Chicken Enchiladas

Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Football Party

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Cook Time:
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Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons plus 1/2 cup oil, divided
1 tablespoon flour
1/4 cup New Mexican chili powder
16 ounces chicken stock
10 ounces tomato puree
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Salt
3 cups grated cheddar cheese
2 cups cooked and shredded chicken
1 onion, chopped
10 corn tortillas
1 cup sour cream, for garnish
1/2 cup chopped scallions, for garnish

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Make sauce: In a saucepan heat 3 tablespoons oil, add flour and cook, whisking, 1 minute. Add chili powder and cook 30 seconds. Stir in stock, tomato puree, oregano and cumin and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 15 minutes until flavors are well-blended. Season to taste with salt.

Combine cheese, chicken and onion for filling. Heat remaining 1/2 cup oil in a skillet until hot. Using tongs dip in tortillas, one at a time, to soften, and drain on paper towels. Dip each tortilla in sauce. On a plate fill with a generous spoonful of filling and roll up; place enchilada seam-side down in a baking dish and repeat until all ingredients are used up. Top with remaining sauce. Bake 30 minutes. To serve, top with sour cream and scallions.

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Cindy Ogallala, NE 01-31-2010
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Perfect
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Emeril sure knows how to cook, these enchiladas are delicious! Made exactly as recipe indicated. Used all the filling in... the 10 corn tortillas (just the regular small corn tortillas) and used all the sauce. Perfection! I don't like the taste of raw onion, so I chopped the onion very fine. I poached fresh chicken breasts in water to cover, seasoned with fresh onion, garlic, salt and pepper. What a mess, and well worth it!Read more
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Noreen Tucson, AZ 01-07-2010
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Awful!
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I had a horrible time making this recipe. My corn tortillas fell apart and I had so much of the filling left over that I... make extra ones but it was not a good experience.Read more
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Regina Phoenix, AZ 01-06-2010
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I Hate Enchiladas
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I asked my daughters fiancee what he wanted me to cook for him before he went back to finish his training in the Army. When... he said Enchiladas I was distressed. Our family doesn't eat Mexican food and I have never cooked it! I went so far as making two pans one with sauce and one with out. We were all scooping out the extra sauce to put on the plain ones! It really was very good.Read more
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Jaime Pompano Beach, FL 12-04-2009
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great flavor
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I just made this recipe with leftover turkey from Thanksgiving. These enchiladas are wonderful and easy. It is very... flavorful and tasty. You definitly have to make this recipe.Read more
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Stephanie Littleotn, CO 12-04-2009
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Thank you, Michael
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I agree with your opinion. Rate a recipe "prepared" as written. If one makes changes, the recipe is now your own. I... would like this site to change the "all fields required" element. Commenting should not require a star rating. Read more
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Michelle Mead, CO 11-29-2009
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Wow
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I made this with my husband's left over BBQ turkey from Thanksgiving, and it was outstanding! I added onion to the sauce but... otherwise I was true to the recipe. I can hardly wait to try it on cheese and onion enchiladas.Read more