Crispy Rooster Enchilada Wraps – Mel’s Kitchen Cafe

These crispy rooster enchilada wraps are a improbable weeknight dinner (or lunch!) resolution – they’re quick, simple, customizable and so, so scrumptious!

I’m not exaggerating after I say that these wraps are on our dinner rotation extra ceaselessly than every other meal.

As a result of they’re so customizable and are nice for utilizing up leftover rice and/or rooster, I can throw them collectively FAST. They’re nice for busy evenings or on-the-go meals!

Crispy Enchilada Wrap Filling Very Customizable!

The filling for these wraps is made up of:

• Cooked rice (brown or white)
• Beans (I favor pinto or black beans)
• Cooked rooster (additionally scrumptious with cooked floor beef)
• Inexperienced chiles
• Enchilada sauce (inexperienced or crimson)
• Contemporary lime juice
• Cilantro
• Pantry spices (cumin, oregano, chili powder, salt and pepper)

As you’ll be able to see from the notes within the record above, the filling could be very customizable! The meat, beans, sauce – all of it may be modified up based on your style preferences or what you have got available.

I’ve made these wraps with every little thing from rotisserie rooster to canned rooster to floor beef to additionally making them meatless.

If I’m within the temper or have half cans lingering within the fridge, typically I add half inexperienced and half crimson enchilada sauce. And I’ve additionally used inexperienced salsa after I’ve been out of enchilada sauce.

I’ve mashed the beans calmly earlier than utilizing, and a few occasions after I haven’t had sufficient rice, I’ve doubled the beans and meat.

Discuss a recipe that may work FOR you, not in opposition to you!

Tips on how to Assemble the Wraps

To assemble the wraps:

1. Sprinkle shredded cheese (I take advantage of a Mexican cheese mix) over the tortilla, leaving a slight border across the edge
2. Unfold about 1/2 cup filling (for an 8- or 9-inch tortilla) in a large strip down the middle
3. Fold one facet up and over the filling
4. Observe with the opposite facet so the tortilla is folded into thirds
5. Press calmly to flatten (it ought to be flat and never rounded like a burrito)

Tips on how to Cook dinner the Wraps for Most Crispiness

These wraps are magical, partly, due to how they’re cooked. They exterior is so crispy and crunchy whereas the within is scorching and bubbly and so flavorful!

The 2 most essential steps on this course of are:

ONE: brushing oil or spraying cooking spray over the seam facet of the wrap, after which

TWO: inserting the wrap seam facet down on a scorching griddle or skillet

Cooking the wraps seam facet down first seals the tortilla so it doesn’t come unwrapped when flipping. The oil/cooking spray helps with that whereas additionally offering an additional crispy goodness to the wrap.

After they cook dinner for a couple of minutes seam facet down, use a large spatula to flip and cook dinner the wraps on the opposite facet till golden.

It’s completely regular for just a little filling to spill out whereas flipping/cooking. Simply tuck it again into the ends of the tortilla with the spatula and keep it up.

As soon as the wraps come off the recent griddle, I stack them on a slicing board, reduce them in half and serve them there.

I imply, simply talking actually right here, dinner is sort of at all times an informal affair at our home, however particularly so when these crispy rooster enchilada wraps seem.

If I’ve children going 1,000,000 instructions, I’ll make these wraps, wrap them in foil to remain heat, and ship them out the door with the children who’ve sports activities practices or different commitments.

The wraps additionally freeze nice to reheat and devour later.

Loaded Toppings

These wraps are tremendous tasty scorching off the griddle plain as may be.

However they’re additionally stellar piled excessive with bitter cream, salsa, avocados and every other enchilada- or taco-style topping your coronary heart wishes.

The opposite day I dipped mine in among the white queso Costco has been carrying for some time (I feel it’s the Queso Mama model), and ermagersh, I about died and went to heaven. So good.

A Nice Meal for Anytime

I’ve been making variations on crispy wraps because the starting of eternally:

And sure, I nonetheless have a number of extra variations up my sleeve. 😉

All of those recipes, together with the one at present, are great just because the recipe may be tweaked and thrown collectively simply by following your coronary heart (and what’s in your fridge and pantry!)

Each time we make the enchilada wraps, they’re just a bit bit completely different. Hope you like them!

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Crispy Rooster Enchilada Wraps

Yield: 8 -10 wraps

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook dinner Time: 10 minutes

Complete Time: 30 minutes

Filling:

• 2 to three cups cooked, chopped rooster
• 1 ½ to 2 cups cooked white or brown rice
• 1 (15-ounce) can pinto or black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 (10-ounce) ounce can inexperienced or crimson enchilada sauce (see observe)
• 1 (4-ounce) can inexperienced chiles, drained
• ½ cup chopped cilantro
• 1 tablespoon contemporary lime juice, roughly
• ½ teaspoon floor cumin
• ½ teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon chile powder
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Pinch of black pepper

Wraps:

• 8 to 10 (8-inch) tortillas
• 2 to three cups shredded Mexican-style cheese (or a combo of Monterey Jack and cheddar)
• Cooking spray

• Mix all the filling elements collectively in a bowl and blend to mix.

• For every wrap, sprinkle about 1/4 cup cheese over the tortilla then unfold about 1/2 cup filling down the middle in a large strip.

• Fold one facet of the tortilla over the filling, adopted by the opposite facet (in order that the tortilla is folded into thirds). Press calmly to flatten. It ought to be thick and flat, not rounded like a burrito.

• Warmth a big non-stick griddle or skillet over medium warmth till scorching. I take advantage of an electrical griddle set to about 350 levels F.

• Spray the seam facet of the wraps with nonstick cooking spray (or brush with a little bit of olive oil). Place the wraps, seam facet down, on the griddle or pan and cook dinner till golden brown and crisp, about 2-4 minutes.

• Whereas they cook dinner, spray the highest with nonstick cooking spray (or brush with olive oil) and punctiliously flip with a large spatula and press down calmly to flatten only a bit. It is regular for just a little filling to fall out when flipping – simply tuck it again into the ends of the wrap with the spatula.

• Cook dinner for one more 2-4 minutes till golden and the filling is scorching and tacky melted.

• Serve heat with bitter cream, salsa, or different toppings of your alternative!

Enchilada Sauce: these wraps are scrumptious with both inexperienced or crimson enchilada sauce. It’s greatest to make use of an enchilada sauce with a thicker consistency so the filling isn’t too watery (however largely, use a model that you simply just like the style of). 
Customizable: this recipe is extraordinarily customizable. Use roughly of any ingredient you want. They’re scrumptious made with cooked floor beef rather than the rooster. I’ve additionally used canned (Costco model) rooster with good outcomes. 
Spice Degree: control the spiciness of the enchilada sauce and inexperienced chiles. Use medium or scorching for a spicy wrap – or follow delicate in the event you don’t need them spicy.

Serving: 1 wrap, Energy: 163kcal, Carbohydrates: 8g, Protein: 15g, Fats: 8g, Saturated Fats: 4g, Ldl cholesterol: 45mg, Sodium: 225mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 0.4g

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