Winning Recipe from 2010 San mateo County fair 2010: Chicken enchilada casserole
hello, i been competing for the san mateo county fair for a few years now, but this year im taking a break, but still looking forward to going to the fair for the chef cooking demos and daily contests such as minute to win it and more! so heres my story when i first went to the fair with my mom and her friend renee
when i was 9 years old, started going to the fair with mom and our friend renee who lives in oregon now, i always go every year and then i started going with my dad then, my mom's favorite was the quilts and dad loved the expo and the plants, i love the culinary, through the years, but before i was 13 it was the rides, as i got older i begun competing in the culinary contests, but this year in 2013 will come to many cooking demos as possible at the fair and plan on going to the expo and the daily contests to win freebies to pier 39 etc. so heres a recipe i submitted in the 2010 contest at the fair so i hope you enjoy, i won the bamie award that year! so please enjoy!
Chicken enchilada casserole
10 small corn tortillas
1 small can green chile enchilada sauce
leftover or cooked chicken, cut into bite size pieces
3 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
1 can diced olives
½ onion, chopped (any kind)
sour cream for garnish
quickly sauté onion and olives in a small amount of oil. Set aside
in a frying pan with small amount of oil brown tortilla on both sides (as you were making enchiladas) drain tortillas on paper towels to take off excess oil. Quarter rounds into fourths and set aside. In a casserole dish spray the bottom part with Non stick cooking spray, and spoon a little sauce on bottom and spread around.
Preheat oven to 375. meanwhile layer dish with tortilla quarter pieces on the bottom. Now layer the olive mixture evenly over tortillas then the chicken. Sprinkle with cheese to lightly evenly to cover. Cover cheese with sauce to your liking. Repeat layers as you were making lasagna. Finally top with sauce and cheese to layer and bake for 40 minutes depends on sides of casserole. Take casserole out of oven after 40-45 minutes and let it sit for 15 minutes. Then divide into plates and garnish with Sour cream if desired!
so i hope you enjoy this story and my recipe so let's all have fun this year!
when i was 9 years old, started going to the fair with mom and our friend renee who lives in oregon now, i always go every year and then i started going with my dad then, my mom's favorite was the quilts and dad loved the expo and the plants, i love the culinary, through the years, but before i was 13 it was the rides, as i got older i begun competing in the culinary contests, but this year in 2013 will come to many cooking demos as possible at the fair and plan on going to the expo and the daily contests to win freebies to pier 39 etc. so heres a recipe i submitted in the 2010 contest at the fair so i hope you enjoy, i won the bamie award that year! so please enjoy!
Chicken enchilada casserole
10 small corn tortillas
1 small can green chile enchilada sauce
leftover or cooked chicken, cut into bite size pieces
3 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
1 can diced olives
½ onion, chopped (any kind)
sour cream for garnish
quickly sauté onion and olives in a small amount of oil. Set aside
in a frying pan with small amount of oil brown tortilla on both sides (as you were making enchiladas) drain tortillas on paper towels to take off excess oil. Quarter rounds into fourths and set aside. In a casserole dish spray the bottom part with Non stick cooking spray, and spoon a little sauce on bottom and spread around.
Preheat oven to 375. meanwhile layer dish with tortilla quarter pieces on the bottom. Now layer the olive mixture evenly over tortillas then the chicken. Sprinkle with cheese to lightly evenly to cover. Cover cheese with sauce to your liking. Repeat layers as you were making lasagna. Finally top with sauce and cheese to layer and bake for 40 minutes depends on sides of casserole. Take casserole out of oven after 40-45 minutes and let it sit for 15 minutes. Then divide into plates and garnish with Sour cream if desired!
so i hope you enjoy this story and my recipe so let's all have fun this year!
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