Chicken Enchiladas

My husband took one bite of these and said, "where did you learn how to cook like this?!" He then elaborated on the fact that my cooking wasn't exactly up to par when we first met...in the nicest way possible. These were pretty phenomenal enchiladas though, if I do say so myself. You'll need:

2 cups shredded chicken

2 cups shredded fiesta or Mexican blend cheese

1 pouch of Velveeta queso blanco squeezable cheese

1 small can of green chiles

1 jalapeño, finely chopped

1 can of enchilada sauce

2-4 soft tortilla wraps 

Preheat your oven to 350. Boil your chicken and then shred it when cooked through. In a bowl, combine shredded chicken, green chiles, jalapeño and 1/2 can of enchilada sauce and mix together. 

Take your wraps (I made gigantic ones so it made 2 large and 1 small, but it would make 4 normal sized enchiladas as well) and fill each one with desired amount of chicken mixture and Mexican/fiesta cheese. Wrap them any way you want and line them in a greased baking dish. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over them, followed by the queso blanco velveeta. Bake, uncovered for 20-25 minutes. Serve with rice, refried beans or any other sides you choose. Enjoy! 

Mexican Chili

This is a little bit chili and a little bit taco soup, so I'm going to call it Mexican Chili. I've made this before with chicken and now I'm making it with ground turkey. It's a pretty close call as to who will reign champion because they're both delicious! This is a crock pot creation with minimal time required at a stove, which is a plus. If you're totally anti-stove, then just throw frozen chicken tenders in the crock pot when you start it and come back later to shred the chicken. Here goes...

1 lb ground turkey 

1 can low sodium black beans

1 can mild tomatoes & green chiles 

1 can mexi-corn (the corn with red and green peppers mixed in)

1 can tomato sauce

1 packet chili seasoning 

1/2 onion, chopped 

Salt, pepper, garlic powder and chili powder to taste

Throw all the canned goods and the onion into the crockpot. Stir in the chili seasoning and let it all cook on low for about 4-6 hours. Brown your ground turkey and add it to the crockpot and then add salt, pepper, garlic powder and chili powder to suit your taste. The chili powder is optional as it definitely spices the dish up. Let it cook for an additional 30 minutes or so and then serve however you like. Be creative and enjoy!