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Buffalo Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus more for greasing the pan

4 cups shredded rotisserie chicken 

8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

2 cups shredded Cheddar

1 cup Buffalo-style hot sauce, plus more for serving

1 bunch scallions, thinly sliced, white and green parts separated

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 

16 corn tortillas

2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

2 tablespoons blue cheese dressingAdd to Shopping List

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
  2. Mix the chicken, cream cheese, 1 cup of the Cheddar, 1/3 cup of the hot sauce, white parts of the scallions and cumin in a large bowl until well combined. Stir together the butter, remaining 2/3 cup hot sauce and 3 tablespoons water in a medium bowl. 
  3. Microwave the tortillas in batches until warm, softened and foldable, about 30 seconds. Keep warm between damp paper towels. 
  4. Spoon a portion of the chicken mixture down the middle of each tortilla and roll up. Place them side by side, seam-side down, in the prepared pan. Pour the hot sauce mixture over the tortillas. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup Cheddar and the blue cheese and bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly, 15 to 17 minutes. 
  5. Drizzle the blue cheese dressing over the enchiladas and sprinkle with the scallion greens. Serve with more hot sauce. 

Cook’s Note

You can also use 4 cups shredded cooked turkey.

Chicken Scampi Pasta

Ingredients:

Kosher salt

1 pound thinly-sliced chicken cutlets, cut into 1/2-inch-thick strips 

3 tablespoons olive oil 

8 tablespoons unsalted butter, cubed 

6 cloves garlic, sliced 

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 

1/2 cup dry white wine 

12 ounces angel hair pasta 

1 teaspoon lemon zest plus the juice of 1 large lemon 

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan  

1/2 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. Sprinkle the chicken with some salt. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot, then add the oil. Working in 2 batches, brown the chicken until golden but not cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes per batch. Remove the chicken to a plate.
  2. Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in the skillet. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and cook until the garlic just begins to turn golden at the edges, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the wine, bring to a simmer and cook until reduced by half, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.  
  3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta until very al dente, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water. Add the pasta and 3/4 cup pasta water to the skillet along with the chicken, lemon zest and juice and the remaining 4 tablespoons butter. Return the skillet to medium-low heat and gently stir the pasta until the butter is melted, adding the remaining 1/4 pasta water if the pasta seems too dry. Remove the skillet from the heat, sprinkle with the grated cheese and parsley and toss before serving.

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