1.5 cups shredded montery jack cheese
1 cup sour cream
0.5 cup sliced roasted bell peppers (7oz jar)-they are just as good without these
1 can enchilada sauce-i usually get the hot but there is mild too
8 flour tortillas (8 inch in diameter)
1.5 cups shredded cheddar cheese
one half finely chopped jalapeno pepper (optional)-i never use one!

heat oven to 350 degrees. spray 13x9x2 inch baking dish with cooking spray.

stir together chicken, montery jack cheese, sour cream, peppers and chilies

spread about 2 teaspoons enchilada sauce on each tortilla. top each with about a half cup of chicken mixture (just use your discretion as to how much you want in each tortilla). Roll up tortillas, place them seam side down in baking dish. top enchiladas with any remaining enchilada sauce. sprinke with cheddar cheese. spray sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray. cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.

bake 45-60 minutes or until hot. if desired remove foil during last 5 minutes of baking time. if desired serve topped with lettuce, avocado and additional sour cream.

makes 8 servings


its really pretty easy and its really good. i always make spanish rice to go with it, i use the near east brand. i hope you try it and like it!!

[Kaymara]

1 package of boneless skinless chicken breasts (or ground beef)
3 cans of old el paso enchilada sauce (I use the red sauce)
1 or 2 packages of shredded mexican style cheese
1 package of corn tortillas
Adobo seasoning

Heat oven to 350
cut chicken into 1 inch cubes
Place in frying pan. SPrinkle Adobo seasoning on it. (I like to use alot)
fry on medium-med high heat until completely done
Place chicken in a food proccesor/chopper and chop til fine (or you could use a fork or your fingers to pull apart into small small pieces)
Take a baking dish and line the bottom with 1 can of sauce
Heat up the corn tortillas in microwave until warm (this allows them to roll better)
Place chicken into tortilla and place in baking dish. Contine until dish is lined.
Cover with the 2 remaing cans of sauce
cover the top with the shredded cheese.
Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes
Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is fully melted

[Veronica]

Originally Posted by sunshyne Not sure if it is an authentic recipe, but I make mine like this: Fry up some oil and just for a couple of seconds cook a corn tortilla in it and take it out quick...then I put it on a paper towel to wipe the greese off. I put a mixture of cheddar & jack cheese in the middle of the corn tortilla and roll it up. I do this until I have a pan full of them. Then I pour enchilada (red) sauce over the top and then top with more cheese. You can also put shredded chicken inside or beef....olives are fun to add too. I usually just make cheese though. Then I cook it on 350 in the oven until everything is nice and melted and bubbly

this is exactly what I do too. Except when I make chicken it tastes better with the green enchilada sauce.

[piggypunkinetta]

I use a whole chicken in mine. Last time I made it I cooked the chicken in the crock pot with some chicken broth, let it cool and took the meat off. You can also pick up a premade one from Henry's or other grocery store. To me it tastes better if the chicken is slow cooked first.
I then mix it with 1 8oz package of cream cheese, I use the light kind.
Add a small can of chopped green chiles.
Stir until well blended.
Then I pour enough green enchilada sauce in a 9x13 pan to cover the bottom.
Then spoon the chicken mixture into the tortillas. Lay seam side down in pan.
I then pour the rest the rest of the green enchilada sauce over the top. I like to you the Las Palmas brand. I buy the big can. Then top with a mexican blend of cheese.
Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes. This recipe is enough for two meals for us. We eat half and once it is cooled I wrap the rest in plasic wrap, then into a ziploc bag, and into the freezer for another time.

[piggypunkinetta]

I thought the red sauce was for beef and the green for chicken.

[chelsea<3josh]

Originally Posted by piggypunkinetta I use a whole chicken in mine. Last time I made it I cooked the chicken in the crock pot with some chicken broth, let it cool and took the meat off. You can also pick up a premade one from Henry's or other grocery store. To me it tastes better if the chicken is slow cooked first. I then mix it with 1 8oz package of cream cheese, I use the light kind. Add a small can of chopped green chiles. Stir until well blended. Then I pour enough green enchilada sauce in a 9x13 pan to cover the bottom. Then spoon the chicken mixture into the tortillas. Lay seam side down in pan. I then pour the rest the rest of the green enchilada sauce over the top. I like to you the Las Palmas brand. I buy the big can. Then top with a mexican blend of cheese. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes. This recipe is enough for two meals for us. We eat half and once it is cooled I wrap the rest in plasic wrap, then into a ziploc bag, and into the freezer for another time.

that sounds so good!!!

red is mild and green is hot i thought

[piggypunkinetta]

I buy the medium green enchilada sauce. Here they have them in mild, medium, and hot. The kids and dh can't handle the hot.