Best 6 Cheese Enchiladas W Tomatillogreen Chili Sauce Recipes

CHILI CHEESE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Whisk in flour, and cook, whisking constantly, until light brown, about 2 minutes. Whisk in chili powder, tomato paste, cumin, garlic powder, and salt. Cook, whisking constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Gradually whisk in broth until smooth. Bring to a boil, stirring often, until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool 5 minutes.
• Spread 1/2 cup sauce in bottom of a 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
• Dip each tortilla in sauce, letting excess drip off. Place 1/4 cup shredded cheese in center of each dipped tortilla, and roll up. Place seam side down in baking dish. Drizzle with remaining sauce. Sprinkle top with remaining 3/4 cup shredded cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until sauce begins to bubble and cheese melts, about 12 to 15 minutes. Top with onion slices, and drizzle with crema.

LUBY'S CAFETERIA CHEESE ENCHILADAS WITH CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• To make sauce, brown ground beef in a large saucepan or Dutch oven along with the onions, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
• Drain meat on paper towels.
• Return meat to saucepan and add broth, tomatoes, chili powder, paprika and cumin.
• Mix well, breaking up tomatoes with a spoon.
• Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer uncovered for one hour.
• In a small bowl, mix cornstarch and water until cornstarch is completely dissolved.
• Gradually add the cornstarch mixture to the chili sauce, stirring constantly.
• Continue cooking sauce for about 5 more minutes.
• For enchiladas, heat oven to 350°F.
• Heat about 1/2-inch vegetable oil in a small skillet, until hot but not smoking.
• Quickly fry each tortilla in hot oil to soften, about 2-4 seconds on each side; drain on paper towels.
• In a large bowl, combine Cheddar cheese and onions.
• Mix well.
• Spoon 1/3 cup cheese mixture down the center of each warm tortilla.
• Roll up and place seam side down into two 11X7-inch baking dishes.
• Top enchiladas with chili sauce.
• Cover each dish with foil.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until hot.
• Remove foil.
• Sprinkle with american cheese and continue baking 2 minutes or until cheese melts.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH ROASTED TOMATILLO CHILE SALSA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• For the salsa:
• On a baking tray, roast tomatillos, onion, garlic and jalapenos for 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer the roasted vegetables and any juices on the bottom of the tray to a food processor. Add the cumin, salt, cilantro, and lime juice and pulse mixture until well combined but still chunky.
• For the enchiladas:
• Meanwhile heat a 2 count of olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until soft and caramelized - this should take 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cumin then cook for a further minute. Sprinkle on the flour and stir to ensure the flour doesn't burn then gradually add the chicken stock to make a veloute. Continue stirring over a low simmer until the flour cooks and the liquid thickens. Turn off the heat, add half of the roasted tomatillo chile salsa, some additional fresh chopped cilantro and fold in the shredded chicken meat. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• Change the temperature of the oven to 350 degrees F and begin assembling the dish. Take a large flameproof baking dish and smear the bottom with some of the reserved tomatillo salsa. Now take the flour tortillas and briefly flash them over the stove-top flame (or put them briefly under the broiler if using an electric stove). Using a shallow bowl, coat each tortilla lightly with the reserved salsa mix. Put a scoop of the shredded chicken-enchilada mix on top of the tortilla followed by a sprinkle of the shredded cheese. Fold the tortilla over the filling and roll like a cigar to enclose it. Using a spatula place the tortillas in the baking dish and continue to do the same with all the tortillas. Finally pour over some more of the salsa and top with the remaining shredded cheese. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes until bubbly and cracked on top. Garnish, cilantro and tomato.
• Serve hot with Spicy Black Beans and Yellow Rice, the remaining tomatillo salsa, sour cream and fresh guacamole, if desired.
• In a large pot, soak beans overnight covered in water by 2 inches. Drain and set aside.
• In the same pot, heat the olive oil. Add the onion, jalapeno pepper, garlic, and bay leaf and cook until the vegetables begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the beans and cover with water by about 1-inch. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, or until the beans are tender. Remove the bay leaf and discard. Taste the beans and season with salt and pepper.
• Put all the ingredients into a heavy-bottomed pot, stir well, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover, and cook over low heat until the rice has absorbed the water, about 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Discard the garlic and bay leaf, fluff with a fork, and serve.

CHEESE ENCHILADAS W/ TOMATILLO/GREEN CHILI SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring first 4 ingredients to boil in large skillet.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until tomatillos are soft, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer mixture to blender; add 2 cups onions, green chilies, and spinach; puree.
• Season sauce with salt and pepper.
• Return sauce to skillet.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Lightly oil 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish.
• Heat about 1/4 inch deep vegetable oil in a second skillet and fry 1 tortilla briefly, remove to a paper towel to drain and then coat with sauce.
• Place coated tortilla on plate.
• Top with 2 tablespoons cheese, 1 tablespoon remaining onions, and 1 tablespoon sauce.
• Roll up tortilla.
• Place seam side down in prepared dish.
• Repeat with remaining tortillas, sauce, cheese, and onions.
• Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake until cheese melts and the edges of the enchiladas begin to brown, about 15 minutes.

GREEN CHILE-TOMATILLO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Place the poblano halves on a baking sheet and roast until they begin to shrivel, about 20 minutes. Transfer the roasted poblanos to a food processor and puree until smooth.
• Heat the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, reduce the heat to medium, and cook, stirring often, until the onion is soft and golden, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer the onion to a plate and set aside to cool.
• Bring a medium saucepan of water to a simmer. Add the tomatillos and blanch them until they turn vibrant in color and the center of the largest one is easily pierced with a fork, about 5 minutes. Drain the tomatillos in a fine-mesh sieve then run them under cold water to cool. Transfer the blanched tomatillos to the food processor bowl with the poblano puree, add the cooled onion, pears, green chiles, cilantro, and white pepper and process until smooth.
• Bring the vegetable broth to a simmer in a saucepan. Add the poblano-tomatillo puree, cream and sour cream and reduce the heat to medium-low. Gently simmer the sauce, stirring often, until light and creamy, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Use an immersion blender to blend until smooth (or blend the sauce in batches using a standard blender). The sauce can be refrigerated for up to 4 days or frozen for up to 4 months.

CHEESE ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, saute spinach until wilted. Drain and remove. In same pan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add cream and milk. Bring to a boil; cook and stir until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. , Stir in chiles, green onions, cilantro, garlic, spices and spinach. Remove from heat; cool slightly. Transfer to a food processor; cover and process until pureed. Stir in sour cream; set aside. , Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, combine cheeses; set aside 1 cup for topping. Add onion and cilantro to remaining cheese mixture; toss to combine. Place about 1/4 cup cheese-onion mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish., Pour sauce over top. Sprinkle with reserved cheese mixture. Bake, uncovered, until heated through, 25-30 minutes.