Fill corn (or flour) tortillas with leftover pork or chicken and cheese, then top with a creamy sauce, made with milk, chicken broth and green chiles. Add cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes! Super quick and easy!
Fill corn (or flour) tortillas with leftover pork or chicken and cheese, then top with a creamy sauce, made with milk, chicken broth and green chiles. Add cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes! Super quick and easy!
Preheat oven to 400. Spray 9x13" baking dish with Pam.
Melt butter in saucepan. Add flour to make a roux. Add milk, water, chicken base and seasonings. Stir and cook until thickened. Add green chilies.
If using corn tortillas, it is helpful to steam them first to avoid cracking. Wrap 3 tortillas at a time in a damp paper towel and microwave for 30 seconds. Fill each tortilla with meat and cheese, reserving cheese for top.
Roll up each tortilla and place in a sprayed 9x13" pan. I got 11 in my dish.
Pour sauce over top.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese. I don't measure my cheese, I just put whatever looks good to me!
Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Serve and enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Although spelt is an ancient form of wheat, most people with wheat allergies can eat it with no problem. However, it still contains gluten, so avoid spelt if you have a reason to avoid gluten.
Better than Bouillon organic beef and chicken bases are my favorite to use in broths because they are gluten free and soy free.
In a Dutch oven, melt butter over medium low heat. Add onions and cook, covered, until tender. Stir in flour until blended; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually stir in milk, soup base, and pepper; cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Stir in cream. Reheat just until broth is boiling. Add salt if desired. Combine with potatoes and pour into a greased 9x13" baking dish.
Bake, covered tightly with foil, at 375 for 45 minutes-1 hour.
Remove foil and bake on speed bake for another 45 minutes, until done. Note: If you don't have speed bake, increase the oven temperature to 400. Add cheese to top, if desired, during the final 15 minutes of baking time.
Insert inner pot into Instant Pot and press saute button. Wait for the machine to say "HOT".
Add oil, onion and garlic. Saute for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add remaining ingredients and close lid. Set valve to "Sealing". Cook on high for about 5 minutes (1/2 the cooking time on the package of pasta you are using).
Let pressure naturally release at end of cooking time for 10 minutes. Manually release remaining pressure and remove lid. Stir and serve.
If you would like, you can add or substitute some cooked shrimp at the end of cooking. We don’t normally have it on hand, so I left it out of the recipe.
Press saute on Instant Pot and wait until it says "HOT".
Add oil to inner pot, along with chicken and sausage. Cook until chicken is done, about 5 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside.
Add onions, bell pepper, celery, and garlic. Cook and stir until onion is translucent. Add additional oil as needed.
If there is anything stuck to the bottom of the pan, add a little water to deglaze before continuing on.
Add remaining ingredients. Put lid on and set to "Sealing". Cook at high pressure for 7 minutes.
Let pressure naturally release for at least 10 minutes before manually releasing remaining pressure.
This was very good served with Cholula hot sauce and Monterey Jack cheese. (Probably not authentic, but good anyway.)
Recipe Notes
Emeril's Essence Creole Seasoning:
2 1/2 T. paprika
2 T. salt
2 T. garlic powder
1 T. black pepper
1 T. onion powder
1 T. cayenne pepper
1 T. dried oregano
1 T. dried thyme
Set Instant Pot to saute. Dice the onion and mince the garlic.
After it heats up, add the butter and saute the onion and garlic.
Add the barley at the end and toast a little.
Add water and Better than Bouillon organic chicken base along with pepper.
Press Cancel button. Press Manual or Pressure Cook button and set time for 20 minutes. Make sure valve is in sealing position.
When 20 minutes is up, do a quick pressure release. It will be a little watery, so just let it sit for 5-10 minutes, and it will absorb any excess liquid.
Start with boneless chicken pieces and make a rich, scrumptious, thickened broth to go with it. Then make some homemade noodles (or buy some fresh or frozen noodles) and cook them right in the broth. Fantastic!!
For making your own homemade noodles for this recipe, use 3 eggs, 1 T. water, 2 3/4 cups light spelt flour (or all-purpose if no wheat allergy)
Heat large (13") cast iron skillet over high heat. Add oil and chicken. Season chicken with pepper. Cook quickly, stirring often, until done. Remove from pan and place in crock pot.
Melt butter in same skillet over medium heat. Add carrots, celery, onion and garlic, and saute until tender, about 10-15 minutes.
Add flour and blend evenly.
Quickly whisk in cream, water, and chicken base until smooth. Add to crock pot and turn onto low until ready to continue.
Before adding noodles, turn crock pot to high heat. We positioned the Kitchen Aid in such a position so the noodles go directly into the crock pot.
Add noodles and stir to separate. Cook until noodles are tender, about 20 minutes. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.
Recipe Notes
I reduced the amount of flour for thickening because I was using homemade noodles. For making your own homemade noodles for this recipe, use 3 eggs, 1 T. water, and 2 3/4 cups flour. If you are not using fresh homemade noodles, you may need more thickener.
Although spelt is an ancient form of wheat, most people with wheat allergies can eat it with no problem. However, it still contains gluten, so avoid spelt if you have a reason to avoid gluten.
Better than Bouillon organic beef and chicken bases are my favorite to use in broths because they are gluten free and soy free.
