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Ruth's Chicken Enchiladas Modified

This is a good red-sauce enchilada recipe. the enchiladas may be made ahead of time and refrigerated (add 10 minutes cooking time) or frozen (add 20 minutes cooking time).

Steps

Chicken preparation: separate chicken meat from bones and skin.
Place in a large bowl.
Filling: heat oil in skillet on medium.
Saut onion and garlic until caramelized.
Add to chicken.
Add half of the olives , chilies , and half the cheese.
Mix well.
Sauce: mix enchilada sauce , tomato sauce , and tomato in a small bowl.
Spread 1 / 2 cup of sauce evenly on the bottom of a rectangular baking dish.
Tortilla preparation: spray small skillet with non-stick spray.
Heat on medium-high stove top.
When hot , place tortilla on top.
After tortilla starts to expand , turn over.
Remove promptly when starts to expand again.
Respray skillet occasionally.
Stack warm tortillas on a plate and keep covered with aluminum foil.
Take one tortilla.
Place a proportional amount of filling in middle of tortilla.
Fold tortilla ends over filling and place folded-side down in prepared dish.
Repeat , laying enchiladas side-by-side until dish is full.
Cover enchiladas with remaining sauce.
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Ingredients

rotisserie-cooked chicken, canola oil, onion, garlic cloves, olives, chilies, mexican cheese, corn tortillas, enchilada sauce, tomato sauce, tomatoes, sour cream