Monday, November 22, 2010

EnChilladBras de meat



If youre just a lone bro, this is about the easiest recipe that will allow you at LEAST 3 days of lunch and dinner

Feeds 1-4 bros
1/2 hour prep time
40 mins cooking time

You need:
  • 2 lbs. chicken breast (or left over carnitbros) -If you need me to tell you what you should be paying for chicken, you're banned from my site
  • 1 small can of slices black olives
  • 1 small can sweet yellow corn
  • 1 large can (the biggest one you can find at a normal grocery store) enChillada sauce (red or green)
  • 1 bunch scallions/green onions
  • 1 cup shredded cheese (cheddar or Mexican blend)
  • 1 package of small corn tortillas
  • Splash of olive oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Mexican asada spices
  • 9x13 baking pan
  • Frying pan
  • Salad bowl

  1. Turn your burner to medium high heat and warm the oil until it just starts to smoke
  2. Shake spices over the meat
  3. Lightly brown the chicken then cover and reduce heat to medium until cooked thoroughly
  4. Allow the chicken to cool a bit and then chop/shred/pull along the grain
  5. Preheat oven to 375
  6. Pour half the can of enchilada sauce into the salad bowl and heat your tortillas 5 at a time for about 30 seconds in microwave
  7. Dip warm tortillas one at a time into the sauce, fill with amount of meat that will allow for a roll the size of a large cigar
  8. Roll and place perpendicular to 13 inch side of pan
  9. Continue and pack very tightly (you can place 2 more parallel to the 13 inch side in free space) - should be about 12-14 total rolls
  10. Cover and bake for 12 minutes
  11. Remove from oven and sprinkle cheese, olives, corn, and diced scallions evenly along the top.
  12. Return to oven uncovered for ~10 minutes or until cheese is melted
  13. chiiiiiiiillllin