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February 4, 2006
Red and green
Bonnie and Jeff are coming over tonight and I made red and green enchiladas for dinner. The green ones are pretty much the same as I usually make (except made with tofu instead of the canned soup - thanks Jarrod). The red ones have a different spin on them. It could just be that I have been away from NM for awhile, but the way I made them reminds me very much of NM.
So here is what I put in the red chili enchiladas
- Chicken Chop the chicken into little pieces so that it mixes well.
- Cheese
- Corn tortillas I heat them in olive oil, but I don't know if skipping that step is fine.
- Black beans Canned is fine.
- Red pepper I added about half of one, which was cut and cooked before adding to the mix.
- Spinach I used fresh, but frozen would probably also work fine.
- Onion Use about a 1/4 - 1/2 of the onion.
- Red chili powder Hot New Mexican red chili is my pick.
- Water You only need just enough to make the chili into a paste.
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- Pine nuts
- Chopped walnuts
- Plain yogurt I added about a table spoon just to make it creamy.
- Spices Let me see, basil, oregano, and salt. I think that was it.
I basically cook all of the ingredients and mix them — except for the cheese and tortillas. Then layer tortilla, mix, cheese — repeat. Cook until warm and melty at 350-375.
Posted by layla at February 4, 2006 6:02 PM
Comments
Mmmmm I've been watching you make those all afternoon and it's been driving me batty. Must have enchiladas!
Posted by: milkman at February 4, 2006 6:41 PM
Those enchiladas and the stew were sooooo goood (in the style of Teen Girl Squad). Thanks again for having us over!
Posted by: Shippy at February 4, 2006 10:50 PM
Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed dinner and I am always happy to get to hang out with you guys.
Posted by: layla at February 5, 2006 12:28 PM
Tofu Substitution FTW!!
I would use beef instead of chicken and lard instead of yogurt in the red enchiladas, but that's just me.
Posted by: Jarrod Lombardo at February 6, 2006 8:50 PM
Yea, sometimes I make the red enchiladas with beef. I was making stew too, though, and I only had enough beef for that.
I don't own lard.
Posted by: layla at February 7, 2006 11:12 AM