Chi Chi’s Enchilada Casserole Recipe

Chi Chi’s enchilada was my favorite food back in the day. I was craving it last week but couldn’t find copycat recipes that had the same flavors. Then I stumbled across this casserole recipe by Views on the road and knew I had to try it right away. I was so happy that it was the one I’d been looking for! It was delicious and brought back a lot of memories.

Ingredients

• 12 flour tortillas
• 3 cups of half and half
• 2 cups of cheese best with pepper jack (mozzarella or chihuahua cheese)
• 1 tablespoon of all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons of butter
• 1/2 teaspoon of white pepper
• 1 teaspoon of chicken bouillon
• 3 dashes of nutmeg
• dashes of paprika or smoked paprika
• 1/2 onion
• 1 pound of deveined shrimp
• 1 small package of imitation crab meat or king crab meat

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Instructions

Step 1:

Place a pan over medium heat and add the butter. Once melted, add the all-purpose flour and mix for 10 to 15 seconds. Make sure not to burn your butter.

Step 2:

Add half and half, white pepper, chicken bouillon, and a few dashes of nutmeg to the pan. Mix until well combined. Once it’s boiling on the sides, add cheese and turn the heat off. Continue to mix until the cheese is well incorporated into the sauce.

Step 3:

Transfer most of the sauce into a container and set aside.

Step 4:

With the remaining sauce, add your onion, shrimp, and crab with heat at a low temperature. Give it a gentle mix and coat everything with the sauce. Turn the heat to medium and continue to cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes or until the shrimp is pink. Once done, turn off the heat. If it’s a bit dry, you can add 1 tablespoon of milk.

Step 5:

In a different pan, warm your tortilla.

Step 6:

Add sauce to the bottom of your baking dish and set it aside while you assemble your enchiladas.

Step 7:

Take your filling and put it into your warm tortilla. Roll and place on your baking dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.

Step 8:

Pour the sauce over the top, then sprinkle the cheese. Slightly sprinkle some paprika over the top.

Step 9:

Place inside the oven and bake at 380F for 15 to 20 minutes or until melted. Serve and enjoy!

Chi Chi’s Enchilada Casserole Recipe