You know how sometimes you need a quick recipe, but don’t want to rely on your old standbys? Today was one of those days. I saw this recipe when I was walking through the grocery store a few weeks ago, but hadn’t gotten around to trying it yet. It looked easy enough and I was definitely ready for something out of the ordinary.
You will need:
10-12 sprigs of fresh cilantro
1 small tomato
2 cups shredded chicken – I took a short cut by purchasing a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store and shredding that
3/4 cup refried beans
2 (10 oz) cans of enchilada sauce
6 (10 inch) flour tortillas
1 (2.25 oz) can sliced black olives with jalapeno (drained)
1 1/2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese
Step 1 – Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat baking dish with cooking spray. The recipe states that this should be made in a 9×9 baking pan, but I don’t have one so I used my 9×13 pyrex dish. It worked out just fine.
Step 2 – Chop cilantro coarsely. Chop tomato finely.
Step 3 – In a medium bowl, combine shredded chicken and cilantro. Once mixed, stir in refried beans and one can of the enchilada sauce.
Step 4 – Spoon chicken mixture into the center of tortillas. Roll tortillas and place seam down in the baking dish. Pour one can of enchilada sauce over the enchiladas in the dish.
Step 5 – Sprinkle tomatoes, olives, and cheese over the enchiladas.
Step 6 – Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes and the cheese is melted.
I was really happy with how these turned out. We will definitely be making this again, but I will do things a little differently the next time around. I think that 10-12 sprigs of cilantro might be a little much, but that could be because I used medium flavored enchilada sauce (instead of mild or regular). The next time, I’ll stick with the medium flavored sauce, but cut down on the cilantro a little. Maybe half as many sprigs? Or perhaps another herb altogether? It might just take some tweaking to find the right balance.
Definitely something to try if you are looking for new options for your weekly menu. You just can’t beat 15 minutes in the oven and minimal prep time!
Yum and I love the pics – I am a visual person!
I love quick meals. This does look like a good one to try. I can see why it stopped you in the grocery store!
This does sound quick. We can all need a good fast meal now and again. Stopping by from Whip it Up Wednesday. Hope you stop by for a visit.
yummy!!!! i’m gonna try to do this by the weekend… love your blog… following you now.. hope you could visit my blog too..kissess!!!
This looks delish!!! You are like the most perfect enchilada roller ever. I have trouble wrapping tortillas. I heat them up and everything. But mine never look uniform and I suffer from tears. 🙁 Any suggestions?
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LOL! I had no idea that my tortilla rolling skills were so good. The only thing that I can think is that I don’t heat mine up – I just relied on the oven to heat everything and melt the cheese. Maybe the tortillas would be easier to work with if they were room temp?
Great pictures! My family love enchiladas. My husband taugh me how to make it but he never uses tomatoes or olives on top. That’s actually a great idea. Will make it the next time. Thanks for sharing!
I’m not a big fan of cheese, but they do look yummy! Thanks so much for linking up at Happily Ever After 🙂
This sounds SO delicious!! I will most definitely have to make these soon! It sounds pretty easy too…thanks for the great recipe 🙂
Thanks for linking up to my Tasty Tuesday ! You rock! 🙂
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This looks delicious! I must Pin this. Found you fro the hump day blog hop. Congrats on being the Spotlight blog. Following through Pinterest and Facebook. Enjoy your night!
Julie from Stlavonlady – Scatterbrained In St. Louis
Those sound and look absolutely amazing!!!! I am sooooo trying these yummy looking enchiladas out! They seem fairly easy to prepare and although I love to eat them when we head out to our favorite Mexican restaurant, I have never attempted to make them at home! Your recipe has inspired me to make these myself! Thanks!!!