Week 3 - "Clean out the Fridge" Green Enchiladas

This episode was inspired by all the jars of salsa that my son almost finishes. He and my husband go through at least 2 jars of salsa a week. We love Mexican food in our house and left overs always make for a great concoction of tasty dishes. Whether it is filling a flour tortilla with leftover chicken, cheese, and rice, or throwing it all in a casserole. It is a great way to use up leftovers.

The video says it all when it comes to how flexible you can be with enchiladas. Use a lot of sauce and cheese so the enchiladas do not turn out dry .

Green Enchiladas

12 corn tortillas

1 1/2 cups green salsa (or whatever kind you have)

1/2 to 1 cup sour cream

16 - 18 oz of cheese (it depends if you like them real cheesy)

1 sweet potato

1 white potato

Approx. 3 cups cooked chicken (any kind, I used part breaded frozen chicken and part rotisserie)

Slice and bake potatoes at 350 until tender. You can add salt, pepper, and a little oil if you want. It will help them from browning. (oxidizing)

In a 9 x 13 casserole dish pour 1/2 cup of green salsa. (prevents tortillas from sticking)

In a bowl combine the remainder of salsa and sour cream. Set aside.

Begin by layering 3 corn tortillas in bottom of dish, then add potato, chicken, and cheese (save 1 cup of cheese). Continue layering in this process until your dish is full. Pour sauce over the top. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes

In my pantry I don't always keep ingredients like enchilada sauce. And you don't have to. You can always make your own easy version rather quickly. I have used straight green salsa before as my sauce but I found I like mixing it with sour cream instead. You can also make an easy red enchilada sauce that will do the trick. I always have tomato sauce in my pantry. So here is an easy red sauce for your enchiladas to use also.

Red Enchilada Sauce

2 small cans tomato sauce

2 teaspoons chili powder

1/4 teaspoons garlic powder

1/16 - 1/8 teaspoon of cumin (try 1/16 first, u can always add more)

pinch of salt

add all ingredients in sauce pan . Simmer for 20 minutes on medium to low.

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