Photography by Rob Palmer
A fresh and delicious meal can be enjoyed any day of the week - be inspired by this easy dinner that is on the table in minutes.
1 tbs olive oil 6 chicken thigh fillets, coarsely chopped 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground coriander 2 tsp smoked paprika 12 small corn tortillas 1 cup (250ml) tomato passata 1/2 cup (40g) coarsely grated cheddar Sour cream, to serve Mixed salad leaves, to serve 1 ripe avocado, halved, stoned, peeled, finely chopped 2 ripe tomatoes, seeded, finely chopped 1/2 red onion, finely chopped 1 tbs finely chopped jalapeño chilli 1 tbs lime juice 1/4 cup coarsely chopped coriander
Preheat oven to 200°C. Heat the oil in a large frying pan over high heat. Add one-third of the chicken and cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or until browned and cooked through. Transfer to a bowl. Repeat with remaining chicken in 2 more batches. Return chicken to the pan with the onion, cumin, coriander and paprika. Cook, stirring, for 2-3 minutes or until heated through.
Brush a tortilla with a little of the tomato passata. Top with chicken mixture and roll to enclose filling. Place enchilada, seam-side down, in the base of a 6-cup capacity baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas and chicken mixture. Spoon the remaining tomato passata over the enchiladas and sprinkle with cheese. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes or until heated through.
Meanwhile, to make the avocado salsa, combine the avocado, tomato, onion, chilli, lime juice and coriander in a medium bowl. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Divide enchiladas among serving plates and top with salsa. Dollop with sour cream. Serve immediately with salad leaves, if desired.
Notebook: - September 2010, Page 150
Recipe by Sarah Hobbs
This was fresh, tangy, and flavorful. I skipped the shallots, doubled the green chiles, cilantro, and jalapeno, and added 2 finely diced large avocados and a couple Tbs lime juice (for flavor and to keep the avocado from browning). Taking the seeds out of the jalapenos left the salsa without any heat at all, so as a personal preference, next time I'll just leave them in to get a little spice. Was this review helpful? [ YES ]