mexican chilaquiles with shrimp
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Serve this dish as a light, but filling dinner or as an appetizer.
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
30 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For mexican chilaquiles with shrimp
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vegetable or canola oil
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126 1/2 inch corn tortillas
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1 1/3 tspsalt, divided
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2 1/2 cgreen chile salsa (herdez)
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1 lbmedium chrimp, peeled & deveined
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1/2 tspancho chile powder
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2 ozqueso fresco, crumbled (1/2 cup)
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1avocado, diced
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1/4 cfresh cilantro leaves
How To Make mexican chilaquiles with shrimp
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1Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Add oil, about 2 inches, in a dutch oven and heat over medium-high to approx.350 degrees.
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2Stack tortillas and cut into quarters to create 48 tortilla strips. Fry, 12 at a time, until lightly browned. Remove tortilla chips and drain on paper towels. Sprinkle tortilla chips evenly with 3/4 tsp. salt. Let cool approx. 10 minutes.
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3Arrange half of the tortilla chips in a 10-inch cast iron skillet and pour 1/2 cup salsa over the chips. Top with remaining chips and add 2 cups salsa. Cover skillet with heavy-duty aluminum foil and bake for 15 minutes.
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4Toss shrimp with ancho chile powder and remaining 3/4 tsp. salt. Remove skillet from oven and increase oven temp. to broil. Remove foil and arrange shrimp on top of tortilla mixture. Return to oven and broil just until shrimp turn pink - 3- 5 minutes.
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5Top with queso fresco, avocado and cilantro. Serve immediately.
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