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Title: Green or Red Enchiladas
Categories: Mexican Cheese Poultry
Yield: 5 Servings
| 2 | c | Basic Green Sauce |
| 1 | c | Dairy Sour Cream |
| 10 | Flour Or Corn Tortillas; ** | |
| 3 | c | Cooked Chicken; Shredded |
| 1 | c | MontereyJack Cheese;Shredded |
| 1 | Dairy Sour Cream | |
| Basic Green Sauce | ||
| Servings: 8 | ||
| 1 | c | Onions; Chopped, 2 Med. |
| 1/2 | c | Vegetable Oil |
| 10 | oz | Fresh Spinach; Chopped |
| 1/2 | lb | Tomatillos; Coarsely Chopped |
| 4 | oz | Green Chiles; Chopped, 1 cn |
| 2 | Cloves Garlic; Crushed | |
| 1 | tb | Oregano Leaves; Dried |
| 1 | c | Chicken Broth |
| 2 | c | Dairy Sour Cream |
Servings: 5
Cook and stir onions in oil in a 3-quart saucepan until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except broth and sour cream. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place mixture in food processor workbowl fitted with steel blade or in a blender container; cover and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Return mixture to saucepan; stir in broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Cover and refrigerate any remaining sauce.
Makes about 4 cups of sauce.
** Tortillas should be 6-inches in diameter and should be warm.
Prepare basic green sauce and stir in the 1 cup of sour cream. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Dip each tortilla into the sauce to coat both sides. Spoon 1/4 cup of the shredded chicken onto each tortilla and roll up. Place seam sides down in a 13 X 9 X 2-inch ungreased baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Serve warm with sour cream.
RED ENCHILADAS:
Substitute 2 cups of the Basic Red Sauce for the Basic Green sauce. Substitute 3 cups of shredded cheese or cooked beef for the chicken.
Basic Red Sauce
Servings: 4
8 Ancho Chilies 3 1/2 cups Warm Water 1/2 cup Onion; Chopped 2 Garlic; Cloves, chopped 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil 8 oz Tomato Sauce; 1 cn 1 Tbs Oregano Leaves; Dried 1 Tbs Cumin Seed 1 tsp Salt
Cover chiles with warm water. Let stand until softened, about 30 minutes; drain. Strain liquid; reserve. Remove stems, seeds and membranes from chilies. Cook and stir onion and garlic in oil in a 2-quart saucepan until onion is tender. Stir in chilies, 2 cups of the reserved liquid and the remaining ingredients. Heat ot boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes; cool. Pour into a food processor workbowl fitted with steel blade or into a blender container; cover and process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate up to 10 days.
Makes about 2 1/2 cups sauce.
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