Green Chile Sour Cream Enchiladas

Hello,

Mexican food is one of my most favorite of all time so when I saw this recipe for green chile sour cream enchiladas I had to go for it. I altered the recipe slightly and instead of using green chile's I used jalapenos instead. Excellent decision. But I have now made this recipe twice using each and they were both delicious but I definitely prefer the kick the jalapeno ones deliver.

I followed the recipe found here:   http://www.letsdishrecipes.com/2011/02/white-chicken-enchiladas-with-green.html#.UNTJh4WoG0Y
You will need the following ingredients:

• 8 soft taco sized flour tortillas
• 2 cups cheese - I used sharp finely shredded cheddar but the recipe recommends monterrey jack
• 2 cups cooked shredded chicken - I baked mine in the oven and then shredded one time and the other I make some soup in the crockpot and used half of the chicken from that
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 4oz can diced green chiles - for the jalapeno enchiladas you'll need 2-4 oz of canned diced jalapenos. Depends on how spicy you want them.

Preheat your oven to 425 and spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. Mix your chicken with 1 cup of the cheese. Put your tortillas in your baking dish and put some of your chicken/cheese mixture into each tortilla and roll them and place them seam side down.  In a large skillet melt your butter on medium heat. Then whisk in your flour for about a minute. Add your chicken broth and whisk until smooth and your mixture is thick and bubbly. Then stir in your sour cream and green chiles/jalapenos. Pour the mixture over the tortillas. Sprinkle with your remaining 1 cup cheese. Bake for 20-25 minutes.

This dish is definitely one of my most favorite things that I have made so far. I highly recommend you making it!

In the mean time, happy cooking, couponing, and crockpotting!

Individual Red Velvet Cake

Hello,

So one of my favorite desserts of all time is red velvet cake. While searching around on Pinterest one day I came across a website that has several individual desserts that all can be made in the microwave. So I had a sweet tooth one night and followed the recipe found here:  http://lacreativitedelafille.blogspot.com/2012/06/red-velvet-mug-cake.html 
I haven't tried any other of her desserts but take a snoop on the webpage and you will definitely be inspired! Here are the ingredients that the recipe called for:

Now I doubled my recipe which I may tell you was a mistake. My ramekin's were overflowing and the cake was dense so it was a lot of food. I recommend next time following the website's instructions and use 2 ramekins which I will list below.

Cake:

• 4 tablespoons flour
• 4.5 tablespoons sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1.5 tablespoons cocoa powder
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 3 tablespoons buttermilk - I used regular milk...seemed to work fine
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

Frosting

• 2 tablespoons cream cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 cup sugar

Mix your cake ingredients together in a small bowl. Pour contents into 2 ramekins. Microwave each individually on high for 1 minute and 30 seconds to 2 minutes. My ramekins were extremely hot and I had to use a pot holder to remove them. Let them cool before putting the frosting on. Mix your frosting ingredients in a bowl and use an electric mixer to thoroughly combine. Once the cake is cool enough spread on your frosting.

I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I did! Happy couponing, cooking, and crockpotting!