This weekend I saw a recipe for a dish called Mexican Lasanga on the Pioneer Woman's website. The recipe called for me. I rustled up all the ingredents - except for enchilada sauce. Which I then found out is hard to find gluten free. Then the wee one got sick. Today, since he was running around, I thought I'd try to make my own enchilada sauce. In my quest, I ended up on Karina's site. I love her. I really do. When I'm in a bind, I look to her site and my questions are answered! As I looked at her enchilada sauce recipe, I was drawn to her Sour Cream Enchiladas. So, I made those (with a few subsitutions) and some guacamole:
Enchilada Ingredients:
- 3 cups cooked chicken, hand torn
- 1 can of Ro-tel
- 1 1/2 cup sour cream
- juice from a large fresh lime
- Cracked Pepper, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin
- 2 cups Quickie Enchilada Sauce* see below
- 10-12 white corn tortillas
- Light olive oil, as needed
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
- Lightly oil a 13x9" baking dish.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixing bowl, toss together the cooked chicken, Ro-tel, sour cream, and lime juice;
- Season with cracked pepper and cumin. Set aside.
- Make your Quickie Enchilada Sauce (recipe below)
- Spread about a spoonful (about 4 oz.) of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of the oiled baking dish.
- Heat each tortilla in a scant amount of hot light olive oil before you stuff it, till softened.
- Set the warm tortilla into the prepared baking dish and coat the tortilla.
- Spoon some of the chicken mixture into the center of the tortilla and roll it up into place, seam side down.
- Repeat for the remaining tortillas.
- Pour the enchilada sauce all over the tortillas
- Top with shredded cheese and the rest of the sour cream mixure.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, until the cheese is melted, the sauce is bubbling, and the enchiladas are hot.
Quickie Enchilada Sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, peeled, diced fine
- 1 teaspoon chili powder- mild or hot
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 28-oz. can crushed fire roasted tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon of agave syrup
- 1 splash of balsamic
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat and gently sauté the onion and spices for 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic, tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, and cilantro, stir and bring to a simmer.
- Cover and cook 15 to 20 minutes.
Guacamole
- 2 ripe California avocados (1 lb total), quartered, pitted, and peeled
- 1/2 cup dried oregano
- 1/2 cup minced white onion
- 1 can of Ro-tel
- 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice, or to taste
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt, or to taste
- Mash together all ingredients in a bowl with a fork until smooth


2 comments:
Yum! Looks good. we will have to try them.
susanne....next time we may make it New Mexican Style - stacked. Corn Tortillas are so darn hard to roll.
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