Spanish Style Recipes For Your Microwave

Want to impress your friends by having an all-out cooking Fiesta? Here are some recipes that you can serve at your Fiesta using your microwave. Your guests will think you slaved all day, but you really didn't.

I use microwave cookware made by Tupperware for these recipes. Try what you have, but I don't recommend glass or corningware.

Southwest Chicken Enchiladas

1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts; cut into strips

2 Tbsp SW Chipotle Seasoning

1/2 cup chopped red pepper

1/2 cup chopped green pepper

1/2 cup chopped onion

12 corn tortillas

1 (15 oz) can enchilada sauce

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Place 1 cup water in base of a microwave cooker. Place veggies & chicken in shallow colander of Tupperware's oval cooker and cover. Microwave on High 5 min. Stir and microwave on High 3-5 min. more until chicken is cooked.

In base of Oval Microcooker, layer 6 tortillas, sauce, chicken mix, and cheese. Repeat until finished with cheese on top.

Cover & microwave on Med. High for 7-10 min. Recipe serves 6.

Microwave Spanish Rice

1 Tbsp butter or margarine

1 cup long grain rice

1 Tbsp Southwest Chipotle Seasoning

1 (14 1/2 oz) can chicken broth

1/2 cup salsa

Melt butter in 8-Cup Square Round Heat N Serve ~ 20 seconds. Stir in rice to coat; cover; microwave on High 2 minutes Add remaining ingredients; cover; microwave on High 3-4 min.

Mexican Lasagna

Prepare filling:

2 3-ounce packages cream cheese

2 cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey

1/3 cup milk

½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (other cheese will work)

Stir together filling.

Layer Tortilla Pieces: 8 5-to6-inch corn tortillas, quartered

Prepare sauce

1 10 ¾ oz. can condensed cream of chicken soup

1 4 oz. can diced green chilies drained

1/3 cup sour cream

¼ teaspoon ground cumin

In a bowl mix together sauce ingredients.

½ cup shredded cheese

½ cup crushed tortilla chips

In 8 cup square-round Heat-n-Serve container (Tupperware) layer starting with the Corn tortillas, half of the chicken filling, half of the sauce. Repeat ending with the sauce.

Put ½ cup of cheese on the top and microwave at 70% power for 12-15 minutes or until it is heated thoroughly.

Sprinkle tortilla chips on top just before serving. (this is optional)

You can also garnish with chopped tomato and sliced green onions.

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