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Anyone got an easy recipe for enchiladas or other Mexican dish?

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SminkoPinko · 26/07/2006 09:33

My sons (7 year old twins) and I are cooking a meal today and one of my boys is v keen to include a Mexican dish, specifically enchilladas. I've not really cooked Mexican food before- unless chilli con carne counts- and don't have any Mexican cookbooks. Can anyone help with a suitable simple recipe? Or is this an unrealistic dish to choose? I really want to let them do as much as possible for themselves so I'm vetoing things that would be frustratingly hard.

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NotQuiteCockney · 26/07/2006 09:40

Do you have any tortillas? Or a store that would stock them nearby? Turkish shops stock something a lot like tortillas. (I've forgotten the name for it, but there's a fried tortilla dish with cheese that's easy and tasty)

Alternatively ripe avocadoes? (for guacomole)

SminkoPinko · 26/07/2006 09:53

Thanks NQC. Yes- lots of shops locally. I think we will go with enchilladas- have found an online recipe which looks doable (ish!)

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Yummymum1 · 27/07/2006 21:07

We have a nice enchilada recipe from Good Housekeeping
Fry onions,garlic,chicken strips and peppers.
Mix large carton sour cream with milk to make a pint.
Add small amount of this to fried mixture.and cook for few minutes.
Spoon mixture into middle of tortillas (we use 4)and fold.
Put these into roasting tin with fold side down.
Pour over sour cream,sprinkle with grated cheese and bake till cheese melted and golden.
Delicious!!

Gingerbear · 27/07/2006 21:10

fajitas are really easy. (Especially using Old El Paso mix)

Yummymum1 · 27/07/2006 21:10

Another v tasty dish we do is fajitas,same idea but not cooked.
Fry onions,garlic chicken,peppers and seasoning
Warm tortillas
Fill tortillas with this,shredded lettuce,grated cheese,sour cream and salsa
careful not to overfill as this can get really messy!!!

SminkoPinko · 28/07/2006 14:18

Thanks all. We did make the enchilladas and they were a big success. It's actually a rather kid-friendly dish- rolling the tortillas up is good fun, especially. My boys were really proud of the end result.

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