Best Gringo Chicken Recipes

GRINGO CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cook chicken breasts in microwave until done.
• Cut meat into chunks.
• Set aside.
• Saute onions, garlic, and pepper in margarine over mediuom heat until limp.
• Mix together the canned ingredients and chicken broth.
• Add sauteed ingredients.
• Mix well.
• Tear tortillas into fourths.
• Dip half of the tortilla pieces in the soup mixture and lay them in bottom of a baking dish.
• Cover with half of the soup mixture, then half of the chicken, and half of the cheese.
• Repeat.
• Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes, until bubbly.

GRINGO CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven 350.
• Grease 9 x 13 baking pan.
• Combine sour cream, mexicorn and salsa.
• Arrange tortillas to cover bottom of pan (3 to 4 tortillas).
• Use 1/2 of pre-cooked chicken to lay over bottom layer of tortillas and top chicken with 1/2 of sour cream mixture and then lightly sprinkle with both types of cheese.
• Cover layer with tortillas (3 to 4).
• Use the remaining 1/2 of the pre-cooked chicken to layer on top of the tortillas and then top chicken with remaining sour cream mixture and then lightly sprinkle with both types of cheese.
• Top middle layer with tortillas (3- 4) and cover with remaining cheeses.
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 25 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes.

CHICKEN AND CHEESE ENCHILADAS, GRINGO STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Stir soup, sour cream, picante sauce and chili powder in a medium bowl. 2. Stir 1 cup of Picante mixture into chicken and cheese in a large bowl. 3. Divide chicken mixture among toritllas. Roll up tortillas and place seam-side up in a 2. quart, shallow baking dish. Pour remaining sauce mixture over the enchiladas. Cover dish with foil. 4. Bake at 350* for 40 mins. or until enchiladas are hot and bubbly. Top with tomato and onion if you wish.

GRINGO CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• 1. Cut chicken tenders into bite size pieces. Place in large bowl and add chili powder, cumin and garlic salt. Let set for about 1 hour.
• 2. When ready to cook add about 2 T oil in a large skillet. Add tenders and cook until done, usually takes about 10-15 minutes. Remove from skillet and place in dish, cover with foil and put in warm oven. In same skillet, add 1 T butter, onion and bell pepper. Saute until veggies are tender, at the last minute add the jalapeno and cook for 1 minute more.
• 3. While cooking veggies, butter both sides of taco size flour tortillas, place tortillas on griddle and warm on both sides. Keep warm until ready to serve. To serve: place chicken, onion and pepper mixture on flour tortilla, add grated cheese, chopped tomatoes, salsa and sour cream is desired, fold over like taco and enjoy.
• 4. If you want them to be hotter, just add more jalapeno in the mixture.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS GRINGO STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Boil chicken (with salt and pepper), remove chicken from broth and shred by pulling chicken apart into small pieces.
• 2. Drain broth but leave 2 tablespoons broth on low heat.
• 3. Add cream cheese to broth and allow to simmer while melting, stir and remove from heat.
• 4. Add can of green chilies, stir.
• 5. Add shredded chicken and 2 tablespoons sour cream, stir.
• 6. In palm of hand, fill tortilla with chicken mixture, plus a sprinkle of cheese. Roll tortilla and place each enchilada face down in a rectangle pan lined with 1/4 can of enchilada sauce.
• 7. Cover enchiladas with remaining sauce.
• 8. Cover in remaining cheese.
• 9. Bake in oven at 350 for 25-35 minutes or until cheese is melted but not bubbling. Garnish and enjoy!

GRINGO CHICKEN-RICE SOUP

Steps:

• Combine chicken breasts, carrots, 1-1/2 cups cilantro leaves and stems, quartered onion half, halved garlic cloves and potato.
• Simmer together with 6 cups of water for about one hour (more if you have the time).
• Drain and reserve broth and chicken, discarding vegetables.
• When cool, cube chicken.
• Heat about 2 cups of reserved broth to almost boiling.
• In a large saucepan, saute onions and garlic together.
• Stir in flour until a"paste" forms.
• Add hot broth and whisk briskly to dissolve flour and thicken broth.
• Add remaining stock, then cumin and oregano, continuing to whisk briskly until flour is dissolved and broth is thickened a little.
• Stir in cooked rice and cubed cooked chicken.
• Simmer all together for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Chicken will almost shred itself!
• Stir in salt, pepper and half and half; heat but do not bring to boil.
• Just before serving add 1 cup fresh minced cilantro and 1 or 2 sliced green onions.
• The soup will thicken up overnight; thin with water or broth if you wish.

GRINGO CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl, mix chicken, cheese, kidney beans, onion, olives and red pepper. In small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, sour cream, chili powder, cumin, basil, salt and pepper. Stir into chicken mixture til coated. Cover and chill. Serve on a bed of shredded lettuce topped with avocado slices, chopped tomato and corn chips. Makes 6 to8 main dish servings.

GRINGO ROASTED CORN-CHICKEN-RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet (or Dutch oven) over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper and garlic, stir and sauté about 5 minutes or until tender.
• Stir in cooked rice, black beans, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, cumin, and garlic powder. Stir and cook for another 5 minutes until heated through. Transfer to a 9" × 13" baking dish, top with shredded chicken and corn. Sprinkle with shredded cheese and pop in the oven for about 10 - 15 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Remove from oven, garnish with fresh cilantro and serve.