For the enchilada sauce, try using this recipe from "Veggie Life" (RIP) Summer 2002. It works really well! 3 cups tomato sauce 2 teasp chili powder 1 1/2 teasp dried cumin 1 1/2 teasp dried oregano 1/2 teasp garlic powder Salt & pepper to taste. Heat gently.
Spinach and Crab Enchiladas
Christine Datian serves these rich, tasty crab enchiladas with a sliced tomato and red onion salad. If vine-ripened tomatoes have already disappeared in your area, use cherry tomatoes.
Yield: MAKES: 8 to 10 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 400
- Calories from fat: 54%
- Protein: 17g
- Fat: 24g
- Saturated fat: 8g
- Carbohydrate: 28g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Sodium: 913mg
- Cholesterol: 65mg
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 onion (8 oz.), peeled and chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 2 fresh jalapeño chiles (about 2 oz. total), rinsed, stemmed, seeded, and minced
- 8 ounces shelled cooked crab or 3 cans (6 oz. each) lump crabmeat, drained
- 1 box (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 3 cups shredded jack cheese (about 12 oz.)
- 1/2 cup chopped black olives
- 1/2 cup chopped Italian parsley
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne
- Salt and pepper
- 2 cups tomato salsa or red enchilada sauce
- 10 white or whole-wheat flour tortillas (7 to 8 in.)
Preparation
- 1. Pour oil into a 10- to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add onion, garlic, and jalapeños. Stir frequently until onion is limp, 5 to 8 minutes.
- 2. In a large bowl, mix crab, spinach, 2 cups cheese, olives, parsley, mayonnaise, Worcestershire, chili powder, cayenne, and onion mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- 3. Spread about 1 cup salsa level in a 9- by 13-inch baking dish. Spoon about 1/2 cup of the crab mixture along the center of a tortilla. Roll tortilla around filling. Repeat to fill remaining tortillas, arranging filled tortillas in a single layer over the sauce. Top evenly with remaining 1 cup salsa and remaining 1 cup cheese.
- 4. Bake in a 350° oven until cheese is browned and bubbling, about 30 minutes. Let cool in pan about 5 minutes, then serve from pan with a wide spatula.
Spinach and Crab Enchiladas Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining
- CUISINE: Mexican
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Shellfish
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- PUBLICATION: Sunset
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