Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Easy Enchiladas

4 breast of chicken
3 small peppers (I used red/orange/yellow)
red onion if you want (I don't use because john doesnt like onions but I think it would add some taste)
Lots of cheese (we used marble but that tex mex mix would be good)
1 packet old elpaso taco seasoning
1 tall can of plain hunts tomato sauce
Small soft tortilla shells (it usually makes around 12 depending on how you fill them)

Microwave the chicken or cook it in the frypan if microwaving chicken offends you (it offends me in most cases except this recipe)
cut up peppers and onions
grate cheese
Mix together tomato sauce and taco seasoning

In a big bowl mix chicken, peppers, onions and as much cheese as your diet allows (because cheese is good but you dont need a ton if you are trying to make it a lighter meal). Mix together SOME of the sauce - enough to coat everything but not make it soupy.

Add mixture to soft shell and roll with seam down. I just use a corningware baking dish but you can bake it in a lasagna pan or whatever. Once they are all rolled top with the rest of the sauce. Try and cover all the shells so they don't dry out. Sprinkle with cheese like you would a lasagna and bake in the oven for an hour or so on 350. You could save a ton of time by microwaving the peppers/onions so pretty much all the oven would be for is melting the cheese.

I recommend serving it with sour cream, old elpaso taco sauce and guacamole. They freeze well and I usually make a couple trays up and cook from frozen later just like a lasagna..

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