CHICKEN-AND-SPINACH
ENCHILADAS
12
chicken breast halves, skinned
1
tsp salt
2-(10
oz) packages frozen chopped spinach
1
cup diced onion
1
Tbs butter or margarine, melted
1
(10-3/4 oz) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
3/4
cup milk
3
(4-oz) cans diced green chiles, drained
3
(8-oz) cartons sour cream
3
cups (12-oz) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
16
flour tortilla
Place
chicken in a Dutch oven; add salt and water to cover. Bring to a boil; cover,
reduce heat, and simmer 40 min or until tender. Remove chicken and let cool
slightly, Bone, dice and set aside.
Cook
spinach according to package directions; drain well and reserve 1-cup spinach broth; set
aside
Saute
onion in butter in Dutch oven until tender. Stir in spinach and chicken; set
aside.
Combine
soup, reserved spinach broth, milk, green chiles, sour cream, and half of
cheese in a bowl; mix well. Stir half of sauce mixture into chicken mixture.
Reserve remaining sauce. Spoon chicken mixture evenly down center of each
tortilla; roll up tortillas, and place seam side down into 2 lightly greased 13
x 9 x 2 in baking dishes. Spoon remaining sauce over tortillas. Bake uncovered
at 350 for 25 min. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake an additional 5 min.
Yield: 4 to 6 servings per casserole.
Note:
Casserole may be frozen prior to baking. To serve remove from freeze; let thaw
in refrigerator. bake as directed.
Pricilla Lupe, San Antonio, Tex. (in So. Liv)