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Enchiladas con pollo

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Ingredients:
-Sue Woodward
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2 cupMonterey Jack cheese, 8-oz.
-shredded
2 cupCooked chicken, shredded
-10-oz.
1/3 cupTomatoes, chopped
1/3 cupBlack olives, chopped
1/4 cupGreen chili peppers, chopped
1/4 cupOnion, chopped
3 1/2 cupTaco sauce or salsa
10 6" to 7" flour or corn tor-
-tillas
Black olives, chopped, opt.
Tomatoes, chopped, optional
Procedures:
1Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2Grease a 3-qt.
3Rectangular baking dish.
4In a lg.
5Bowl, stir together 1 cup of the cheese, the chicken, tomatoes, olives, chili peppers, and onion.
6Add 1 cup of the taco sauce/salsa and mix well.
7Place the remaining taco sauce/salsa in a shallow dish.
8Dip the tortillas in the sauce, one at a time.
9spoon 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla.
10Roll up and place; seam side down, in the prepared baking dish.
11Pour the remaining sauce over the tortillas.
12Cover with foil and bake in the 350°F oven for 30 mins.
13Remove the foil.
14Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and return to the oven about 3 mins.
15Or until the cheese melts.
16Garnish with chopped black olives and tomatoes; if desired.
17Serve immediately.
18notes - shredded, cooked pork or beef can be used instead of the chicken in this recipe.
19To make six servings, use six 10" flour tortillas and fill each with 2/3 cup of the chicken mixture.
20For a make ahead dish, chill the remaining sauce separately and pour over the filled tortillas just before baking so the enchiladas won"t become soggy.