Title: |
Very Good Cheese Enchiladas with Spinach cream sauce |
Dish: |
DInner |
Dish Type: |
Dairy |
Diet: |
Vegetarian |
Difficulty: |
5 / 10 |
Servings: |
6 |
Prep Time: |
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Cook Time: |
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Ingredients
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10 oz - Frozen chopped spinach
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1 Tbs - butter
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1 Tbs - All Purpose FLour
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2 Cups - Whipping Cream
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6 Tbs - chopped fresh Cilantro (I use dried Cilantro spice)
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1 bunch - Green Onions
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4 oz - can diced green chilies, drained
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1 3/4 tsp - Ground cumin
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1 1/2 tsp - ground Coriander
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1/4 tsp - dried crushed red pepper
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1 Cup - Sour Cream
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- minced garlic to taste
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- season salt to taste
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- pepper to taste
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1/2 Cup - Vegetable Oil ( I use Canola)
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12 6 inch - corn tortillas
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3 Cups - grated Cheddar Cheese ( I use mild cheddar)
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1 1/2 Cups - grated Monterrey Jack Cheese
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1/2 C - finely chopped onions
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1 Tbs - chopped cilantro
Directions
For Sauce:
Cook spinach according to pkg. Instructions. Drain well. Set aside. Melt butter in heavy medium skillet on medium heat. Add flour and stir mixture 2 minutes, do not brown. Gradually whisk in whipping cream. Simmer until thickened, about 5 minutes. (You may have to add more flour to thicken). Stir in Spinach, cilantro, green onion, chilies, cumin, coriander & red pepper. Season with Seasoned salt and seasoned pepper. (Can be prepared, covered and refrigerated at this point. Bring to room temperature before using.)
For Enchiladas:
Heat oil in heavy small skillet over medium high heat. Using tongs, briefly dip each tortilla in oil to soften, approx. a few seconds per side. Transfer to paper towels and drain. Combine cheeses in large bowl; set aside 1 ½ C for topping. Combine onion and cilantro in small bowl. Place ¼ C cheese mixture in center. Spoon 2 tsp. Onion mixture over. Roll up tortilla. Place seam side down in large glass baking dish. Continue with remaining tortillas, cheese and onions, using ¼ Cup cheese for each. (Can be made 1 day ahead.)
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Stir sour cream into sauce; pour over enchiladas. Sprinkle with reserved 1 ½ C cheese. Bake until cheese melts and enchiladas are heated through, about 25 minutes.
Notes
Very very good. I have actually had friends claim these are better than restaurant enchiladas.