By Carla Vigos
Laguna Woods Globe
Who doesn’t love the versatile rotisserie chicken? I get many meals from a single one.
First is the roast chicken dinner itself, but sometimes, if I’m in the “feed me now” stage, I pull off the wings and eat them while driving home.
Carla Vigos, Laguna Woods Globe cooking columnist (Courtesy of Carla Vigos)
Chicken enchiladas is one way you can use up any rotisserie chicken you might have left. (Courtesy of Jeff Sinclair)
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ExpandNext comes deboning the chicken. I save the breast meat for sandwiches or chicken salad. I make a broth with the bones for a chicken soup. With the rest of the chicken meat, I make flautas or chicken enchiladas.
This past week, I had a few odds and ends in the refrigerator, and I made these very tasty enchiladas.
Never be afraid to experiment with leftover odds and ends, and sometimes you can hit a home run.
Chicken enchiladas
INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup ranch dressing
28 ounces green enchilada sauce
1 small onion small diced, or 4 green onions small diced
1 jalapeno small diced (optional)
4 cups diced leftover rotisserie chicken
3 cups Mexican shredded cheese
1/2 cup salsa
12 king-size corn tortillas
Chopped green onions or cilantro for garnish
DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl, combine the green enchilada sauce with the ranch dressing.
In a large bowl, combine the diced onion and optional jalapeno with the diced chicken, 1 cup of cheese, 1/2 cup of salsa, and one cup of the enchilada sauce and ranch mixture.
Soften the corn tortillas. I do three at a time between damp paper towels and microwave for 45 seconds.
Pour 1 cup sauce mixture in the bottom of a large Pyrex baking dish. Assemble the enchiladas with 2 heaping tablespoons of the chicken mixture, and roll and place in Pyrex dish seam side down.
Pour the rest of the sauce over the tortillas. Cover the enchiladas with 2 cups of the Mexican shredded cheese.
Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until all the cheese has melted and some bubbling is happening.
Garnish with chopped green onions or cilantro.
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