Title: Chicken Picadillo Enchiladas
Categories: Poultry, Mexican
Yield: 8 Servings

---------------------------------PICADILLO---------------------------------
3 tb Olive oil
1/2 c Diced (1/4 inch) red onion
1/2 c Diced (1/2 inch) red bell
-pepper
6 Ripe plum tomatoes; seeded
-and diced
1/4 c Coarsely chopped pitted
-green olives
1/2 c Golden raisins
1/4 c Coarsely chopped almonds
2 tb Drained tiny capers
1 ts Dried thyme
1/2 ts Ground ginger
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
3 c Cooked shredded chicken meat
Salt and freshly ground
-black pepper, to taste
1/4 c Coarsely chopped flat-leaf
-parsley
6 c Marinara Sauce (see recipe)
-or other prepared tomato
-sauce
16 lg Flour tortillas (about 8
-inches in diameter)
12 oz Monterey Jack cheese; grated

1. For the picadillo, heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium
heat. Add the onion and bell pepper and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add
the tomatoes, olives, raisins, almonds, capers, thyme, ginger, and
cinnamon; cook, stirring, over medium heat another 2 to 3 minutes. Remove
from the heat and stir in the chicken. Season with salt and pepper and stir
in the parsley.

2. Preheat the oven to 350°F.

3. Spread 2 cups of the marinara sauce over the bottom of a large shallow
baking dish (or use 2 medium-size baking dishes each large enough to hold 8
enchiladas).

4. Spoon 1/4 cup of the picadillo 1 inch from the edge of a flour tortilla.
Roll up and place, seam side down, in the baking dish. Continue with the
remaining tortillas and picadillo.

5. Pour the remaining 4 cups sauce evenly over the enchiladas, then
sprinkle the grated cheese evenly over the top. Bake until the top is
slightly browned and the cheese is melted, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot.

Makes 16 enchiladas or 8 entrée servings

NOTES : When enchiladas are served in Mexico, they are often a bit heavy
and meaty, but these chicken-filled tortillas are light and delicious and
filled with the best flavors of the Mexican palette. Use chicken left over
from a large roasted bird or poach some breasts for the filling. Olives and
capers, with their briny bite, play against the flavorful sweetness of
cinnamon and raisins. Enchiladas are easily prepared ahead of time and
baked just before serving.

Recipe by: Copyright © 1994 by Sheila Lukins

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #862 by MsRooby on Oct
24, 1997