Enchiladas are traditionally made with soft corn tortillas but flour tortillas work just as well.
Servings: 4
Chicken and Cheese Enchiladas Recipe
Ingredients:
1 Onion, finely chopped
1 Garlic Clove, crushed
1 c Tasty Cheddar, grated
1 tbsp Olive Oil
500g Chicken Breast, sliced thinly
12 Corn or Flour Tortillas
400g can Tomato Purée
1 Green Capsicum, finely chopped
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 180°C
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan.
Add the chicken and brown over a medium heat. Remove the chicken and set aside
Add the onion, garlic and green capsicum to the pan and cook over a medium heat until the onion is soft.
Add 2 tsps Mexican Seasoning and cook for a further minute.
To make Mexican Seasoning combine 1 tbsp each: ground chillies, cumin, coriander, oregano and 1 tsp each: salt and paprika.
Add the tomato purée and 1/2 cup water and bring to the boil. Simmer for 2 minutes
Place half of the tomato purée mixture into a bowl and set aside
Add the chicken to the pan and simmer for 5 minutes or until
the chicken is just cooked
Brush some of the reserved sauce on to each tortilla then place about 2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture on one end.
Roll up and place in a lightly greased ovenproof dish.
Brush any remaining sauce on top of the enchiladas then sprinkle with the grated cheese
Bake in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or until the top is golden and the enchiladas are heated through.
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