Stacked new Mexico-style chicken enchiladas, also known as rolled chicken enchiladas, are a popular dish that combines the flavors of traditional Mexican cuisine with the convenience of a casserole. The dish consists of corn tortillas filled with a savory chicken filling, topped with a red or green chile sauce, and baked until bubbly and golden brown. Whether you prefer the stacked or rolled version, this versatile dish can be customized to suit your taste preferences and dietary restrictions, making it a perfect choice for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion meal.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
STACKED ENCHILADA
A classic Tex-Mex dish combines the building blocks of a meal - protein, vegetables and starch - in hearty recipes with a peppery punch. Chicken, black beans, green peppers, tortillas and cheddar show how it's done in this stacked version of a traditional Tex-Mex casserole. -Rebecca Pepsin, Longmont, Colorado
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute pepper in oil for 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook 2 minutes longer or until pepper is crisp-tender. Stir in the chicken, beans and onions; heat through. Transfer to a bowl and keep warm. , In the same skillet, combine enchilada and picante sauces. Coat both sides of one tortilla with sauce mixture; place in a greased 9-in. pie plate. Top with a third of the chicken mixture and 1/4 cup cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining tortilla, sauce and cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until heated through. Remove to a serving plate and cut into wedges. Serve with sour cream and lettuce if desired.
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GREEN CHILE STACKED ENCHILADAS
This is something I put together one night when I was trying to use up some random ingredients I had on hand. Came out really 'company good'. Soooo not good for a diet though. Makes a large pan.
Provided by CGUEST29
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Run 1 tortilla through the hot oil until softened, 2 to 3 seconds per side; transfer to a plate. Layer a dry tortilla on top of the cooked tortilla on the plate. Cook another tortilla in the hot oil and stack on the dry tortilla. Repeat process until all the tortillas are used.
- Cook and stir chicken and onion in the same skillet, adding more oil if needed, until chicken is 2/3 done, about 10 minutes. Add green chiles; cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center and onions are tender, 5 to 10 minutes more.
- Layer tortillas in a 9x13-inch baking dish; top with chicken mixture, enchilada sauce, Monterey Jack cheese, and mozzarella cheese. Repeat layering until all ingredients are used, ending with sauce and cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, 35 to 45 minutes. Cool until set, 5 to 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 419.5 calories, Carbohydrate 32.1 g, Cholesterol 69.4 mg, Fat 21.8 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 24.5 g, SaturatedFat 9.2 g, Sodium 646.4 mg, Sugar 2.2 g
ENCHILADAS - NEW MEXICO STYLE
These enchiladas are stacked like pancakes, not baked in oven. This is a family recipe handed down two generations. Quick, easy and definitely delicious. Use your favorite kind of meat in this dish - it also works well for leftover meat.
Provided by PIPERCAT99
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 45m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the chicken pieces, and cook until browned. Season with cumin and chili powder. Pour in the enchilada sauce, and simmer for about 15 minutes. Stir occasionally.
- In a separate skillet over medium heat, warm the tortillas. Don't fry them, just warm them until they are flexible.
- To assemble the enchiladas, dip a tortilla in the enchilada sauce, and place it on a serving plate. Spoon some of the meat and sauce on, then add shredded lettuce, cheese, onion and sour cream. Top with another tortilla that has been dipped in the sauce. You may repeat the layering as many times as you wish depending on your appetite. Make additional stacks for each person. Top stacks with a fried egg, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 669.7 calories, Carbohydrate 35.7 g, Cholesterol 321 mg, Fat 34.5 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 53.7 g, SaturatedFat 15.3 g, Sodium 707.5 mg, Sugar 2.8 g
NEW MEXICO-STYLE STACKED ENCHILADAS
Enchiladas just got an authentic and tasty upgrade. Instead of the classic enchilada roll, the New Mexico-Style Enchiladas are stacked together with a mixture of melted cheese and enchilada sauce in between each layer, stacking up to a mighty 4 layer dish. As Test Kitchen pro Ivy Odom puts it, "It's the New Mexican version of lasagna." As if these ooey-gooey enchiladas couldn't get any better, the stacks are topped with an over-easy egg and tasty garnishes like cilantro, lettuce, tomato, and onion. These stacks are made individually, making it easy to personalize and customize with your favorite toppings. Serve this hearty and fiesta friendly dish alongside some fresh salsa and chips. If you're looking for a fresh new Mexican cuisine, try your hand at these savory and flavorful enchiladas. One bite and you'll be convinced to add this recipe to your weeknight meal rotation.
