Honey Lime Enchiladas

Recipe and photo from The Sisters' Cafe

6 tablespoons honey
5 tablespoons lime juice (1 large lime)
1 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1 pound chicken, cooked and shredded (I used 3 small chicken breasts)
8-10 flour tortillas
1 pound monterey jack cheese, shredded
16 ounces green enchilada sauce
1 cup heavy cream

Mix the first four ingredients and toss with shredded chicken. Let it marinate for at least 1/2 hour (I tossed mine together in a ziploc bag in the morning and let it sit in the refrigerator all day). Pour about 1/2 cup enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9X13 baking pan. Fill flour tortillas with chicken and shredded cheese, saving about 1 cup of cheese to sprinkle on top of enchiladas. Mix the remaining enchilada sauce with the cream and leftover marinade. Pour sauce on top of the enchiladas and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until brown and crispy on top.

Taco Soup

Recipe from Emerson 2nd Ward Cookbook

1 pound hamburger
1/2 large onion, chopped
2 cans kidney beans
1 can corn
1 large can tomatoes, cut up
8 ounce can tomato sauce
1 package taco mix
1 can olives, chopped

Brown hamburger and onion. Drain. Add kidney beans, corn, tomatoes, tomato sauce, taco mix, and olives (add all the juices from all the cans). Simmer until hot and flavors are blended. Serve. This tastes great when topped with grated cheese, sour cream and crushed Doritos on top.

Green Enchiladas

Recipe from the Body for Life Cookbook

4 portions chicken breast

4 green onions, sliced

2 Tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped

1 Jalapeno, seeded and minced

3 cans green enchilada sauce

8 corn tortillas

1 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese, shredded

2 cups lettuce, shredded

1/2 cup salsa

1/2 cup light sour cream

1 tomato, diced

1 can ripe olives, sliced

Heat oven to 350. Spray pan with nonstick spray. Place chicken in large pot and cover with water. Bring to boil and reduce heat and simmer until no longer pink. Drain and cool, Shred .

In skillet add green onion, cilantro and jalapeno and saute for 2 minutes. Add chicken and 1 can enchilada sauce. Cook until heated.

Pour the 2 remaining cans of sauce in bowl and microwave. Dip each tortilla in the sauce and fill with about 1/8 of the chicken mixture. Roll. Pour sauce over enchiladas and sprinkle with cheese. Bake about 15 minutes.

Divide lettuce and place a portion of enchiladas on top. Top with salsa, sour cream, tomatoes and olives.

Chicken Enchiladas

Recipe from Cindy Gillette

2 cups chopped chicken (canned works great)
1 pint sour cream
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 (4 oz) can chopped green chilies
1/2 cup chopped onions (optional)
2 cups grated cheese
12 large flour tortillas

Mix chicken, chilies, and onions in mixing bowl. Set aside. In small saucepan, add soup and sour cream. Heat until warm. You may want to put a little bit of the sour cream mixture in the bottom of the pan to keep the tortillas from sticking to the pan. Heat tortillas for 30 seconds each in microwave. Spread large spoonful sour cream mixture over each tortilla. Divide cracker mixture between 12 tortillas. Sprinkle with small amount cheese. Roll tortilla and put in 9x13 inch pan, squeezing to fit all in one layer. Spread remaining sour cream mixture over the top. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Creamy Tomatillo Dressing

Will last 3-4 days

1 package buttermilk Ranch Dressing mix
1 cup Mayonnaise (real, not light!)
5 tomatillos (small-med)
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/8 teaspoon chili powder
1/8 teaspoon garlic salt
1 tablespoons jalepeno juice + 1 slice of jalepeno (canned)
1/3 bunch cilantro (cut up)
juice of 1/2-1 lime

Blend all ingredients together and refrigerate 2+hours. The longer it refrigerates, the thicker it gets.

Cafe Rio Burritos

I struck gold when I found this recipe laying on one of the computers at work!!!

2 1/2 lb roast (beef or pork)
1 package flour tortillas (burrito size)
2 (15 oz) cans green chile enchilada sauce (old El Paso- mild)
1/2 cup brown sugar
15 oz can black beans (warmed and drained)
1/3 lb Monterrey Jack Cheese, grated
Rice (prepared with chicken broth instead of water if desired for flavor)

For sauce, combine:
1/2-3/4 cup green chile sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
Pour mixture over shredded meat and mix together.

Heat over to 350 degrees. Spray 9x13 pan with Pam. Pour 1/2 cup green chile sauce in bottom of pan. Sprinkle each tortilla with shredded cheese, rice, black beans and 1/3 cup meat mixture. Roll filled tortilla up and place in pan. Pour remaining green chile sauce over burritos and sprinkle with cheese. Bake in oven 20 minutes or until cheese is melted. Serve with creamy tomatillo sauce and garnish wish your choice of tomatoes, salsa, guacamole, and sour cream.

*You can also cook chicken in crock pot in a can of chicken broth, then shred and mix with sauce.

Fajitas

1 lb cube steak
KC Fajita Marinade (or you can make your own with garlic salt, lime juice and pepper)
Tortillas
Toppings: tomatoes, cheese, salsa, sour cream, guacamole

Cut steak into 1/2 x 2 inch strips. Cover with marinade and let sit in refrigerator for 30 min. Cook steak in frying pan on stove. Warm tortillas. Place steak and desired toppings in warm tortilla.