Firecracker Enchiladas Recipes

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion until the meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the beans, chili powder, cumin and salt. , Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Arrange tortillas over the top. Combine soup and tomatoes; pour over tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.

Steps:

• For the rice: Heat the butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add the pasta and toast until golden. Grate the garlic, onion and tomato into the pan. Stir in the rice, then add the stock and saffron and season with salt and pepper. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender, about 18 minutes. Fluff with a fork and remove from the heat.
• For the enchilada sauce: Toast the dried chile peppers in a skillet or saucepan over medium heat, pressing flat with a metal spatula and turning occasionally, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the stock and simmer until the chiles are soft. Transfer the chiles and stock to a food processor and puree until smooth. Wipe out the skillet and return to the heat. Add the oil, garlic and onions and cook until soft. Add the bay leaf, cinnamon stick, tomato sauce and chile puree and simmer until slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir in the almonds and remove from the heat.
• For the enchiladas: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the ground chicken and cook, crumbling with a wooden spoon, until browned. Stir in the coriander, cumin and paprika and season with salt and pepper.
• Dip a warm tortilla in the sauce, fill with some of the rice and chicken and roll up. Place the enchilada seam-side down in a casserole dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
• Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas in an even layer. Bake until heated through, 30 to 35 minutes. Top with the queso fresco and cilantro.

Steps:

• Whisk the canola oil, crushed red pepper flakes, ranch dressing mix, and chili powder together in a bowl.
• Divide the saltine crackers evenly into 2 1-gallon-sized sealable bags. Pour the oil mixture evenly over the crackers. Seal the bag and flip to allow the oil mixture to run over the crackers for 5 minutes; flip again. Repeat the flipping every five minutes to evenly coat the crackers for about 1 hour. Remove the crackers from the bags and spread onto large platters. Allow to sit overnight before serving.

Steps:

• Cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet until meat is brown and onion is tender; discard pan drippings.
• Add chili powder, cumin and salt; stir well.
• Cook meat mixture over low heat 10 minutes.
• Spoon meat mixture into a 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• Layer beans, tortillas and cheese over meat mixture.
• Pour tomato liquid over cheese; chop tomatoes, and spread tomatoes and chiles over cheese.
• Spread soup over top of casserole.
• Cover baking pan; refrigerate overnight.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

Steps:

• Cook the ground beef and onion in a large skillet until meat is brown and onion is tender, drain.
• Add chili powder, cumin, and salt; stir well.
• Cook meat mixture over low heat 10 minutes.
• Spoon meat mixture into a 13- x 9- x 2-inch baking pan.
• Layer beans, tortillas, and cheese over meat mixture.
• Pour tomato liquid over cheese, chop tomatoes and spread tomatoes and chiles over cheese.
• Spread soup over top of casserole.
• Cover baking pan; refrigerate overnight.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 1 hour.
• Let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add two thirds of the onion and cook until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in the flour and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in 1 1/2 cups water and the tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin and salt; bring to boil. Simmer 5 minutes; set aside.
• Preheat the broiler. In a large bowl, mix the chicken, two thirds of the cheese and the chiles.
• Spread 1 cup of the enchilada sauce in a large casserole dish. Dip one tortilla in the remaining sauce to coat both sides and transfer to a plate. Fill with chicken mixture, roll up and transfer to the casserole dish, seam side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling.
• Top with the remaining onion, sauce and cheese; broil until just golden, about 5 minutes. Turn off the broiler and leave in the oven until heated through, about 5 minutes.