Friday, May 31, 2013

The easiest, quickest, green enchiladas!

You know these enchiladas are quick, easy, and yummy when its actually your husbands recipe and he can make them! They can be changed up to make them a bit healthy, or a bit spicy! At our house we{I} cant handle anything spicy! So these are perfect with the green sauce since its mild!
 Here is what you will need:
Chicken(I used 4 large frozen chicken breasts and then boiled it and then shredded it, but if you want to make it extra easy you could buy a rotisserie chicken and shred that.)
Cheese(Any kind is fine, or if you want to make it healthier avoid the cheese, or just use a small amount, or put it only on half if only some of the people in your family are eating healthy!)
Small tortillas(I love to use corn tortillas for this recipe, but again you can use flour, or for a healthy version use the whole wheat tortillas, they taste pretty good!)
Green enchilada sauce(This comes in a can, either get 2 regular size cans, or one large can, you can choose if you want it hot or mild, I chose mild. Also if you wanted you could use red sauce instead to amp up that spice!)
Directions:
I used a large glass baking dish (or any size or baking dish really)
 I used almost a whole bag of corn tortillas(who doesn't love leftovers!?) 
First you will grab a tortilla and put a spoonful of chicken (I also added salt and pepper to my chicken) you can add cheese to the chicken if you would like, I only added it on top at the end.  Once chicken is on tortilla, roll it up and line your baking dish pretty tightly with them. 
After your dish is full, you can sprinkle a little cheese now if you would like. (I did a tiny amount) then you pour your green sauce over all the enchiladas, soaking them almost completely. The more sauce the better since while baking the enchiladas absorb the sauce. 
Once sauce is poured then you can sprinkle the cheese and the amount you would like. 
Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes. Or until cheese is melted. 
                                     Ready for the oven.
 This is the size of can of green enchilada sauce I use. Any brand is fine.
                                              ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NOTE: Cover dish with foil for half of the cooking. Also if you use corn tortillas make sure to put them in the microwave for 15-20 seconds to get them warm, I learned this the hard way when I made them once....if you don't do this then your tortillas will rip as you roll them and it will be one big giant mess and turn into a casserole! Ha Let me know if you have any questions! You can add sour cream or salsa if you would like, and its good with a salad too!

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