Enchilada Sauce (Homemade/Gluten-FREE)

 

Green Chicken Enchiladas
With Pepper Jack Cheese 
And Munster Cheese

I can already feel your eyes on that post title... 

and in your mind you might be saying:

"JO.  REALLY.  Do you have to label everything gluten-FREE???"

Unfortunately - yes. 

YES because when you start reading labels of ready-made and ready-to-eat things nearly every damn thing has gluten in it.  

So if you're like me and want to make something, say enchiladas, ALL the components (okay - nearly ALL) ends up being something YOU have to make yourself.

My enchiladas, green or red, are layered in a 9X13 pan generously rubbed down with olive oil or cooking spray.

Next - a 1/2 cup of sauce spread on the bottom.

20-24 Corn tortillas are at the ready, warmed on the griddle and bendy.

Corn tortillas are filled with shredded rotisarie chicken, shredded pepper jack cheese and a big spoonful of enchilada sauce.

Once all the corn tortillas are filled, rolled and tucked into the 9X13 pan, the entire collection gets 1 cup of enchilada sauce spread over the top with a final layer of pepper jack cheese.

Bake at 400 for 30 minutes.

Broil for an additional 2-5 minutes or until the cheese has some toasty brown spots.

Serve hot with salad and fresh fruit.

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Enchilada Sauce - original by Heidi Mark   

"Gluten-FREE" depends on the flour you choose to use.

2 30 oz cans tomato sauce

2 TBSP chicken broth paste

1/4 cup flour OR gluten-free flour mix

2 TBSP oil

1 1/2 TBSP cumin 

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp garlic salt

1 tsp onion powder

1 tsp chili powder

1 teaspoon Kosher Salt 

1 teaspoon coarse black pepper 

Combine tomato sauce, oil, and broth paste and spices in a medium or large saucepan.  Whisk together and then add your choice of flour, whisking until smooth. Bring to a simmer - stir often.  Keep temperature low and simmer 6-8 min. 

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FOR  GREEN (VERDE) ENCHILADAS

2 jars green salsa 

For a 9X13 pan 

Grease pan

Heat one jar of salsa over medium heat 

ADD: 

2 teaspoons cumin

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon coarse black pepper 

1/4 cup gluten-free flour 

Stir constantly until thick 

Remove from heat 

Other salsa jar - pour 1/2 into 9X13 pan - layer enchiladas - pour remaining salsa over enchiladas - cover with shredded or sliced cheese 

Bake at 400 for 30 minutes.

Broil top for 2-5 minutes if cheese needs to be toasty.

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Fun Family Fact:

My husband calls these "WMME's" if you ever meet me in person I'll tell you what this stands for  :0)

 

Better Than HEB Homemade Tortillas

Friend who recently moved to Dallas from Oregon:

"Do you have HEB in Houston?"

ME:

"Yup!"

Friend who recently moved to Dallas from Oregon:

"Have you ever had their butter tortillas???!!!"

ME:

"I have!  A long time ago when I could still eat gluten... They're so GOOD! (I miss them.)"

Friend who recently moved to Dallas from Oregon:

"Sometimes I get home and I realize I've eaten ALL the tortillas..."

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3  cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2  teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt

1/2 cup bacon grease, cold  

(OR 1/2 cup butter

OR   1/2 cup lard

OR   1/2 cup shortening 

and in that order of preference)

1 cup hot (very hot) water

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INSTRUCTIONS:

 
In a large bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking powder. 

Cut in the bacon grease (or other fat) with a fork or pastry blender until the big chunks of bacon grease (or other fat) are broken up into a fine crumble and incorporated into the flour mixture. 

Add the hot water and stir until combined. 

Work the dough into a ball.

Keep the dough in your mixing bowl and knead the dough about 2 minutes; adding more a 1/4 cup more flour at a time if needed to take away the stickiness. 

Cover the dough with plastic wrap and let rest for 15-20 minutes. 

Pinch the dough off into pieces slightly larger than a golf ball. 

Work the dough into balls and then press down lightly to form a round roughly the size of your palm.

With a rolling pin or large drinking cup, roll each round out into a circle about a 1/4 inch thick. 

Repeat with the remaining rounds. 

Place the tortillas onto a large HOT cast iron skillet. 

Cook just until light brown circles appear. 

The longer these cook, the crispier they become so adjust you cook time and temp as needed - I like mine slightly floppy especially if I plan to use them for a quesadilla and plan to cook them up again.

  
Wrap in a clean kitchen towel and place in a warm oven until you have finished cooking all of the tortillas and are ready to serve. 

Serve warm or at room temperature.

If there are any leftovers refrigerate and reheat on your cast iron skillet.

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Jell-O Popcorn

This is a yummy treat that is super easy and so fun to make! The delicious popcorn is flavored with your favorite Jell-O and only calls for 5 ingredients. Flavors we love: lime, raspberry, cherry, orange, blue raspberry, strawberry; and I want to try watermelon and peach.
Ingredients:

• 1 cup Popcorn kernels (pop in an air-popper or microwave popper) “mushroom” kernels are preferred if you have some! 
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup Light Corn Syrup
• 1 Box Jell-O 3 oz box - any flavor of your choice

Instructions:

Pop the popcorn and remove all the unpopped kernels. 

Place the popcorn in a large bowl.  

Preheat the oven to 225 degrees F.

In a medium saucepan, heat the butter over medium heat until melted.  Then whisk in the sugar and light corn syrup. Then stir in the jello mix.

Bring the mixture to a low boil and boil for 4-5 minutes.  Pour the mixture over the popcorn and gently toss the popcorn to coat it with the mixture.

Divide the popcorn evenly between 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

Bake for about 30 minutes, gently mixing the popcorn every 7-8 minutes and switching the position of the baking sheets each time you gently mix the popcorn (like when you bake granola...).

Allow the popcorn to cool on the baking sheet.  

Once cooled, break into pieces and enjoy!

Notes:

You can store the leftovers at room temperature in an airtight container or bag for up to 1 week.

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