Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini

Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

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Those Zucchinis stuffed chicken enchilada style, covered in enchilada sauce and plenty of melted cheese.

Zucchini is still plentiful and cheap these days and I have been trying to enjoy as much of it as I can while it is still available. I recently came across a recipe for chicken enchilada stuffed zucchini on Gina's Skinny Taste that sounded so good that I just had to try it! It has been a while since I last made stuffed zucchini and a chicken enchilada-style stuffing sounded amazingly good! Don't let the time it takes to make these chicken enchilada stuffed zucchini put you off; they are quite easy to make and well worth the effort!



Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini


Servings: makes  4 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 60 minutes



Ingredients

4 medium zucchinis, cut in half lengthwise

1 tablespoon oil

1 small onion, diced

2 cloves garlic, chopped

1 teaspoon cumin, toasted and ground

1 tablespoon chipotle chili powder or to taste

1 cup cooked and shredded chicken

1/2 cup corn

1 teaspoon oregano

1 1/2 cups enchilada sauce (see below)

1 handful cilantro, chopped

1/2 cup cheddar, shredded

1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded

Directions

1. Place the zucchini halves in boiling water for a minute, remove and let cool.

2. Hollow out the zucchini halves with a small spoon reserving the removed flesh.

3. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.

4. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.

5. Add the garlic, cumin, and chili powder and saute until fragrant, about a minute.

6. Add the reserved zucchini flesh, chicken, corn, oregano, 1/2 cup of enchiladas sauce and cilantro, cook for a few minutes and remove from heat.

7. Spread 1/4 cup of the enchilada sauce over the bottom of a large baking dish, place the zucchini in the dish, stuff them with the filling and top with the remaining enchilada sauce and the cheese.

8. Bake in a preheated 350F oven until the zucchini is nice and tender and the cheese has melted, about 30-40 minutes.


Enchilada Sauce Recipe

A quick and easy homemade enchilada sauce.

Servings: makes 4 cups

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

1 small onions, diced

1 clove garlic, grated

1 teaspoon cumin, toasted and ground

1 (28-ounce) can of tomatoes

1-2 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce

1 teaspoon oregano

salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat.

2. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 5-7 minutes.

3. Add the garlic and cumin and saute until fragrant, about a minute.

4. Puree the onions, garlic, chilies, and tomatoes in a food processor and return to pan.

5. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, simmer for a few minutes and season with salt and pepper.

Nutritional facts for zucchini

Zucchini is low in food energy (approximately 71 kilojoules or 17 kilocalories per 100 grams or 3+1⁄2 ounces fresh zucchini) and contain good amounts of folate (24 μg/100 g), potassium (261 mg/100 g), provitamin A (200 IU [10 RAE]/100 g) and vitamin C (12.9 mg/100 g).

Source: Wikipedia.org 

Thank you and Bon Appetite! 

See other ideas for Chicken Recipes here:Chicken Recipes

If you want to know much about Enchiladas you can read this article here on Cookingtip.info:What are enchiladas?

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Banana Sheet Cake Recipe

Banana Sheet Cake Recipe

This is a sweet dessert that you can share with lovely ones.

Source: http://www.simplyrecipes.com

Banana Sheet Cake Recipe

Prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes

Here's a tip, leave the cream cheese and butter for the frosting out while you make the cake, that way they will be softened by the time the cake is cooled and ready to frost. This cake is on the sweet side (it is a cake after all). If you are trying to cut sugars, you may want to experiment dropping the sugar in the cake mixture by a half cup and cutting the amount of frosting in half.

Ingredients for cake:

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter

1 cup white granulated sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

The scraped insides of one vanilla bean, or 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1 cup of mashed ripe bananas (2 large or 3 medium bananas)

1/2 cup full fat sour cream

Ingredients for frosting:

6 ounces cream cheese, room temp

4 Tbsp (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, room temp

2 cups powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Method

1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.

2 Beat together in a mixer the butter and sugars. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Mix in the vanilla and mashed bananas.

3 Mix in half of the flour mixture, then the sour cream, then the other half of the flour mixture.

4 Spread batter evenly in a greased 10x15 baking pan. Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 20 minutes, or until nicely browned and the surface bounces back when you press it with your finger. Cool completely before frosting.

