Sunday, February 14, 2010

Corn and Cheese Enchiladas- All You

A few years ago I found this cheesy magazine at Walmart called "All You". Granted, it's sponsored by Walmart, but I have come to love it over time. They always have a lot of simple and inexpensive recipes and, more importantly, there are about $75 worth of coupons in each issue. I'm an avid coupon clipper so for me, it pays for the issue and then some. I finally subscribed to the magazine, since I typically prefer Target for my superstore shopping.

My sister in law came to visit us this weekend and was nice enough to give us a night off from the boy. She follows this blog so I promised to make her something while she was in town. This morning I gave her a few recipes to choose from; she narrowed it down to two and Shawn chose the enchiladas. I was happy about this, being that I love any type of Mexican food!

The recipe takes about 30 minutes from start to finish, which is my kind of thing. I wrapped the corn tortillas in foil and put them in the oven while it preheated. I heated some oil in a skillet and added scallions and garlic, sauteed for 1 minute, and then stirred in the corn & milk and cooked, stirring, until thickened. The mixture never really got thick, but I used a slotted spoon and it was fine. I removed the tortillas and scooped a spoonful of the corn mix and 1 Tbsp of cheese into each one, then put in the baking dish, seam down. Some of them broke apart, but that happens to me every time I make enchiladas and they taste and look just fine when finished.

I almost made a big mistake!! I forgot to grease the pan and added all the enchiladas... thankfully, I remembered this before pouring on the sauce and was able to transfer everything to another dish before adding the sauce and cheese. I used Trader Joes enchilada sauce, which is my absolute favorite.

I baked it for 20 minutes at 350 and it was DONE! Perfect texture and the corn added a nice sweetness. I will definitely make this again, but maybe add some chicken or sausage to the mix. I bet spinach would be good, too.

Corn and Cheese Enchiladas- All You
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2 comments:

  1. Definitely printing this one out! It sounds easy and tasty! Another great blog entry, Jess! :)

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  2. And I will attest that it was indeed quite yummy!!! You can pay me in food for babysitting anytime! :D

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