Shrimp Fiesta Enchiladas With Cream Sauce Recipes

SHRIMP ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
• Shrimp mixture: Using a large skillet melt butter. Sauté the bell peppers and onions until lightly softened, about 3-5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook additional 30 seconds.
• Add shrimp and cook 2-3 minutes, or until shrimp starts to turn pink. (You don't want to overcook the shrimp. Remember it will cook more in the oven). Remove from heat and add in cilantro, salt, cumin and chili powder. Stir and set aside.
• Cream Sauce: In a large skillet melt butter over medium high heat. Add flour and cook 1-2 minutes. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth (1/2 cup at a time). Continue to cook, stirring constantly, about 3-5 minutes until thickened.
• Lower heat, stir in the sour cream, garlic powder, chilies, and enchilada sauce. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add 1 cup of sauce to shrimp mixture, stir to combine.
• Assemble enchiladas: Add 1/3 cup shrimp mixture to a flour tortilla, roll tightly and place seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
• Pour the remaining sauce over the rolled tortillas. Sprinkle the cheese over enchiladas.
• Bake 20 -30 minutes.
• Serve immediately, garnish and enjoy!!

CREAMY SHRIMP ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
• For the Shrimp Mixture: In a large skillet melt the 2 tablespoons of butter. Sautee the red bell pepper and onion until slightly soft. Add the garlic and cook for an additional minute.
• Add the shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes or until pink just start to turn pink. Remember we are still baking this so we don't want the shrimp to be overcooked.
• Remove mixture from the heat and add the salt, chili powder, cilantro, and lime. Stir and set aside.
• For the Sauce: In a large skillet melt the butter. Add the flour and stir and cook for 1-2 minutes. Slowly add the chicken broth and continue to cook over medium high heat stirring constantly. The mixture will start out thin and thicken up once it cooks.
• Once the mixture has thickened lower the heat and add the Monterey Jack cheese and stir until melted. You can remove mixture from the heat and stir in the green salsa and sour cream.
• Add 1 cup of the sauce to the reserved shrimp mixture and stir.
• Fill a tortilla with 1/3 cup of the shrimp mixture, roll the tortilla tightly and place it seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
• Pour the sauce over the tortillas and bake uncovered for 30-40 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.
• Remove from the oven and let the enchiladas sit for 10 minutes before serving.

SHRIMP FIESTA ENCHILADAS WITH CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat 2 Tbs. oil in medium skillet and add vegetables and garlic, saute for about 3 minutes on medium high heat.
• Add Shrimp and continue cooking just until shrimp turn pink.
• Remove from heat and add lime juice. Set aside.
• Heat 1/2 vegetable oil in 8" skillet and fry tortillias for approximately 30 seconds.
• Drain on paper towels and stack.
• Mix Jar of Salsa and can of Enchilada sauce in shallow bowl.
• Prepare a 9X13 casserole dish by spreading 1/4 Celsius green sauce to coat bottom.
• Coat tortillia in sauce, *(you will have green sauce left over to add to cream sauce).
• Lay tortillia in casserole dish and spread 2 Tbs. shrimp filling, and 1 Tbs. of grated cheese in middle of tortillia and roll and place seam side down. Continue until all tortillias are rolled and arrange in single layer in dish.
• Cover with foil and bake in preheated 325 degree oven approximately 15 minute.
• Meanwhile prepare CREAM SAUCE:.
• Melt butter in sauce pan over medium to medium high heat.
• Wisk in flour and stir untill flour melts and mixture bubbles.
• Slowly incorporate half and half. As soon as mixture comes to boil and thickens remove from heat and stir in cheese and *remaining green sauce.
• Remove dish from oven, remove foil and pour sauce over enchiladas. You may top with additional grated cheese and sliced olives if desired.
• Return to oven, uncovered and continue baking another 15 - 20 minutes or until hot and bubbling.

CREAMY SHRIMP ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch pan with cooking spray.
• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Saute bell pepper and onion until slightly soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Transfer mixture to a bowl.
• Add shrimp to the skillet and cook until starting to turn pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Add to vegetable mixture and stir in cilantro, lime juice, chili powder, and salt.
• Melt butter in the same skillet over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook, 1 to 2 minutes. Slowly add chicken broth and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and stir in 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese until melted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in sour cream and salsa.
• Stir 1 cup of cheese sauce into the shrimp mixture.
• Fill 1 tortilla with 1/3 cup of the shrimp mixture. Roll tightly and place seam-side down into the prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas; pour remaining sauce over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven, uncovered, until the tops are golden brown, about 35 minutes. Sprinkle jalapeno over the top, followed by remaining Monterey Jack cheese. Return to the oven and continue baking until melted, about 5 minutes more.
• Remove from the oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.