Chicken Or Turkey Enchiladas Holiday Helper Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING TURKEY ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the first 10 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 20 minutes. Remove from the heat. , Place 1/2 cup turkey mixture down the center of each tortilla; top each with 1 teaspoon enchilada sauce and 1 tablespoon cheese. Roll up and place seam side down in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over top; sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 8-10 minutes longer or until bubbly.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY ENCHILADAS WITH SOUR CREAM

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix chicken or turkey, sour cream, 2 cups shredded cheese, and salt.
• Heat oil in an 8-to 10inch frying pan over low heat.
• Dip the tortillas, one at a time, in the hot oil just until limp, about 5 seconds.
• Fill tortillas equally with chicken mixture, roll up, and arrange side by side, slit side down, in a 9-x13 inch baking dish.
• Pour salsa evenly over top.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.
• If desired sprinkle with more shredded cheese over hot enchiladas before serving.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350.
• Spray rectangular 11x7 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Place green sauce, cilantro, parsley, lime juice and garlic in blender or food processor.
• Cover and blend on high speed about 30 seconds or until smooth.
• Reserve half of mixture.
• Mix remaining sauce mixture, chicken (or turkey) and 1/4 cup of the cheese.
• Spoon about 1/4 cup chicken (or turkey) mixture onto each tortilla.
• Roll tortilla around filling, place seam side down in baking dish.
• Pour reserved sauce mixture over enchiladas.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake uncovered 20-25 minutes or until hot.
• Serve with lime wedges.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan cook onion, covered, in a small amount of water over medium heat until tender; drain.
• In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the cream cheese, the 1 tablespoons.
• water, cumin, pepper, and salt.
• Stir in the cooked onion and chicken.
• Wrap the tortillas in foil.
• Heat in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until softened (if using a microwave, wrap the tortillas in a microwave-safe paper towel and micro-cook on high for 30 to 60 seconds until softened).
• Meanwhile, spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick coating.
• For each enchilada, spoon approximately 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture onto one tortilla; roll up.
• Place the tortilla, seam side down, in the baking dish.
• Repeat with the remaining filling and tortillas.
• For the sauce, in a medium mixing bowl combine soup, sour cream, milk, and jalapeno peppers; pour mixture over the enchiladas.
• Bake covered, in a 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes or until heated through.
• Sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake the enchiladas, uncovered, for 4 to 5 minutes more until the cheese is melted.
• Garnish with cilantro, parsley, tomatoes, and sweet peppers if desired.
• NOTE: Usually I don't have chicken prepared in advance, so I use 4 chicken breast halves and sprinkle them with salt, pepper, and cumin.
• I either saute these or grill them until no longer pink.
• I shred the meat and proceed as usual with the recipe.
• The time to make does not include this step.

LEFTOVER CHICKEN/TURKEY ENCHILADAS WITH BLACK BEANS

Steps:

• Mix together the onion, peppers, garlic, cumin and chicken/turkey.
• Lay out the tortillas flat & open.
• Distribute the mixed vegggies evenly down the center of the four tortillas .
• Place a couple of tbsp of the salsa over the veggies.
• Add a tbsp or so of the cheese.
• Fold the sides of each tortilla over so they overlap and place folded side down in a casserole large enough to hold all four tortillas and the black beans.
• Place the tortillas side by side in a lightly greased casserole leaving room around the edges for the black beans.
• Place the black beans around the edges of the casserole (around the tortillas).
• Pour the remaing Salsa over the tortillas and the beans, cover the edges so they do not get dry.
• Sprinkle the remaining cheese over all.
• Add the sour cream.
• Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes in a 375 oven.
• Remove foil and let the chesse get golden.
• Serve nice and HOT.

GREEN CHILE ENCHILADAS WITH LEFTOVER TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix shredded turkey with 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup salsa, 1/2 package Cheddar cheese, and 1/2 package of Monterey Jack cheese in a bowl until well combined. Fill tortillas evenly with turkey mixture, roll up into enchiladas, and place in a 9x13-inch pan.
• Mix remaining sour cream and salsa together and pour over enchiladas. Top with remaining Cheddar and Monterey Jack.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and enchiladas are heated through, 30 to 40 minutes.