5 To make the frosting, mix all of the ingredients together with an electric mixer. If too stiff to spread, add a teaspoon or two of water. Spread the frosting evenly over the cake and slice to serve.

Yield: Makes 30 pieces.

Thank you and Bon Appetite!Alex

If you like Chicken Recipes you can try this interesting and delicious recipe here Chicken Breast Tikka Masala Recipe

Southern Cornbread Recipe

Southern Cornbread Recipe

Source: http://www.simplyrecipes.com

Southern Cornbread Recipe

• Prep time: 15 minutes
• Cook time: 20 minutes

White cornmeal is used in most Southern cornbread's, but we could not find any here in California, so we used yellow cornmeal. If you can find white cornmeal, by all means use it.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cornmeal OR 1 1/2 cups cornmeal and 1/2 cup flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 Tbsp sugar (optional)
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 1 egg (optional)
• 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1 Tbsp bacon drippings

Method

1 Put the bacon fat in a 9 or 10-inch cast iron skillet and put the skillet into the oven. Then preheat the oven to 400° with the skillet inside. (If you don't have an iron skillet, you can use an uncovered Dutch oven or a metal cake pan.)
2 Whisk together all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. In another bowl, beat the egg and buttermilk until combined, then mix that into the bowl of dry ingredients. Stir in the melted butter.


3 When the oven is hot, take out the skillet (carefully, as the handle will be hot!). Add the cornbread batter and make sure it is evenly distributed in the skillet. Bake for about 20 minutes, or until the edges are beginning to brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
4 Let the bread rest for 10-30 minutes in the skillet before cutting it into wedges and serving.
To avoid burning your hand because you've forgotten the pan is hot, I recommend placing a pot holder on the pan's handle while the cornbread is resting, or cooling the handle down a bit with an ice cube.
Yield: Makes 8 servings.

See other ideas for Bread and bakery here:Bread and Bakery Recipes

Thank you and Bon appetite! Alex

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Chicken and Avocado Enchiladas in Creamy Avocado Sauce

Chicken and Avocado Enchiladas in Creamy Avocado Sauce Recipe

Source: http://www.closetcooking.com

Enchiladas are a popular Mexican dish consisting of tortillas rolled around a filling and covered in a chili pepper-based sauce. The word "enchilada" translates to "in chile" or "covered in chili" in Spanish. The dish is typically made by filling corn or flour tortillas with various ingredients such as seasoned meats (e.g., chicken, beef, or pork), cheese, beans, or vegetables.

Chicken and avocado enchiladas in a creamy and spicy avocado sauce.

Enchiladas are a popular Mexican dish consisting of tortillas rolled around a filling and covered in a chili pepper-based sauce. The word "enchilada" translates to "in chile" or "covered in chili" in Spanish. The dish is typically made by filling corn or flour tortillas with various ingredients such as seasoned meats (e.g., chicken, beef, or pork), cheese, beans, or vegetables.

Chicken and Avocado Enchiladas in Creamy Avocado Sauce Recipe

Servings: makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 cup
• 1/2 cup sour cream (or Greek yogurt)
• 2 avocados
• 1 jalapeno, coarsely chopped (remove seeds for less heat)
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 teaspoon cumin, toasted and ground
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 handful of cilantro
• 1/2 lime, juice
• 4 cups cooked shredded chicken
• 2 avocados, diced
• 2 green onions, sliced
• 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 2 cups Monterey jack cheese, shredded
• 8 (7 inch) tortillas

Directions

1. Puree the chicken broth, salsa, sour cream, avocados, jalapeno, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper, cilantro, and lime juice in a blender or food processor.
2. Mix half of the sauce with the chicken, avocado, green onions, and half of the cheese.
3. Coat the bottom of a large baking dish with some of the sauce, wrap the chicken and avocado mixture in the tortillas and place them in the dish.
4. Top the enchiladas with the remaining sauce and cheese and bake in a preheated 350F oven until the cheese has melted and the sides are bubbling about 15-20 minutes.

Thank you and Bon Appetite.

See other ideas for Chicken Recipes here:Chicken Recipes

If you want to know much about Enchiladas you can read this article here on Cookingtip.info: What ar enchiladas?

If you like Chicken Recipes you can try this interesting and delicious recipe here Chicken Breast Tikka Masala Recipe