# Makeshift chicken enchiladas **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681 "2013-03-22T21:05:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/1 "2013-03-22T21:05:51Z")
I thought I might make some makeshift chicken enchiladas tonight. The plan is: Shred some roasted chicken. Mix in some green chiles. Dip corn tortillas in warm enchilada sauce. Roll the chicken and chiles and some shredded cheese in the tortillas. Pour sauce over enchiladas. Top with shredded cheese and sliced olives. Heat in the oven at 325ºF until it’s hot all the way through. Anything wrong with that? ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/2 "2013-03-22T21:10:38Z")
Sounds like the way I normally make enchiladas. Although sometimes I layer it lasagna-style when rolling them is too much work. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/3 "2013-03-22T21:18:10Z")
You forgot the tequila. As in, “combine tequila with cointreau and lime juice, drink while making chicken enchiladas.” ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/4 "2013-03-22T21:20:26Z")
Those just sound like regular enchiladas to me. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/5 "2013-03-22T21:22:05Z")
Personally, I toss in a little diced onion with the chicken, but that’s just me. Hope you have the cilantro and sour cream for topping those suckers. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/6 "2013-03-22T21:26:39Z")
> [@Mrs.Cake](#): > > Sounds like the way I normally make enchiladas. > [@Bob Ducca](#): > > Those just sound like regular enchiladas to me. Chiles relleno, burritos, tacos, other things… But I’ve never made enchiladas. I just wanted to use up the leftover roasted chicken. I’m glad it sounds as if I’ll be doing them right. > [@silenus](#): > > Personally, I toss in a little diced onion with the chicken, but that’s just me. Hope you have the cilantro and sour cream for topping those suckers. Alas, out of onion. We have sour cream, and I think there’s some cilantro in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/7 "2013-03-22T21:31:47Z")
Yeah, basics sound fine to me. What I like to do, though, is take the chicken and fry it up briefly in a bit of oil, salt, pepper, onion, garlic, and even a tiny bit of whatever you’re using for the enchilada sauce to develop the flavor a bit. It’s not necessary, but, for my tastes, it’s what I like. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/8 "2013-03-22T21:53:22Z")
I enjoy throwing a little cooking cream into the shredded chicken mix, along with some corn. Glad you have cilantro. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/9 "2013-03-22T22:35:45Z")
They’re assembled and ready to go into the oven. No cream, since I didn’t want to make a creamy sauce. The SO does the cream of mushroom soup thing, and I wanted to be different. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/10 "2013-03-23T01:07:56Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > **Makeshift Chicken Enchiladas** Band name! ---
**Author:** ![April\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/11 "2013-03-23T01:12:19Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > **the cream of mushroom soup thing** Another band name! OP, the enchiladas sound fantastic! Go for it 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2013, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/12 "2013-03-23T01:17:53Z")
Turned out good for a first attempt. Needed salsa. SO said I should use pepperjack cheese next time. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/13 "2013-03-24T17:53:42Z")
There was chicken left from the enchiladas so I mixed in some taco seasoning, steamed some corn tortillas, and made 16 chicken taquitos. They’re in the freezer waiting to be fried for a quick snack. (Must buy or make guacamole when the time comes.) ---
**Author:** ![InternetLegend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/internetlegend/32/13154_2.png) [@InternetLegend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InternetLegend)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/14 "2013-03-24T23:32:07Z")
Don’t forget the essential step **Athena** mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/15 "2013-03-24T23:50:11Z")
Yes, we have no tequila. We have no tequila today! ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/16 "2013-03-24T23:53:02Z")
Instead recite tequila mockingbird. ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/makeshift-chicken-enchiladas/653681/17 "2013-03-26T18:46:07Z")
Cumin, onion, and garlic - your enchiladas need all three, I think. At least, mine definitely do.