or cook 1 whole chicken and shred the meat, don't use bones or skin
1 small can diced green chiles (Ortega brand)
1 jar salsa Pace, mild, only use 4 ounces
1 can sliced olives black
1-pint carton heavy cream (whipping cream)
1 14-ounce can mild enchilada sauce (Las Palmas brand)
In a 3-quart pan add the above ingredients and heat until just starting to boil, but don't boil.
1 package corn tortillas
1 8-ounce bag monterey jack-colby cheese (shreddred)
In a 9x13" baking dish, layer the torillas, chicken mixture and cheese into 3 layers, with cheese on top.
Bake at 350 degrees until cheese is melted. Can add extra olives on top.
I have seen recipes for Green Enchiladas and remember tasting a recipe from a good friend of mine. And so I thought after all these years I would give it a try! Well, I bought some green enchilada sauce and had some leftovers to use up, so here is what I came up with:
Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas
Things I had on hand (or leftovers) and needed to use up:
2 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed
2 stalks celery, chopped
1 med. onion, chopped
8-10 grape tomatoes, sliced in half
1 cup homemade chicken broth
¾ cup sour cream
½ cup mixed vegetables (opt.)
Spices:
½ teaspoon chili powder
¼ teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon seasoned salt
Salt and pepper to taste
(of course you can use what spices you like.)
Canned goods:
1 can (15.5 oz) hominy, drained
1 can (15 oz) pinto beans, drained
1 can (4 oz) diced chilies, drained
1 can (6 oz) olives, drained (I used ½ can of olives and sliced them myself, put you could use small can of sliced olives)
1 can (10 oz) mild green chili enchilada sauce
12 yellow corn tortillas
8 ounces Jack cheese ( I also had about 2-3 ounces of Colby/Jack cheese that I put in), grated
Into 3 quart sauce pan put: chicken, celery, onion, tomatoes, veggies, and chicken broth. Cooked for about 10 minutes and add the sour cream.
Next add the canned goods except the enchilada sauce. Cook another 5 minutes and now add the enchilada sauce. Cook for 5 more minutes and set aside.
Into a 9x13” cooking dish (which I sprayed with PAM), layer the tortillas, chicken mixture and grated cheese. I layer 3 layers. Bake at 350˚ for about 30 minutes; watch to make sure cheese doesn’t burn.
Note: by making this up, I realize you could use any meat or vegetables you desire. You can even use all Jack cheese, Colby, Cheddar or Pepper Jack, if you want spicier. Use your imagination and go for it!
sorry about the can of chilies, I should have washed it out before I took the picture, it's just extra chili pieces.I think it is funny in the pictures, the cheese looks like toasted marshmallows.
Long time ago my mother made the best tacos!!! Many of my high school friends and family who came to our house had tacos at different times. There were many contests to see who could eat the most! Quite a few of my brothers' friends along with my brothers could eat 12 each at a sitting no problem. My mother would roll, fry and serve them up! We also made salsa then, no store bought. Simple salsa: chopped some green onions, with canned tomatoes and a small can of Ortega@ diced chilies. On the way going home with our bag of groceries, I loved the smell of the green onions, even though I didn't like them back then. We also bought fresh corn tortillas from LaTolteca in Azusa.
My mom would have two pans going. One for the meat and one to fry up the tacos. She would put some meat on a tortilla, roll it up,put a toothpick in it and then fry it. After the frying, they would go on a plate, dozens of them and we would take out the toothpick, put salsa and lettuce and tomato in one side and eat them up. Yum!!!
I no longer fry the tortillas, mostly just heat one up add the lettuce, tomato, cheese and salsa. We never use to put cheese in our tacos, I don't know why, we just didn't.
Here is the taco recipe:
Chopped up 2-3 celery stalks
½ to 1 whole onion, diced and chopped, (depending on how much you like or if the onion is big or small)
To these add and put in a cast iron skillet or fry pan:
1 pound ground hamburger
After the hamburger is browned,
then put in the following spices:
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper, I like freshly ground
¼ teaspoon cumin
¼ to ½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon season salt, like Lawry’s ® brand or store brand
1/3package (about 1 tablespoon) of La Tiara’s ® Taco Seasoning mix (this is the mix I have found that reminds me of the spices my mother used in her taco meat, but you can use want you want). Also if you want spicier you can add more. *My mom never used a mix, it was only the salt, pepper, cumin and chili powder, until Lawry's came out with the season salt.
Let all of this simmer about 5 minutes, I do add water to the meat to soak up the juices of the meat. I add 1 tablespoon at a time up to 4 tablespoons, to line the bottom of the skillet.. After the water has evaporated then the meat is ready.
Make the tacos how you wish.With corn tortillas or floured, fried or just heat up a tortilla and fill. Yum!
Tried out 2 new recipes last evening for dinner and we liked them! Sometimes we get in the same old rut and fix the same meals over and over again, maybe because as we go down the isles of the grocery store, we know where our favorite food items are, so we buy them. I was watching Rachael Ray because they had on Michael J. Fox and I wanted to see how he's doing. As Rachael was saying good-bye to Michael and Ryan Reynolds she mentioned she would be cooking a Thanksgiving dinner rolled into one, so I was interested in how this could be done. Well, it's called: ‘Turkey and Stuffing Meatloaf’ with mashed potatoes and ‘Cider Gravy’. Doesn't that sound different? It looked easy enough and sounded great, so I copied off the recipes got the ingredients I didn't have and made it. Wow, it was pretty good! I asked the kids if I should make it again and we all agree that we could. My son and I said, we liked meatloaf the way I made it but this would do every now and then. My daughter liked this better as she doesn't care for meatloaf at all. I really liked the gravy, it was different and I am not a gravy fan. S00ooo, if you want something a little different before big turkey day, you might want to give this a try. It gave me an idea of what to do with the leftovers, changing the recipe just a bit. Web page: www.rachaelrayshow.com/food/recipes/turkey-and-stuffing-meatloaf
