Mexican To Feed The Surprise Crowd

!±8± Mexican To Feed The Surprise Crowd

In life, there are times when we have certain surprises that come up. You might be planning a nice dinner with your family during the big game and suddenly you have a house full of people. This can cause a headache for you, if you are unprepared. Thankfully, Mexican food offers a solution that can feed a large group of people and keep them coming back for more.

Let's take a look at a very easy dish that can feed that hungry crowd!

Spicy Chicken Enchiladas

What You Need

1 whole chicken shredded 1 cup green onions, diced fine 1 minced garlic clove 1 tablespoon butter 1 large can stewed tomatoes 18oz can tomato sauce 1 can diced green chilies ½ teaspoon sugar 1 ½ teaspoons cumin ½ teaspoon salt ¾ teaspoon oregano ¾ teaspoon dried basil 18 corn or flour tortillas 1 cup sour cream 3 cups shredded cheese 1 can black olives

How to Make It

Now that you have ingredients, you need to get them mixed together. Take the onion and begin to cook it in a frying pan with onion. When they become translucent, add in tomato sauce, chilies, sugar, basil, the tomatoes, and other seasonings. Heat it to a slight boil and then turn it down until it is just simmering. Be sure to turn n your over to 350 degrees.

Next, place each tortilla into the sauce you just made and fill it with chicken, cheese and other items until they are stuffed. Roll it and place it into a glass baking dish. Keep going through this process until you have stuffed your dish full. Pay close attention to rolling each of these, Mexican food can easily come undone if you do not tuck it properly.

Take your remaining sauce and smother the top of all your enchiladas and then shove them in the over for 30 minutes. Now, sprinkle a layer of cheese on top and bake for an additional 10 minutes. When that is done, pull them out, slap down a dollop of sour cream and salsa on top and be prepared to satisfy the needs of your hungry guests.

If you want to take your Mexican food to the next level, think about the sides you are going to be adding to it as well. You might want to add a few cans of refried beans and even rice to the mixture. This will allow you to feed more people during this time than if you severed the main course only.

While you are experimenting with this dish, another idea would be to add jalapenos to the mix. This is especially good in cases where you want a little heat added in to bring out the most flavors possible.

Remember, one of the nice things about Mexican food is you can feed a number of people on a small budget. Making it by far the best option when you are gathering a crowd in your home, plus everyone loves it!