Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Super Cheesy Enchilada Bake!

So my kid LOVES cheese and is a vegetarian who doesn't really like a lot of vegetables.  This can make life fun.  But on certain foods we can agree; Cheese Enchiladas are yummy and delicious.
This recipe has been modified from the traditional recipe as far as cooking the sauce and rolling the tortilla shells in it.  Yup, who has time?  The Kid loves "real Enchiladas" which I finally figured out meant extremely cheesy so I started using a ton of cheese between each layer.  You can follow along with the pictures!

Basically you open a can of Hatch Red Enchilada sauce (because it is the BEST!)  We use mild which still has a little kick.  You can use spicier of you want to.  Then you open a can of Hatch Green Chili's (because it's the only veggie allowed by the kid!)

Here's the Ingredient list:
Hatch Green Chili's-small can
Hatch Red Enchilada Sauce Mild-one can
Shredded Cheese of your choice I use Kirkland's Mexican Style Blend
Cacique Ranchero Queso Fresco (or any white Mexican cheese)
Corn tortilla shells
A touch of Olive Oil for the very bottom and sides of casserole dish.
Pre-Heat oven to  350 degrees.

I start by putting a little Olive Oil in the round casserole dish and then scoop a bit of Enchilada sauce down with it in the bottom.





 Then I layer tortilla shells, ripping some to cover the whole area of the dish.  I then put down more sauce, generous Shredded Cheese, Casique Cheese and Green Chili's and add another layer.


 Building it a layer at a time!  Sauce, Shredded then White Cheese then Green Chili's.
When you reach the top add the last of the sauce and cheeses and cover with tin foil or casserole lid.  Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese is all melted and smells amazing!

**Now, the good news is this is a basic recipe.  You can enhance it any way you choose!   Hatch makes a great Green Chili Enchilada sauce as well so you could sub out the red.  You can also add chicken, onions, black beans, black olives and any other number of ingredients that appeal to you.  Personally if Enchilada's don't have onions I am bummed!  Have fun with this and make your own concoction.  Let me know how YOU customized your very cheesy enchiladas!

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