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Ingredients:
 
2 cup Basic Green Sauce
1 cup Dairy Sour Cream
10   Flour Or Corn Tortillas, **
3 cup Cooked Chicken, Shredded
1 cup MontereyJack Cheese,Shredded
1   Dairy Sour Cream
    Basic Green Sauce
    Servings: 8
1 cup Onions, Chopped, 2 Med.
1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
300 g Fresh Spinach, Chopped
0.3 kg Tomatillos, Coarsely Chopped
120 g Green Chiles, Chopped, 1 cn
2   Cloves Garlic, Crushed
20 ml Oregano Leaves, Dried
1 cup Chicken Broth
2 cup Dairy Sour Cream
Method:
Servings: 5



Cook and stir onions in oil in a 3-quart saucepan until tender. Stir in remaining ingredients except broth and sour cream. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Place mixture in food processor workbowl fitted with steel blade or in a blender container; cover and process until smooth, about 1 minute. Return mixture to saucepan; stir in broth. Heat to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.



Stir in sour cream. Cover and refrigerate any remaining sauce.



Makes about 4 cups of sauce.



** Tortillas should be 6-inches in diameter and should be warm.



Prepare basic green sauce and stir in the 1 cup of sour cream. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Dip each tortilla into the sauce to coat both sides. Spoon 1/4 cup of the shredded chicken onto each tortilla and roll up. Place seam sides down in a 13 X 9 X 2-inch ungreased baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas and sprinkle with the cheese. Bake, uncovered, until cheese is melted, about 15 minutes. Serve warm with sour cream.



RED ENCHILADAS:
Substitute 2 cups of the Basic Red Sauce for the Basic Green sauce.



Substitute 3 cups of shredded cheese or cooked beef for the chicken.



Basic Red Sauce



Servings: 4



8 Ancho Chilies 3 1/2 cups Warm Water 1/2 cup Onion; Chopped 2 Garlic; Cloves, chopped 1/4 cup Vegetable Oil 8 oz Tomato Sauce; 1 cn 1 Tbs Oregano Leaves; Dried 1 Tbs Cumin Seed 1 tsp Salt



Cover chiles with warm water. Let stand until softened, about 30 minutes; drain. Strain liquid; reserve. Remove stems, seeds and membranes from chilies. Cook and stir onion and garlic in oil in a 2-quart saucepan until onion is tender. Stir in chilies, 2 cups of the reserved liquid and the remaining ingredients. Heat ot boiling, reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, 20 minutes; cool. Pour into a food processor workbowl fitted with steel blade or into a blender container; cover and process until smooth. Cover and refrigerate up to 10 days.



Makes about 2 1/2 cups sauce.


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