Skip to main content
Main

Barbara Rose's Enchilladas Supreme

A casserole of rolled tortillas filled with chicken, cheese, and enchilada sauce topped with lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, olives, cilantro, and cheddar.

From the Recipes Wiki (Fandom) · 15 ingredients
Jump to recipe ↓

Why it works: Oregano and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,449 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Barbara Rose's Enchilladas Supreme

Oven350 degrees
Time30 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Spray a large Lasagna-type casserole dish with non-stick spray.

  3. Coat the bottom of the casserole with 1/3 of the enchilada sauce and set aside.

  4. Heat a non-stick skillet.

Make the filling

  1. Add cubed chicken and cook 3 to 5 minutes over medium-high heat until lightly browned.

  2. Add chopped onion, oregano, and black pepper, and continue cooking 3 to 5 minutes until the chicken is no longer pink and the onion is translucent.

  3. Remove from heat and cool in the skillet for 5 minutes.

  4. Stir in canned mild green chiles, sour cream, and Monterey Jack cheese.

  5. Evenly divide the chicken mixture down the center of each flour tortilla, roll up, and place seam side down into the prepared pan atop the enchilada sauce.

  6. Spoon the remaining 2/3 cup enchilada sauce evenly over the rolled tortillas.

  7. Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.

  8. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.

Top and serve

  1. While this is in the oven, toss together in a large bowl the shredded lettuce, chopped fresh tomatoes, cubed avocado, sliced olives, and cilantro.

  2. Remove from oven and remove the aluminum foil.

  3. Top with sharp cheddar cheese and return to the oven, uncovered, for about 4 or 5 minutes.

  4. Remove from the oven one more time and top the entire casserole with the lettuce mixture, spreading it evenly over the surface.

  5. Return the casserole to the oven for 2 to 3 minutes more to wilt the lettuce and lightly warm the tomatoes, avocados, and olives.

  6. Serve with Mexican-style rice and lots of crunchy tortilla chips.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1173Calories
82 gProtein
29 gFat
144 gCarbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 13 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chicken100g cooked165
Tortilla1 medium flour (45g)140
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Iceberg Lettuce1 cup shredded (36g)5
Olive1 large (4g)4
Cilantro1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g)1
Saucenot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Oregano + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Chicken + oniontop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,814 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

  3. Cream + saucetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,787 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Onion + oreganotop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,449 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Onion + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Chicken breasts
Provide the main protein, which cooks through and browns lightly in the skillet before rolling.
Monterey jack cheese
Melts into the filling to bind it and add creamy richness.
Sour cream
Adds moisture and tang, keeping the rolled filling creamy rather than dry.
Flour tortillas
Wrap the filling and soften in the sauce as the casserole bakes.
Enchilada sauce
Provides moisture and savory flavor that soaks into the tortillas as they bake.
Sharp cheddar cheese
Melts over the top to brown slightly and add sharp flavor.

The step that matters

Cook the chicken until no longer pink. Chicken must reach a safe internal temperature throughout before it is rolled and baked. Cutting into the pieces to check for pink helps confirm they are fully cooked before assembly.

Swap the oregano

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chicken, onion, pepper, cheese, cream, sauce, flour):

  1. Garlicfits better
  2. Capersfits better
  3. Celeryfits better
  4. Oreganothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chicken, onion, pepper, cheese, cream, sauce, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

You might also like

Tomato SoupTomato Soup526 recipesChicken BrothChicken Broth257 recipesChicken SoupChicken Soup156 recipesCream of Tomato SoupCream of Tomato Soup107 recipes