Chicken Enchilada Puffs
photo by Ms B.
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
40 puffs
ingredients
- 1 package frozen puff pastry
- 2 boneless chicken breasts
- 226.79 g package grated monterey jack pepper cheese or 226.79 g package cheddar cheese
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 stalk celery, diced
- 2 clove garlic, minced
- 113.39 g can diced mild green chilies
- 118.29 ml crushed corn tortilla chips
- 118.29 ml chicken broth
- 2.46 ml ground cumin
- 4.92 ml chili powder
- oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 egg, beaten with
- 14.79 ml water
- your favorite salsa
directions
- Heat about 2 tablespoons of oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
- Season the chicken breasts lightly with salt and pepper, add them to the pan, and cook until golden brown on both sides, about 5 minutes per side.
- Remove the chicken to the cutting board to cool.
- Meanwhile, add the onions, celery and spices to the oil that remains in the pan.
- Add a little more oil if necessary.
- Saute until the onions are soft.
- Add the garlic and cook until just starting to brown.
- Add the chilies and chicken stock to stop the browning process and to collect the browned bits of flavor off the bottom of the pan, scraping the pan with a wooden spoon.
- As this is coming up to a boil, dice the chicken breast into a small dice and return the chicken to the pan.
- Add the crushed tortilla chips.
- Continue to cook until almost all of the liquid is evaporated.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper.
- Remove from the heat and chill completely in the refriegerator.
- When the mixture is cold, add the grated cheese and mix well.
- Dust your counter with a little flour and spread out the puff pastry.
- Lightly brusth the pastry with the egg/water mixture.
- This will help seal the folded puff.
- Use a sharp knife or a pizza cutter, cut the puff sheets into 2-inch x 2-inch squares.
- Place one tablespoon of fimly packed filling into the center of each square.
- Fold corner to corner, and crimp with a fork.
- Pat on a sprayed cookie sheet about one inch apart.
- Cover and refrigerate until party time.
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Serve with your favorite salsa.
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Reviews
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I prepared these as part of the snack feast for our Super Bowl party. Using only a tablespoon of filling per puff of pastry, I had a great deal of filling left over. However, I think that it will be a head-start on enchiladas for dinner tomorrow. I omitted the celery and upped the cumin and chili powder in the filling and used a spicy pepper jack cheese to up the flavor. I had some difficulty with sealing the puffs prior to baking, but everything resolved itself in the oven. The dough cooked together and puffed beautifully. I served these with my homemade canned salsa from my summer tomatoes. The plate was empty at the end of the evening.
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