Provided by Southern Living Editors
Time 25m
Yield Serves 4 (serving size: 1 enchilada stack)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 300°F. Place enchilada sauce in a small saucepan and cook over medium, stirring occasionally, until hot, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer to keep warm.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in a medium nonstick or cast-iron skillet over medium-high. Cook tortillas, one at a time, until just starting to change color, but are still limp and pliable, about 30 seconds per side. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to drain excess oil. Pour all but 2 tablespoons oil from skillet to a heat-proof bowl; discard when cool. Reserve 2 tablespoons oil in skillet off heat.
- Dip one tortilla in warm enchilada sauce, so that sauce lightly coats both sides. Place tortilla on an oven-safe plate or baking sheet. Spoon about 2 tablespoons sauce over tortilla, then sprinkle with about 3 tablespoons cheese. Dip a second tortilla in warm enchilada sauce, so that sauce lightly coats both sides. Layer tortilla on top of first tortilla on plate or baking sheet. Spoon another 2 tablespoons sauce over tortilla, then sprinkle with another 3 tablespoons cheese. Repeat process with remaining tortillas, sauce, and cheese so that you have 4 total enchilada stacks. Bake in preheated oven until cheese is melted, about 7 to 9 minutes.
- While enchiladas are baking, heat reserved 2 tablespoons oil in skillet over medium. Add 2 eggs to oil in skillet; season with half of salt. Cook eggs until desired degree of doneness, about 2 to 3 minutes per side for over-easy. Transfer to a plate once cooked; set aside. Repeat with remaining eggs and salt.
- When cheese is melted, remove enchiladas from oven. Top each stack with one egg and garnish evenly with cilantro, tomato, onion, and lettuce.
NEW MEXICAN STACKED ENCHILADAS
This recipe is most like the one I lost in a move. I haven't tried it yet, but it looks similar. In New Mexico, enchiladas are traditionally stacked, rather than rolled. They consist of a red chile sauce and cheese. Meat is not traditional- and there should never be any tomato in the sauce. A fried egg is served on top- it helps cut the heat. I have not tried this recipe- but it looks close to the very old family recipe that my sister was given. Lost the old recipe, so I hope this one is good. From Cocinas De New Mexico cookbook. Freezes well. *For best taste you can make your own chile powder- directions will be at the bottom of the recipe. I guessed on prep time.
Provided by minnie chef
Categories Grains
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 enchiladas, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Red Chile Sauce:.
- Heat 2 tablespoons shortening in medium saucepan on medium heat. Stir in flour and cook for one minute (don't stop stirring).
- Add Chile powder and cook for an additional minute.
- Gradually add water and stir, making sure that no lumps form.
- Add seasonings to sauce and simmer on low heat for 10-15 minutes.
- Enchiladas:.
- 350 degree fahrenheit oven.
- Heat 1/2 inch of shortening in heavy pan at medium-high heat.
- Quickly dip each tortilla into the shortening to soften. Drain on absorbent towels.
- Assemble the enchiladas by placing 1/4 cup sauce (as base for each tortilla) in an oven-proof dish or plate, followed by a tortilla. Another 1/4 cup sauce, 1/4 cup cheese, and some onion. Repeat twice. Top with remaining sauce.
- Place in oven at 350 degrees for 15 minutes, or until the cheese melts.
- Top with a fried egg and garnish with lettuce to serve.
