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Monday, December 30, 2013

Gluten-Dairy-Free Chicken Enchiladas

aquí hay algunas enchiladas sin gluten y lácteos
ie: here are some gluten and dairy free enchiladas
 
INGREDIENTS:
1/2 Red bell pepper
1/2 Sweet onion
Sliced black olives
1 Tomato
2 Large Chicken breasts, thawed and freshly cooked
2-3 Garlic cloves
Soy cheddar cheese shreds
Rosemary
Italian Seasoning
Dried Cilantro
Dried Chives
Ground Cumin
Garlic Powder
Ground Oregeno
Chili Powder 
 
PREP:
-Pre-line a glass 9by9 or 8by8 pan with parchment paper
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees

TIME:
Prepare - 30-40min
Bake - 20min
Cool - 10min

 
Step 1: Chop red half 1 red bell pepper and half 1 onion
 
 
Step 2: Pour Enchilada sauce into a bowl with olive oil


Step 3a: With 2 forks, hand shred chicken into shredded pieces

 
Step3b: Shreds should look like this...

 
Step 4: Place shredded cooked chicken breast into a large pan with 2T of oil on stove on Medium heat


Step 5: Place chopped pepper and onion in with chicken shreds

 
Step 6a: Add the following seasonings...
Rosemary
Italian Seasoning
Dried Cilantro
Dried Chives


 
Step 6b: Continued...
Ground Cumin
Garlic Powder
Ground Oregeno
Chili Powder 


 
Step 6c: About a tsp. of each to the pan mixture...

 
Step 7: Mix with the oil and allow all the flavors to mix and blend and fry
Allow onions and peppers to fully cook (about 15 minutes)

 
Step 8: Add Soy cheese shreds, allow to melt and mix in

 
Step 9: Add in the Enchilada sauce mixture, stir

 
Step 10: Crush and add 2-3 garlic cloves

 
Step 11: Cut up whole olives into slices or used canned pre-sliced black olives
Cut up half or whole tomato
Set aside some extra shredded soy cheese
These will be the toppings for the enchiladas

 
Step 12a: Spoon the mixture into corn tortillas and delicately roll them up and place them next to each other into a glass pan

 
 
Step 12b: Make sure to save a small amount of the sauce leftover in the pan

 
Step 13: Place remaining sauce on top of enchiladas in glass pan

 
Step 14a: Place tomatoes and cheese on top

 
Step 14b: Place olives on top (or in my case, on half since some people don't enjoy them like I do)

 
Step 15: Bake in oven at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes and then pull from oven and enjoy. 
Tip: Serve with corn/tortilla chips!

 
 
 
I altered a recipe from http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-enchiladas-i/.  Feel free to check it out!!  But my version turned out very yummy and full of flavor! I have a reference who ate it with me, also gluten/dairy free!  This is definitely one of my favorite/best creations!!