Firecracker Enchiladas
August 2007
Makes: 6 servings
Prep: 25 mins
Cook: 25 mins
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, finely chopped
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 29 ouncecan tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 1/2teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1/2teaspoons salt
- 1 2 pound rotisserie chicken, meat shredded
- 1 pound muenster cheese, grated
- 3 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, seeded and finely chopped
- 12 6 inches corn tortillas
- In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add two-thirds of the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in 1 1/2 cups water and the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin and salt; bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes; set aside.
- Preheat the broiler. In a large bowl, mix the chicken, two-thirds of the cheese and the chiles.
- Spread 1 cup of the enchilada sauce in a large casserole dish. Dip 1 tortilla in the remaining sauce to coat both sides and transfer to a plate. Fill with chicken mixture, roll up and transfer to the casserole dish, seam side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling. Top with the remaining onion, sauce and cheese; broil until golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Turn off the broiler and leave the enchiladas in the oven until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Tip
- Rather than piling on the packaged taco seasoning, opt for freshly ground chili powder and cumin for flavor without all the sodium.
Tip
- Skip the canned black olives and reach for chipotle chiles in adobo sauce for a deep, smoky flavor.
Tip
- Replace bottled sauce with our quick and easy enchilada sauce and swap the cheddar cheese for easy-melting muenster, a closer cousin to creamy Mexican cheeses.
Tip
- Cut down cooking time by using precooked rotisserie chickenwhen the recipe is assembled, place it under the broiler for 5 minutes, rather than 30 minutes in the oven!