Wanna Enchilada?

One of my all-time favorite mexican dishes...enchiladas! Ever since my middle school basketball team celebrate the end of a not-so-winning season at the La Parilla, I've been hooked! This food is the warm, cheesy, carby goodness I've craved my whole life!

This time, since I am learning about cooking, I decided to make my own tortillas for homemade Enchiladas! 

The tortilla recipe is a basic flour tortilla from Joy.

2 Cups Bread Flour

1 Teaspoon Baking Powder

1 Teaspoon Salt

1/4 cup Butter

3/4 cup hot water (115*F to 130*F)

Mix by hand or on low speed until dough comes together.

Knead by hand or with a dough hook on low until the dough becomes smooth, about 4-6 minutes.

Divide the dough into 8 pieces and roll them into balls:

Cover and let sit for 20 minutes.

Roll out each ball of dough into a 6-8 inch round (about 1/8" thick). If one is resistant, set it aside and try the next one. 

Heat a large cast iron (or non-stick) skillet over medium heat. Slide the tortillas into the skillet one by one, cook until brown spots appear (about 30 seconds on the first side, and 15 on the other side).

Now it's time to get creative!!

For the filling I used 1 lb. ground chicken, but you could use shredded chicken, ground turkey or beef, pulled pork, etc. 

I also used:

 1 can of cooked Black beans

 1/2 can of tomato sauce

 Ginger, Red Pepper and Cinnamon to taste

 1 can chopped green chiles

 1/2 can of cooked corn.

Combine all ingredients in a deep skillet, over medium heat.

Once the mixture is heated throughout, (and the meat is cooked) spoon into the middle of each tortilla. Add about a Tbsp. of grated cheese mixture (I used asiago and fontina). Roll up like a burrito, and place with the folded side down in a 9 X 13 glass pan. Pour 1 1/2 cans of tomato sauce into the left over meat filling in the pan. Let simmer for about a minute. Then pour this over the pan of enchiladas. Top with about 2 cups of the same cheese mixture.

Bake at 350*F for about 20 min, or until the cheese is all bubbly!

Serve and enjoy!

(Best news, each enchilada is only about 300 calories, and one will definitely fill you up!)