Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce
Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce

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Intense, earthy and absolutely addictive, New Mexico's cheese enchiladas showcase red chile sauce at its most elemental, thickly blanketing tortillas and melted Cheddar. We've added some extra creaminess and body with locally popular pinto beans, to cut down on the classic's load of saturated fat. Top with shredded lettuce and minced onion. Add remaining layers of fried tortillas dipped in chile sauce, onion and cheese until all ingredients are used.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have cheese enchiladas with red chile sauce using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce:
  1. Prepare 2 tsp Canola oil
  2. Take 1 clove Garlic minced
  3. Make ready 1/2 cup Mild to medium New Mexican Chile Powder (can use hot but reduce the amount unless you prefer hot)
  4. Take 2 cup Reduced Sodium Chicken Broth or Vegetable Broth
  5. Get 1 cup Water
  6. Prepare 1/2 tsp Dried Oregano (Mexican if available)
  7. Make ready 1/2 tsp Salt
  8. Take 2 tbsp Plain Yoghurt (I use Greek)
  9. Prepare 12 6 inch Corn Tortillas
  10. Take 2 cup Shredded Sharp Cheddar
  11. Take 3/4 cup White Onion, minced
  12. Prepare 1 Chicken, Beef, Pork (optional)
  13. Get 1 can Pinto Beans (15 oz), drained and rinsed

Place seam side down into the baking dish then continue until the dish has been filled up. To make these enchiladas, you have to begin with the red sauce (be sure to check out our red enchilada sauce recipe for more tips and tricks). This is made by adding oil to pot and heating on Medium heat. Add chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and oregano and mix until clumpy.

Steps to make Cheese Enchiladas with Red Chile Sauce:
  1. To prepare the sauce, heat oil in a medium sauce pan over medium heat. Add 1/2 cup onion, cook, stirring until it begins to soften. Stir in garlic and and continue cooking until the onion is translucent. Stir in Chile powder. Add broth, water, oregano and salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook until reduced by about one third. The sauce should be thick enough to coat a spoon lightly.
  2. Preheat oven to 400?. Coat a 7x11 inch or similar baking dish with cooking spray.
  3. Mash the pinto beans and combine with yoghurt.
  4. Spread about 1/4 cup of the sauce in the baking dish. Arrange 4 tortillas, overlapping to cover the bottom. Top with half the bean mixture, spread thinly. Scatter 2/3 cup cheese and 2 tablespoons onions on top of the beans. If using meat, add here. Top with one third of the remaining sauce, 4 tortillas the remaining bean mixture, 2/3 cup of cheese and remaining onion. Spread half of the remaining sauce on top and cover with remaining 4 tortillas. Top with remaining sauce and cheese.
  5. Bake until hot and bubbly, approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

This is made by adding oil to pot and heating on Medium heat. Add chili powder, garlic powder, cumin and oregano and mix until clumpy. Stir another ½ cup into the chicken. Lay out a warm tortilla, top with a portion of chicken and roll up. Lay in the baking dish, then continue filling and rolling tortillas until all are used.

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