Enchiladas are the perfect dish for your Cinco De Mayo festivities. This recipe is super-easy, quick, and plenty enough to fill up your fun-lovin’ fiesta guests! #howYOUchewin’?!
When thinking about the main dish, we wanted to chew outside of the “shell” so-to-speak. We are self-admitted taco fiends and are currently receiving rigorous food-variation-immersion treatment. As we weighed our options, we tip-toed around the idea of enchiladas. After careful consideration, we figured… why not? A great alternative from tacos (which we kinda already did for appetizers)…baby steps, my friends, baby steps… The charred corn pico was a nice addition, and was one of our favorite things about the whole meal. You’ve got to try it!


- 10 flour tortillas
- 1.5 lb ground chicken
- 1 cup cheese
- 2 tbsp sour cream, and more for topping (if desired)
- 1/2 cup red onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 jalepeno, diced
- 1 roma tomato, diced
- 1/4 cup of fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp hot Mexican-style chili powder
- 1 tsp of Lawry's seasoning salt
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Saute onions in olive oil until almost translucent over medium heat
- Add ground turkey, seasonings, and jalapenos, mincing meat as it browns
- Stir in garlic and diced tomato
- Cook until meat is done
- Mix meat, cheese, and sour cream together in a dish
- Spray non-stick into the casserole dish
- Spoon desired amount of meat mixture onto tortilla and wrap tightly, placing enchiladas side by side in the dish
- Bake for 15 minutes, then pour enchilada sauce over the enchiladas
- Cook for 15 more minutes
- Remove from oven
- Top with charred corn pico and other desired toppings!


- 2 cups chicken stock
- 10 ounces tomato paste
- 1/4 cup chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Cook tomato paste with chicken stock until boiling
- Stir in seasonings
- Reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes
- Adjust seasonings to taste
- Pour over enchiladas when the time comes!



- 1 can corn
- 2 roma tomatoes, diced
- 1/4 cup red onion, diced
- 2 jalapeno pepper, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- sprinkle of cumin
- sprinkle of hot Mexican-style chili powder
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- salt, to taste
- non-stick spray
- Preheat oven to high broil setting, with oven rack in highest position
- Spray a baking sheet with non-stick spray
- Mix all ingredients and pour onto baking sheet; flattening it into one layer
- Place in oven and cook until corn is charred
- If you can't take the heat eliminate one or both of the jalapenos. Substitute diced green pepper instead.
- For an extra spicy kick, substitute one of the jalapenos with a diced habanero!