Creamy Chicken Or Shrimp Enchiladas

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 jalapeno pepper, diced
• 1 poblano pepper, diced
• 3/4 lb shrimp or 3/4 lb chicken
• 8 small corn tortillas, warmed
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• cilantro
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 melt butter in a small sauce pan, then whisk the flour in gradually. once you have a thick butter/flour mixture, slowly whisk in the milk to create a thick sauce. whisk in 1 cup cheddar cheese. season with the cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, cilantro, and salt and pepper.
• 3 in a frying pan, heat vegetable oil, then add onions and peppers. sautee until soft, then add shrimp/chicken, cooking until the meat is cooked through.
• 4 add the cheese sauce to the pan with the peppers, onions and meat and stir. spoon the cheese and meat mixture into the tortillas, about 2 or 3 tablespoons, then roll the tortilla and place in a greased baking dish, seam side down. after all the tortillas are filled and placed in the dish, cover with the tomato sauce, remaining cheese/meat sauce, the remaining 1/2 c cheese, and sprinkle with cilantro.
• 5 bake for 25 minutes at 350.