What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Joy of Eating: Enchilada Cheesy Hash Browns! This time-honored recipe came to me from a friend who had perfected the art of authentic Mexican food. Monica shared some of her trade secrets on more than one occasion, but warned me about one unwary pitfall. “Once you perfect these traditional recipes, your husband may be less willing to take you out to dinner as often.” So be forewarned. Choose this perfect alternative for those nights you need a “meatless” meal.
ENCHILADA CHEESY HASH BROWNS
Ingredients:
4 baked potatoes, peeled and shredded into hash browns*
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/8 teaspoon cracked black pepper
3/4 cup Spanish onion, chopped
10 ounces baby peas
1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 1/2 cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
10-count package corn tortillas
15 ounces tomatillo salsa
Green onions for garnish
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9″x13″ glass baking dish with nonstick oil. Pour tomatillo salsa into a pie plate. Set aside. Place the corn tortillas on a plate nearby. In a large skillet, sauté onions in olive oil. Add hash brown potatoes, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper. Cook until slightly crisp. Add peas and mix well. To assemble enchiladas, dip one tortilla into tomatillo salsa on both sides. Transfer to a dinner plate and fill with potato mixture. Add 1 tablespoon of each cheese. Gently roll enchilada and place seam side down in glass dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Drizzle remaining salsa over all. Spread cheese over top of enchiladas. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes. Remove foil and brown cheese 5 minutes longer. Remove from oven. Garnish with green onion snips. Olé!
*If time is of the essence, you may substitute with frozen shredded hash browns.
Peas? That’s odd.
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That’s what I thought….until I tried it for the first time…..years ago. It works. 🌿🌱🍃
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We used to have an authentic Mexican restaurant here in New Orleans. Authentic Mexican food is nothing like the Tex Mex stuff everyone thinks is Mexican food.
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Truer words were never spoken. 😜
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Great recipe thks
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I like to share. 🍃🌸
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The peas threw me off just a little, but I’ve learned not to question your recipes. Love this one!
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Secret. Mexican. Recipe. (Shhhhh) 😜
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Buahahahaha!
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Yumm looks great Gail and I like the ingredients!
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It works well as a Mexican combo. 😍
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Potatoes, cheese, onions, what a yummy combo, i showed this to my mother and she said she was so glad it had peas in it. 😊😊
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I’ve never seen it at another authentic Mexican restaurant. 🌿🌱🍃
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Cool, unique. It could be a home recipe or related to some specific location
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