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Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Chicken Enchiladas

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 6 large chicken legs or 1 whole chicken
  • 3 carrots
  • 3 stalks celery
  • 1 large onion
  • water
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 4 cups milk (hot)
  • salt and pepper
  • nutmeg (feshly grated is best)
  • 12 -14 flour tortillas (7 inch, depending how much you fill them)
  • 3 cups of old cheddar cheese (or your favorite)
  • cooking spray

Recipe

  • 1 place chicken legs and vegetables in large pot, cover with water and cook for aprox. 1 hour.
  • 2 remove chicken and take off the skin and shred the chicken.
  • 3 refrigerate the stock, skim off the fat and freeze it for another use.
  • 4 over medium heat, melt butter, add flour, cook for 1 minute.
  • 5 add hot milk and cook until slightly thickened. (not too thick).
  • 6 add salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste.
  • 7 take 1 cup of the sauce and mix it in with the chicken.
  • 8 place as much of the chicken mixture you like on each tortilia and wrap them up placing them seam side down in a sprayed baking dish.
  • 9 pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas.
  • 10 sprinkle with cheese.
  • 11 bake in a 350 oven for 25-30 minute.

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