Ingredients
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1 cup chopped onion
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2 tablespoons cooking oil
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1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
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1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
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1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
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1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chili peppers
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1 teaspoon sugar
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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2 cups cooked chicken
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1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
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1/4 cup finely chopped onion
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1/4 cup small pitted ripe olives, chopped
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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72 inches corn tortillas
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1/4 cup small pitted ripe olives, sliced
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1 (16 ounce) can enchilada sauce
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1 garlic clove, inced
Instructions
- Cook the 1 cup chopped onion and garlic in oil until onion is tender but not brown; stir in flour.
- Add undrained tomatoes, tomato sauce, chili peppers, sugar, cumin and salt.
- Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; set aside.
- Combine chicken, HALF the cheese, the 1/4 cup onion, chopped olives and the 3/4 teaspoon salt.
- Set aside.
- In skillet, dip tortillas briefly in small amount of hot oil until limp but not crisp; drain (you can also soften instead in microwave for a few seconds.) Spoon 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture onto each tortilla; roll up.
- Place in a large (13x9x2-inch) baking dish.
- Pour tomato mixture over all.
- Pour enchilada sauce evenly over top.
- Cover with foil and bake at 350ºF for 15 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese; return to oven until cheese melts, 2 or 3 minutes.
- Top with the sliced olives.