Shelly's Recipe

Chicken and Spinach Tortilla Pie

Category: Casseroles - Chicken and Turkey

1 10-inch flour tortilla, burrito size
1 Tablespoon canola oil
1 medium yellow onion, minced

3 cups leftover chicken, shredded
1 10-ounce container of frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
1 4-ounce can diced green chiles, hot or mild
1/4 cup chopped cilantro or more to taste

1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican
2 extra large eggs
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups grated Chihuahua cheese, divided

Roasted Tomatillo Salsa (recipe follows)
Mexican crema or sour cream

Preheat the oven to 450. Lightly spray a 9-inch pie plate with non-stick spray. Gently press the tortilla into the pie plate and lightly spray the tortilla with cooking spray.

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onions and saute until soft and transluscent, about 10 minutes.

Transfer the onions to a large bowl. Add the shredded chicken, spinach, chiles, cilantro, cumin, oregano, 1 cup of the cheese, and toss until combined.

In a separate bowl, stir together the eggs, milk, flour, salt, and baking powder. Add the egg mixture to the chicken mixture and stir until thoroughly combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared pie plate and top with the remaining cheese. Bake for 20 minutes.

Allow to cool for 5 minutes. Slice into wedges and serve with the Roasted Tomatillo Salsa and dollops of crema or sour cream. Enjoy!


Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

1 medium white onion, skin left on and halved
1 large poblano pepper
5 tomatillos, husked and washed
2 large garlic cloves, whole with skin left on
1/3 cup chopped cilantro or to taste
1 Tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Preheat the broiler and position an oven rack int he highest position. Place the halved onions cut side down on a rimmed baking sheet along with the poblano, tomatillos, and garlic. Broil the vegetables, rotating as necessary until the skins have blistered and are slightly charred on all sides. Keep a close eye on them as the onions and garlic will cook faster than the pepper and tomatillos.

Transfer the vegetables to a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and allow them to cool until they can easily be handled. Remove the skin from the onion, trim the top and root end and roughly chop. Peel the garlic and chop. Rub the skins off the pepper, discard the stem and seeds and roughly chop.

Place the onions, garlic, pepper, and tomatillos in a food processor and pulse until blended, but still chunky. Add the cilantro, lime juice, and salt, and pulse until desired consistency. Season with more salt and lime juice if needed.