CHICKEN OR TURKEY-MUSHROOM ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch casserole dish.
• In a bowl mix together the undiluted chicken soup, with sour cream, 1-1/2 cups cheddar cheese, seasoned salt and black pepper.
• In a saucepan heat butter over medium heat, add in the onion, garlic, red or green bell pepper and chili powder; saute for about 3 minutes.
• Add in the chopped chicken, green chilies (with their juice) mushrooms pieces and about 1/2 cup of the soup/sour cream mixture; mix to combine; bring to a boil and simmer for about 5 minutes, then season with more salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread about half of the soup/chicken mixture onto the bottom of the casserole dish.
• Heat the tortilla shells for about 30 seconds in the microwave to soften.
• Spread about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture along one side of each tortilla, then roll up each tortilla (there is no need to enclose the sides of the rolled tortillas).
• Place seam-side down in the baking dish.
• Spread remaining soup mixture over the enchiladas, use a spoon to spread the mixture out evenly.
• Sprinkle 1-2 cups or cheddar cheese over the soup mixture.
• Covered with foil and bake for about 25 minutes.
• Remove the foil then bake uncovered for another 10-12 minutes.
• Delicious!

BEEF (OR CHICKEN OR TURKEY) ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• In medium saucepan, combine first 7 ingredients; simmer for 20 minutes.
• In large skillet, brown ground beef and onion; drain excess fat.
• Remove from heat; add 1 cup shredded cheese, 1 cup tomato paste mixture and olives.
• Pour the remaining tomato paste mixture into a greased 13" x 9" baking dish.
• Spoon about 2 heaping tablespoonfuls of beef mixture down center of each tortilla; fold or roll tortilla around filling.
• Place the tortillas seam side down in dish.
• Pour any remaining beef and tomato mixture over tortillas; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Serve with sour cream, Mexican rice, refried beans and margaritas!

LEFTOVER TURKEY OR CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl toss turkey, vegetables, cheese, salsa, hot sauce, chili powder, and cumin.
• Spoon filling into tortilla shells. You may need to use more than four if your shells are small.
• Roll the tortilla up and place seam side down into a lightly greased baking pan.
• Top with extra cheese and salsa if desired.
• Baked until heated through, about 15-20 minutes.

WHITE CHICKEN OR TURKEY ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Section meat and mix lightly with cream cheese.
• Form into logs about 1 inch in diameter and a little shorter than the diameter of your corn tortillas.
• Stir salt, pepper, vinegar and chili powder into cream. If everyone you're serving like heat, add cayenne pepper to taste.
• Melt butter. Coat both sides of a tortilla generously, then put a chicken/cheese log in the middle of a tortilla and roll up. Lay enchilada in pan (seam side down). Repeat for all tortillas and logs.
• Cover enchiladas with cream mixture and slices of Gruyere.
• Bake at 375 degrees until lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Note that cooking time is only approximate.
• Using evaporated skim milk in place of the cream does not work well. If doubled, add 1 cup milk to cream rather than using 2 cups of cream.

TURKEY OR CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a glass bowl combine the onions, 2 Tbsp green chilies, and 1 Tbsp butter. Microwave on high for one minute.
• Add taco sauce, 1/4 cup sour cream, and chili powder. Stir in turkey and 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
• Divide the mixture among the tortillas. Roll tortillas and place seam side down in 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Microwave remaining 2 Tbsp butter until melted.
• Blend in flour.
• Slowly stir in broth.
• Microwave on high for three to four minutes, stirring every minute, until thickened.
• Stir in remaining sour cream and peppers.
• Pour mixture over enchiladas.
• Bake 45 minutes at 325 degrees.
• Sprinkle with remining cheese and tomatoes.
• Return to oven until cheese is melted.

CHICKEN HELPER : CHICKEN ENCHILADA COPYCAT

Steps:

• Dice and brown chicken breast in butter until cooked. Cook rice. Add sauce, black beans and tomato paste to pan of cooked chicken. Simmer until slightly thickened. Stir in grated cheese. Ladle chicken and sauce over rice and top with additional shredded cheese and sour cream as desired. (You may alternatively stir rice into sauce and combine right away.).
• Rice: combine 2 cups white rice and 3 cups water, bring to a light boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium - low. Simmer covered 20 minutes or until all water is absorbed. Fluff with fork.