Tunachiladas Recipes

TUNA ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler with rack closest to heat. Set tomatillos on a foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Broil, turning once, until blackened, 10-15 minutes. Purée in a blender. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 350° F.
• Heat oil in a saucepan over medium heat, add shallot and cook until softened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add thyme, salt, and pepper and cook until shallot starts to brown, an additional minute. Add wine and reduce until almost gone, about 2 minutes. Stir in milk, sour cream, tomatillo purée, green chiles, and potato starch. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring often, about 5 minutes, then reduce heat and simmer until sauce thickly coats a wooden spoon, 3 to 5 more minutes. Set aside.
• Empty tuna with all the juices into a medium bowl, and break any large chunks apart with a fork. As you mix, the tuna will soak up those juices. Add the crumbled queso fresco and the white beans to the tuna. Gently mix the tuna, cheese, and beans together. Set aside.
• Make enchiladas: Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Working with 1 tortilla at a time, cook in dry skillet, turning once, until softened, about 30 seconds total. Lay tortilla flat on a work surface. Arrange tuna mixture down the center of the tortilla. Roll enchilada closed and place seam down in a 9 x13-inch baking dish (with no sauce on the bottom). Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas and filling. Pour green chile sauce over enchiladas.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbling.
• Garnish with additional queso fresco, cilantro, red onion. Enjoy!

TUNA ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Drain tuna and combine with 1 cup cheese.
• Cook onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon oil until onion is tender.
• Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chiles, cumin, oregano, sugar and salt.
• Simmer 15 minutes.
• Spoon 1/2 cup sauce over bottom of a 2-quart shallow baking dish.
• One at a time, soften tortillas by frying briefly in oil.
• Place equal amounts of tuna mixture on each tortilla, roll and place seam-side down in prepared baking dish.
• Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 375 degrees 20 to 25 minutes.

TUNA ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Wrap tortillas in a slightly dampened tea towel. Place in microwave for 2-3 minutes, (depending on the wattage of your microwave) to soften. If you do not have a microwave, fry quickly in a bit of oil to soften.
• Mix the enchilada sauce with the water.
• Pour a scant 1/4 cup sauce into the bottom of a greased round, 2-qt. casserole.
• Pour the rest of the sauce into dish deep and wide enough to dip tortillas into.
• Dip two tortillas in sauce and arrange in casserole; sprinkle with 1/3 of the tuna, 1/4 of the cheese, 1/3 of the onion, and a scant 1/4 cup of the sauce.
• Make two more layers like this and top with the last two tortillas and the remaining cheese.
• Pour the rest of the sauce over all and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
• It looks pretty if you sprinkle sliced black olives over the top before serving.