Enchiladas Rojas

9 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 medium red bell peppers
  • 1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
  • 3/4 c. Pace picante sauce
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 3 c. shredded or chopped cooked chicken
  • 1/2 c. sliced green onions
  • 8 flour tortillas (7 to 8-inch)
  • 1 c. (4 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  • optional toppings: shredded lettuce, sliced ripe olives, dairy sour cream

Directions

  1. 1
    Chop one pepper; set aside.
  2. 2
    Coarsely chop remaining pepper and place in blender container.
  3. 3
    Blend until smooth, scraping down sides occasionally.
  4. 4
    Gradually whisk pureed pepper into cream cheese with Pace picante sauce and salt.
  5. 5
    Combine chicken, chopped pepper, onions and 1/2 cup of Pace picante mixture.
  6. 6
    Spoon a generous 1/3 cup chicken mixture down center of each tortilla; roll and place seam side down in lightly greased 11 x 7 x 2-inch baking dish.
  7. 7
    Spoon remaining sauce over enchiladas.
  8. 8
    Cover dish with wax paper.
  9. 9
    Cook at high about 10 minutes or until hot, rotating dish 1/4 turn after 3 minutes of cooking.
  10. 10
    Sprinkle with cheese.
  11. 11
    Garnish as desired.

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