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Enchilada Sauce for Chicken Enchiladas

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 "Being on a salt reduced diet has me try a lot of home made spices and sauces. This one was pretty good. I used a homemade turkey broth instead of chicken, no salt in it. Not to spicy - I cut the cayenne in half at first but after tasting it added the rest. A keeper." - RKG1

Yield: 1 Ready in 1 hours, 5 minutes

Cuisine: MexicanMain Ingredient: Chicken

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 1
1/2 tsThyme
1 cloveGarlic; minced
1 1/2 tbolive oil
1 tbFresh Lime juice
1 tbFlour
1/4 tsCayenne
1 14-oz canChicken broth
1/2 tsCumin
1 8-oz canTomatoe sauce
1/2 tsOregano

Enchilada Sauce for Chicken Enchiladas Preparation

In large pan saute flour in oil for one minute, add spices and cook for an additional minute. Add broth, tomatoe sauce and lime juice and bring to a boil stirring constantly till thickened. Assemble tortillas with chicken and cooked onion, laying side by side in pan that has been coated with sauce. When pan is full, pour additional sauce over top, add grated cheddar cheese. Bake in oven til warmed through and cheese has melted. Serve on a bed of lettuce and serve with sour cream, salsa and jalapeno peppers to the side. Recipe by: Marilyn Garcia Posted to T.nt (sdm-marked) - Prodigys Recipe Exchange Newsletter by mreingarcia@juno.com (Marilyn Garcia) on Sep 03, 1997

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    • Calories Per Serving: 182
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    Enchilada Sauce for Chicken Enchiladas Reviews

    Give it a rating Would you make it again?   [please sign in to add your comment]
    Super easy, my family loved it.
    6 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 28 minutes ago
    This does not look like a very good recipe to me.
    4 years, 11 months, 1 weeks, 3 days, 5 hours, 35 minutes ago
    Great recipe....will make this again! Loved it.
    5 years, 6 months, 2 weeks, 3 days, 1 hours, 45 minutes ago
    Good recipe, I doubled it ,added a 6 ounce can of tomato paste, and used homemade chicken broth.
    5 years, 11 months, 2 weeks, 15 hours, 37 minutes ago
    Being on a salt reduced diet has me try a lot of home made spices and sauces. This one was pretty good. I used a homemade turkey broth instead of chicken, no salt in it. Not to spicy - I cut the cayenne in half at first but after tasting it added the rest. A keeper.
    6 years, 3 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 19 hours, 33 minutes ago
    Thicken sauce with tomato puree. Added grated cheese and onion to lettuce.
    7 years, 3 days, 1 hours, 42 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Mexican
    2. Chicken
    3. Chicken Broth
    4. Olive oil
    5. Garlic
    6. Oregano
    7. Tomato
    8. Lime

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