enchiladas (air force style)
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I joined the Air Force and my first assignment was at Lindsay Air Station in Wiesbaden (West) Germany. My first friend I made there shared with me her version of Enchiladas. She is still my best friend after 31 years.
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prep time
1 Hr 20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
6-8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 2 cans mild enchilada sauce
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 15-20 - corn tortillas
- 3 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 pound ground beef or ground turkey
- 1 cup chicken broth, low salt
- 1 cup canola or corn oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin, ground
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- - salt and pepper
How To Make enchiladas (air force style)
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Step 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray or grease a 9 x 13 inch casserole dish with oil.
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Step 2In a medium mixing bowl, put the enchilada sauce, cream of chicken soup and chicken broth. Fill enchilada can half way with water and add to the bowl with the sauce, soup and broth. Using a whisk and mix well. If it too thick then add half a can more of water. Set aside.
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Step 3In a frying pan, put 1 cup of oil. Heat oil for 3-5 minutes (325degrees) Fry corn tortillas soft (10-15 seconds on each side), and drain on paper towels.
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Step 4In another frying pan, brown ground beef with cumin, garlic and salt and pepper to taste. Drain off extra oil.
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Step 5To Assemble: Put 1/2 cup of sauce mixture and spread across the bottom of the casserole dish. Dip 4-6 tortillas in sauce mixture and let excess drain off and layer in the bottom of casserole dish. Spread 1/3 of the cooked ground beef, and 1 cup of cheese. Repeat for two more layers ending with tortillas. Spread the last of the sauce on the top layer of the layers.
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Step 6Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until bubbling. Then take 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and sprinkle on the top of casserole and bake for 5 more minutes.
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Step 7Substitutions: To make these into Chicken enchiladas use 3-4 cups of chopped/shredded cooked chicken. Use this chicken and skip the step of the ground beef.
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