chicken or turkey enchiladas / holiday helper
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This recipe is great for left over holiday turkey! The recipe originated in a 1989 edition of Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. Through the years I've tweaked it to perfection & I'm often asked to bring it to potlucks & gatherings. It isn't too spicy & I consider it very 'kid friendly'. I hope you enjoy this as much as my family & friends have through the decades. This is comfort food at its best! Enjoy!
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Bake
Ingredients For chicken or turkey enchiladas / holiday helper
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8-10 6"corn or flour tortillas
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4-6 cloveminced garlic
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3/4 cchopped onion (white or sweet)
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2 cfresh chopped cilantro (1 cup for sauce, the other for garnish) can be omitted entirely or substitute fresh parsley if you do not like cilantro
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3 Tbspbutter or margarine
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3/4 tspblack pepper (more or less to taste)
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3-4 Tbspflour
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16 ozsour cream (12oz for sauce)
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2 cchicken broth
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4 cshredded monterey jack cheese
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1-2 4oz candiced jalapenos &/or green chilies
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3-4 ccoarsely chopped chicken or turkey (great for holiday leftovers)
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3-4 stalksliced green onion (optional for garnish)
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sliceblack olives (optional for garnish)
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diced tomato (optional for garnish)
How To Make chicken or turkey enchiladas / holiday helper
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1Wrap tortillas in foil & warm 10-15 min in 350° oven.
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2In a sauce pan, sauté onion & garlic in butter over medium heat until tender & fragrant. Mix in black pepper & 1 cup of the cilantro (or parsley, if using) towards end of sautéing.
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3Add 12oz of the sour cream, flour, chilies & chicken broth. Stir to combine thoroughly until thickened & bubbly. Remove from heat & stir in half (2 cups) of the cheese.
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4In a separate bowl, add chicken or turkey & mix 1 cup (or more to ensure poultry is coated) of the sauce. Place approximately 1/4 cup of filling mixture atop each tortilla; roll up & arrange (seam side down) in a lightly buttered baking dish. Top rolled tortillas with remaining sauce.
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5Bake, covered for 35 minutes in a 350° oven. Remove cover, top with remaining cheese & bake uncovered for an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is completely melted.
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6Garnish with optional ingredients & top with remaining sour cream. This goes very well with salsa verde, chunky salsa or red hot sauce.
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