Acapulco Enchiladas
Karen Steffens
Total Time 50 mins

Homemade sauce gives these enchiladas authentic Mexican flavor. Use chicken or turkey to fill the cheese-covered tortillas.

How to Make It

Step 1
1

Combine chicken, olives, almonds, and enough of the enchilada sauce to moisten (about 1/3 cup).

Step 2
2

Use tongs to dip the tortillas into medium-hot oil. Fry tortillas just a few seconds, until they bubble and are limp--do not fry crisp.

Step 3
3

Dip fried tortilla into heated enchilada sauce as soon as it comes out of the hot fat. A cake pan just larger than the tortilla is an ideal utensil.

Step 4
4

Lay sauce-dipped tortilla out on a board or pan. (This part of enchilada making is admittedly slightly messy, but well worth the trouble.) Generously spoon the chicken filling in the center of the tortilla.

Step 5
5

Turn tortilla over the filling, roll, and place (with the flap pointing down) in baking pan. Fry, dip, fill, and roll remaining tortillas. Ladle additional enchilada sauce over enchiladas and top with cheddar. Place enchiladas in a moderate oven (350°) for 15 to 20 minutes--or until thoroughly heated. Mix cold sour cream with onions and serve as a sauce.

Step 6
6

Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

Ingredients

 2 cups diced cooked chicken or turkey
 1/2 cup chopped ripe olives
 1 cup slivered or coarsely chopped almonds
 12 corn tortillas (7-inch)
  Vegetable oil for frying
 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
 1 cup sour cream
 2 tablespoons minced green onions

Directions

Step 1
1

Combine chicken, olives, almonds, and enough of the enchilada sauce to moisten (about 1/3 cup).

Step 2
2

Use tongs to dip the tortillas into medium-hot oil. Fry tortillas just a few seconds, until they bubble and are limp--do not fry crisp.

Step 3
3

Dip fried tortilla into heated enchilada sauce as soon as it comes out of the hot fat. A cake pan just larger than the tortilla is an ideal utensil.

Step 4
4

Lay sauce-dipped tortilla out on a board or pan. (This part of enchilada making is admittedly slightly messy, but well worth the trouble.) Generously spoon the chicken filling in the center of the tortilla.

Step 5
5

Turn tortilla over the filling, roll, and place (with the flap pointing down) in baking pan. Fry, dip, fill, and roll remaining tortillas. Ladle additional enchilada sauce over enchiladas and top with cheddar. Place enchiladas in a moderate oven (350°) for 15 to 20 minutes--or until thoroughly heated. Mix cold sour cream with onions and serve as a sauce.

Step 6
6

Note: Nutritional analysis is per serving.

Acapulco Enchiladas

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