Chicken Enchiladas Bill Clintons Favorite Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat 2 tablespoons oil in skillet.
• Remove seeds from chilies, if desired.
• Chop chilies, then sauté with minced garlic in oil.
• Drain and break up tomatoes, reserving 1/2 cup liquid.
• Add tomatoes,1 teaspoon salt, oregano and reserved tomato liquid.
• Simmer, uncovered until thick, about 30 minutes.
• Remove sauce from skillet and set aside.
• Combine chicken with sour cream, cheese and remaining salt.
• Heat 1/3 cup oil.
• Dip tortillas in oil until they become limp.
• Drain well on paper towels.
• Fill tortillas with chicken mixture.
• Roll up.
• Arrange side by side, seam side down, in 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking dish.
• Pour chili sauce over enchiladas.
• Bake at 250 degrees F until heated through about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat 2 Tbsp oil in skillet.
• Saute green chilies with minced garlic & chopped onion in oil.
• Drain and break up tomatoes. Reserve 1/2 cup liquid.
• Add tomatoes, 1 tsp salt, oregano and reserved tomato liquid. Simmer, uncovered until thick, about 30 minutes.
• Remove sauce from skillet and set aside.
• Combine chicken with sour cream, cheese and remaining salt.
• Heat 1/3 cup oil. Dip tortillas in oil until they become limp. Drain well on paper towels.
• Fill tortillas with chicken mixture. Roll up. Arrange side by side, seam side down, in 9 x 13 x 2 inch baking dish.
• Pour chili sauce over enchiladas.
• Bake at 250F degrees until heated through about 20 minutes.

Steps:

• Coat large saute pan with oil. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Brown chicken over medium heat, allow 7 minutes each side or until no longer pink. Sprinkle chicken with cumin, garlic powder and Mexican spices before turning. Remove chicken to a platter, allow to cool.
• Saute onion and garlic in chicken drippings until tender. Add corn and chiles. Stir well to combine. Add canned tomatoes, saute 1 minute.
• Pull chicken breasts apart by hand into shredded strips. Add shredded chicken to saute pan, combine with vegetables. Dust the mixture with flour to help set.
• Microwave tortillas on high for 30 seconds. This softens them and makes them more pliable. Coat the bottom of 2 (13 by 9-inch) pans with a ladle of enchilada sauce. Using a large shallow bowl, dip each tortilla in enchilada sauce to lightly coat. Spoon 1/4 cup chicken mixture in each tortilla. Fold over filling, place 8 enchiladas in each pan with seam side down. Top with remaining enchilada sauce and cheese.
• Bake for 15 minutes in a preheated 350 degree F oven until cheese melts. Garnish with cilantro, scallion, sour cream and chopped tomatoes before serving. Serve with Spanish rice and beans.