creamy seafood enchiladas
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This is adapted from a recipe I found in a Taste of Home Country Cooking cookbook. I used canned crab, which didn't seem to have much flavor; next time I make it, I plan to try imitation crab. I also used fresh Anaheim chilies which had been roasted, peeled and seeded.
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yield
6 -8
prep time
30 Min
cook time
45 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For creamy seafood enchiladas
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1/2 mdonion, finely diced
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2 clovegarlic, finely minced
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1/4 cbutter or margarine
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1/4 call-purpose flour
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1 cchicken broth
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1 cancondensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
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1 csour cream
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1/2 csalsa
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1/8 tspsalt
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dashblack pepper
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1 csmall-curd cottage cheese
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1 lbsmall shrimp, cooked, peeled and deveined
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1 ccooked or canned crabmeat, drained and flaked
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1 1/2 c(6 oz) shredded monterey jack cheese
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1 can(4 oz) chopped green chiles
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1 Tbspdried cilantro or parsley flakes
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12flour tortillas (7 inch)
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additional salsa
How To Make creamy seafood enchiladas
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1In saucepan over medium heat, saute onion and garlic until translucent; reduce heat to low and stir in flour until smooth. Gradually stir in broth and soup until blended. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream, salsa, salt and pepper; set aside.
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2Place cottage cheese in blender or food processor; cover and process until smooth. Transfer to large bowl and add shrimp, crab, Monterey Jack cheese, chilies and cilantro/parsley.
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3Spread 3/4 cup sauce in a greased 13" x 9" x 2" baking dish. Place about 1/3 cup seafood mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place, seam side down, over sauce in pan. Top with the remaining sauce.
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4Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until heated through. Serve with additional salsa.
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