Enchiladas recipes

Beef, chicken, shrimp or bean versions of the famous Mexican enchiladas dish.
 

Chipotle Chicken Enchiladas recipe 

This is a great chicken enchiladas dish, made with a spicy and hot sauce that includes among others, cumin, oregano, chipotle chilies and adobo sauce. The tortillas are stuffed with chicken, cheese and onion, topped with more cheese and the sauce and baked until the sauce and cheese bubble. This typical Mexican dish is a great main dish when served with Mexican style rice and various condiments like sour cream, tomato salsa and guacamole.
 
Tags: chicken breast, mild cheddar cheese, chipotle chili, garlic, cumin 

Enchiladas verdes de mariscos (Shrimp enchiladas) recipe 

Here is another enchiladas recipe, this time using shrimps and a tomatillo or tomato sauce. The tortillas are filled with shrimps and a garlic, green onion, chili peppers and tomatillo sauce, rolled up and topped with sour cream and cheese and baked in the oven until the cheese melts. This is a great starter or main dish, especially if you like shrimps. You may substitute shrimps with crab meat or use a combination of the two.
 
Tags: shrimps, green onions, chili peppers, tomattillos, cheese 

Chicken and spinach enchiladas recipe 

This is another version of the famous Mexican enchilada dish, using chicken, spinach, sour cream and milk as main ingredients. Like all enchilada dishes, this one is topped with cheese and baked in the oven.
 
Tags: chicken, onion, spinach, sour cream, milk 

Chicken enchiladas Verde (Enchiladas with green sauce) recipe 

A typical Mexican dish, chicken enchiladas with Salsa Verde (green sauce) is a favorite. This is a traditional Mexican recipe using flour tortillas, a green salsa (made with tomatillos and jalapenos), chicken and cheese. Once you prepare all the ingredients, the enchilada assembly process is quite easy.
 
Tags: chicken breast, garlic cloves, salsa verde, flour tortillas, sour cream 

Beef enchiladas recipe 

A beef enchiladas recipe that tastes great and is easy to make. Like all enchilada recipes, tortillas are first fried, then stuffed with various ingredients, rolled up, topped with sauce and cheese and then baked in the oven. These enchiladas are great when served with sour cream and chili tomato salsa.
 
Tags: ground beef, garlic, tomato sauce, chili peppers, cheese 

Cheese enchiladas recipe 

A simple cheese enchiladas recipe, easy to do and great as a starter or main dish. Serve with guacamole sauce, sour cream, freshly chopped coriander and iceburg lettuce.
 
Tags: tortillas, salsa, tomatoes, coriander, yellow cheese 

Chicken enchiladas with roasted tomato sauce recipe 

This is a variation of the chicken enchiladas verde that uses over roasted tomato sauce instead of the tomatillo (Verde) sauce. This traditional Mexican recipe using flour tortillas, first fried in vegetable oil, then stuffed with cooked chicken, oven roasted tomato sauce and chili tomato sauce, rolled up, topped with more tomato sauce and cheese and baked for a few minutes in the oven. The roasted tomato sauce (recipe included) takes 6 to 8 hours to prepare but the result is worth the effort. You can make extra tomato sauce and refrigerate it.
 
Tags: chicken breast, garlic cloves, oven roasted tomato sauce, flour tortillas, chili tomato salsa 
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Taco sauce (for tacos, burritos or enchiladas) recipe 

A tomato based sauce good for tacos, enchiladas, burritos or any other Mexican dish that calls for a red sauce. The sauce can be made as hot or as mild as you like by adjusting the amount of cayenne and chili pepper used. You can also make more sauce by increasing the ingredients used. This recipe will make 1 cup of sauce.
 
Tags: onion, garlic, chili powder, ground cumin, cayenne pepper 
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Chicken enchiladas (with an ancho chile marinade) recipe 

Chicken enchiladas are chicken with enchilada sauce and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla and baked in the oven. This chicken used in the recipe is first marinated in a marinade made of ancho chiles (a type of dried chiles), garlic, onion and spices. The chicken is then pan fried, sliced and used as a filling for the flour tortillas, together with enchilada sauce, onion and cheese. Enchiladas make a great dish when served with fried rice and Mexican condiments such as guacamole, sour cream, jalapeno peppers and salsa.
 
Tags: chicken breasts, ancho chile, cumin powder, garlic, flour tortillas 

Chicken and sour cream enchiladas recipe 

Chicken enchiladas are flour tortillas filled with a chicken based mixture, topped with salsa and grated cheese and baked in the oven. This recipe uses chicken together with sour cream, salsa and spices as a filling. The enchiladas are baked in two stages, first topped with the salsa, then with the grated cheese. Serve with fried rice and condiments for a complete meal.
 
Tags: chicken, sour cream, cheese, cilantro, cumin 


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