Shrimp And Green Chile Enchiladas

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 12 -15 large shrimp, peeled & deveined
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1/2 cups sliced mushrooms (8-10 small caps)
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 cup green chili sauce (homemade or canned)
• 1 cup diced green chilis
• 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded (or a mixture of jack and cheddar)
• 10 -12 corn tortillas
• oil, for frying tortilla, if desired
• chopped tomato (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat oven to 350° and oil a medium-size casserole dish.
• 2 bring the chicken broth to a simmer in a saucepan.
• 3 cut the shrimp into bite-sized pieces and cook in the broth for 3-4 minutes or until pink.
• 4 remove the shrimp to a bowl and save the broth.
• 5 cook the onion, garlic and mushrooms in the butter until soft—about 10 minutes.
• 6 add the flour and stir well.
• 7 add 1 cup of the saved chicken broth and simmer until thickened; stir in the shrimp, salt and pepper.
• 8 using a hand blender or food processor, blend the green chile sauce, chopped chiles, and remaining 1 cup of the saved chicken broth.
• 9 heat the sauce in a small skillet and keep warm.
• 10 steam the corn tortillas a few at a time in the microwave.
• 11 put them in a plastic food bag and heat for 10-15 seconds on high, or just until softened;(if you prefer, fry tortillas in hot oil just until softened and drain on paper towels).
• 12 dip each tortilla into the green chile sauce, fill with about ¼ cup of the shrimp & mushroom mixture.
• 13 roll and place seam side down in a lightly oiled casserole.
• 14 when all the tortillas have been rolled, pour the remaining sauce on top.
• 15 sprinkle with cheese; bake 25 minutes.
• 16 sprinkle with chopped tomatoes and serve.
• 17 the usual mexican-style accompaniments for enchiladas are great served with these—refried beans, ensalada de col, guacamole, etc.