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Thursday, February 3, 2011

Day 4- A favorite recipe

For Dinner:

HONEY LIME CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

6 tablespoons honey
5 tablespoons lime juice (1 large lime)
1 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 pound chicken, cooked and shredded (I used 3 small chicken breasts)
8-10 flour tortillas
1 pound monterey jack cheese, shredded
16 ounces green enchilada sauce
1 cup heavy cream (to lighten them up, I have substituted sour cream with good results)

Mix the first four ingredients and toss with shredded chicken. Let it marinate for at least 1/2 hour (I tossed mine together in a ziploc bag in the morning and let it sit in the refrigerator all day).
Pour about 1/2 cup enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9X13 baking pan. Fill flour tortillas with chicken and shredded cheese, saving about 1 cup of cheese to sprinkle on top of enchiladas. Mix the remaining enchilada sauce with the cream and leftover marinade. Pour sauce on top of the enchiladas and sprinkle with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until brown and crispy on top

For Dessert:

CHEESECAKE!! By far the best cheesecake recipe I've ever tried!

Crust

1 ¾ cup finely crushed Graham Cracker (1 package)
½ tsp Ground Cinnamon
¼ cup white sugar
½ cup melted butter

Mix all ingredients together, shape crust and bake at 450 degrees until starts to brown. Take out and cool completely before adding cheesecake filling.

Filling

1 cup Heavy Cream (1/2 pint carton)
2 ½ lbs (5 – 8 oz pkg) Cream Cheese at room temperature
1 1/3 cup White Sugar
3 Tbsp Flour
1 tsp Vanilla
5 Eggs
2 Egg Yolks

Mix heavy cream to lubricate bowl. Add cream cheese until smooth. Add sugar, flour, and vanilla. Add eggs one at a time and then add egg yolks. Pour into crust. Bake at 450 degrees in a water bath (fill a cookie sheet with water and place the cheesecake in the middle). Bake until it starts to brown a little on the top (usually 10 minutes but may take up to 20) , then reduce heat to 200 degrees and bake for 1 hour, refilling the water bath as needed.  Remove from oven and cool for 2 hours before removing from pan

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