Friday, June 24, 2011

Katie's Famous Enchiladas

  • 3 medium chicken breasts, cooked and shredded or diced
  • 4 or 5 green onions
  • 1 medium jalapeno
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
  • 10 corn tortillas
  • 3 14 oz cans green enchilada sauce
  • 1 cup shredded cheese
Chop onions and jalapeno. With the cilantro add onions and jalapeno to a lightly greased large saute pan and cook on med-med high heat until soft. Add shredded chicken to saute pan with 1 can of sauce. Heat on med heat until lightly bubbling.


To assemble:
Dip tortillas in warmed sauce and fill with 1/4 cup of chicken mixture. Fold the tortilla around the filling and place into a 9x13 dish.
Repeat with the remaining tortillas. (Instead of this step, I turn mine into a casserole and layer the tortillas with the mixture, like a lasagna.)


Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas and top with cheese. Bake in a 375 degree oven for about 15 to 20 minutes until heated through and bubbly.


Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Jere's Famous Rolls


This is a recipe handed down from the Hillsteads. Jere would make huge batches of these rolls for her family and for neighbors.
  • 1 ¾- 1 7/8 cups of milk
  • 1 cube of margarine, melted
  • ½ cup of sugar
  • 1/2 cup of potato flakes
  • 1 cup of warm (not hot) water
  • 1 tablespoon of yeast
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • approx. 6 cups of flour

1) put yeast in warm water, set aside
2) melt margarine in sauce pan then add milk , sugar and potatoes (warm, but not hot)
3) mix the yeast water, mixture in sauce pan, eggs and salt in mixing bowl
4) gradually add flour slowly (I add the baking powder to first cup) until dough is soft and elastic like
5) put in greased bowl to rise about one hour
6) take a third at a time, knead and roll out on floured surface (about 18 inch diameter)
7) (optional step) brush butter over dough
8) cut into “skinny pizza slices” with pizza cutter
9) roll up (like crescents, but I don’t finish the crescent shape) and place on greased pan to rise about 10-15 minutes
10) bake at 350 degrees about 12 minutes or until golden brown
11) brush with butter right out of oven

The dough can also be used for pizza dough or cinnamon rolls.