- *To make your own Chile Powder: 16 dried New MexicoRed Chile pods, stems removed. Place 2-3 pods in a blender and finely grind them on low speed. Add more pods until the lower portion of the jar is full. Empty container and continue to process until all pods are ground. *Note: The more seeds you leave in the pods the hotter your chile power will be.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 672.6, Fat 41.7, SaturatedFat 21.4, Cholesterol 300.5, Sodium 1074.8, Carbohydrate 43.5, Fiber 5.8, Sugar 4.5, Protein 32.8
STACKED NEW MEXICO STYLE (OR ROLLED) CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
The original recipe came from Holloman Air Force Base OWC - tweaked and changed and made it my own. Our good friend in New Mexico always served her's stacked, I like rolled myself.
Provided by lesliecoy
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Boil chicken until done in boiler with chicken broth. When chicken is cooked, shred with fork.
- Combine soup, chilies, garlic, onion, and cumin in boiler with stock and chicken. Simmer until thickened.
- Place strainer over large bowl and drain sauce off chicken, pressing juices through the strainer. Add more chicken broth if necessary to make 2 cups of sauce.
- Heat skillet and heat up tortillas until limp. Continue until all tortillas are done.
- Place a spoonful of sauce in oven proof dish. Lay out a tortilla and top with chicken mixture. Roll it up and place seam side down.
- If stacking lay a tortilla on top of the sauce and top with a spoonful of the chicken mixture then another tortilla and more chicken mixture, 4 tortillas high. Make a second stack following the same order.
- Pour Sauce over the Enchiladas.
- Grate Monterrey Jack Cheese on top.
- Heat in 450 degree oven until cheese begins to brown. Be careful not to over cook.
- Each Tortilla will count as a serving to figure calories, if stacked you can cut the stack in half to serve.
TRADITIONAL NEW MEXICO RED CHILE CHEESE "STACKED" ENCHILADAS
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Each serving will contain 3 corn tortillas. Take the tortilla and dip it in hot oil or dip it in the red chile sauce and put on plate. Top this with cheese and onion and more sauce and put another dipped tortilla on top and repeat this 2 times. Heat in the oven or under the broiler until cheese melts and top with a fried egg. Garnish the plate with the lettuce and tomato. You can serve this with fried potatoes or pinto beans.
- To make a casserole, you can layer the above in a baking dish with the final layer on top being cheese, do not put eggs on the casserole. Bake for about 20 minutes, until all is warm and melted. Garnish with lettuce and tomato. Can also serve with sour cream, chopped olives and guacamole.
- Remove the stems and seeds of the chile pods. Soak the pods in water or simmer on stove for about 10 minutes. Place chile and garlic in a blender with 1/4 cup water and puree until smooth. (Use 6 to 8 pods of chile and 2 cloves of garlic at a time, which will make the puree smoother and easier to work with.) Add more water as needed to get a medium consistency. In a sauce pan, add pureed chile with Mexican Oregano and salt to taste. Bring to a slow boil, and then simmer for 20 minutes. Pork can be browned and added to sauce while simmering.
Tips:
- Prep your chicken beforehand: If you're short on time, consider boiling or roasting your chicken the night before. This will save you a lot of time on the day you're making the enchiladas.
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients: The better the ingredients you use, the better your enchiladas will taste. Look for fresh, ripe tomatoes, onions, and chiles. Use a good quality cheese that melts well, such as cheddar, Monterey Jack, or queso Oaxaca.
- Don't overcook your tortillas: Tortillas should be pliable but not too soft. If they're too soft, they'll break when you roll them up. To test if a tortilla is done, hold it up to the light. If you can see through it, it's ready.
- Don't skimp on the sauce: Enchiladas are all about the sauce. Make sure to use a generous amount of sauce to coat the tortillas and chicken. This will help to keep them moist and flavorful.
- Bake your enchiladas until they're golden brown: This will give them a nice crispy texture and help to melt the cheese.
Conclusion:
Stacked New Mexico-Style or Rolled Chicken Enchiladas are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They're perfect for a weeknight meal or a special occasion. With a few simple tips, you can make sure your enchiladas turn out perfectly every time. So what are you waiting for? Give this recipe a try today!
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