Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Honey Lime Enchiladas

This recipe has been on a couple of recipe sites I follow. I finally tried it on Sunday and we had a two thumbs up all the way around. When I printed this out it took 2 pages. Don't freak it is really just an easy enchilada recipe that goes into TONS of detail. I always cook a big pot of chicken in the crock pot at the first of the month and shred it. I used that chicken. It is always tender juicy and good. You can use whatever you have. ENJOY!!!

Here's the info:
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup lime juice (about 2 large limes)
2 teaspoons to 1 Tablespoon chili powder
2 large cloves of garlic, finely minced or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 2 large breasts), cooked and shredded
12 corn tortillas
2 cups of Mexican cheese blend, shredded (1 small bag usually is 2 cups)/ I used cheddar
1 14-oz can of green enchilada sauce (mild or medium, to your taste)
1/2 to 3/4 cup of heavy cream (I forgot to buy this and I was worried about the fat. I used light sour cream and it was really good.)
nonstick cooking spray
1 Tablespoon of chopped cilantro, to garnish
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.Place the cooked and shredded chicken in a medium sized bowl. Set aside.In a small bowl, place the honey, lime juice, chili powder and minced garlic or garlic powder. Whisk together thoroughly to combine. Pour this mixture over the chicken and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to marinate while you prepare the tortillas, 30 minutes or up to 1 hour, in the refrigerator.Heat a large griddle till a drop of water skitters across (about 350 degrees F). Spray the surface with non-stick cooking spray or a oil it with a little bit of canola oil in between each round of tortillas. Heat tortillas about 20 seconds on each side till warm and flexible and some golden brown spots have appeared. Remove the tortillas from the griddle and keep them between a couple of paper towels until ready to use.Spray the sides and bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish lightly with cooking spray. In a medium bowl combine the enchilada sauce and the heavy cream. Spread about 1/2 cup of the mixture in the bottom of the oiled baking dish. Add a large spoonful (about 2 tablespoons) of the chicken mixture to the center of each tortilla in a line. Cover the chicken with a large tablespoon (or big pinch) of cheese, then roll the tortilla up from one side to make a rolled enchilada - it will be more of an over lap on the seam side that rolled tightly. Place the enchilada seam side down in the baking dish starting at one end with the long edge parallel to the longest side of the pan so that you end up with two columns of six enchiladas each.Repeat with the remaining chicken, cheese and tortillas. You will use about 1 1/2 cups of the cheese for the filling and set the remainder aside for topping the enchiladas in the pan. Add the remaining marinade mixture to the enchilada sauce and cream mixture, if desired. Pour this mixture over the top of all the enchiladas. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.Bake the enchiladas for 30 to 35 minutes, until the cheese is melted and bubbly and starting to brown on top. Serve with sour cream, black beans, and rice or a green salad for a great meal.Serves 4 to 6

8 comments:

Unknown said...

LOVE that idea of prepping your chicken at once at the beginning of the month! More details please...how you marinate, bag amounts, etc. Brilliant! I LOVED this recipe, too. Delish!

Deja said...

I wonder how it would be with tofu and soy cheese...

Anonymous said...

Oooh, ooh, I know Deja... gross! These look good though Kira, we will have to try them. I kind of sort of like Mexican... anything!

For His Glory said...

I'm always looking for easy and different recipies. These look like they will be really good. I'm going to have to try them too! Thanks

belann said...

Could we have them some Sunday?

Marci said...

Sounds delicious! I'll be trying that recipe soon!

The Firths said...

Sounds so yummy...I will have to try them out!

Jen

The Firths said...

Sounds like we're having this tonight. I'm really excited.