Fall Food Staple

I received a copy of Martha's Everyday Food: Great Food Fast for my birthday last year and after flipping through I marked the recipe for the Spicy Chicken Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sauce. As you already know, I am a die hard pumpkin fan and love anything everything and anything that involves this Fall staple. I am by no means a professional cook so I like very basic recipes that result in gourmet food and this recipe does just that! It took about 25 minutes to prep everything (this included shredding a roasted chicken and making the sauce) and another 25 to bake the dish. Then, voila, it was done and ready to eat! ENJOY!

1/2 Roasted Chicken (mine came from Tom Thumb and was pre-roasted)
6 scallions, thinly sliced
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
4 cloves garlic, peeled (I cheated and used minced garlic and a bit less than the recipe called for)
1 jalapeno chile, quartered (remove ribs and seeds for less heat, if desired)
1 teaspoon chili powder
8 corn tortillas (6-inch)
1 1/2 cups (6 ounces) grated sharp white cheddar cheese (I LOVE cheese so I went ahead and just used 8 ounces)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a medium bowl, combine chicken and scallions. Season generously with salt and pepper; set aside. In a blender, puree pumpkin, garlic, jalapeno, chili powder, 2 1/2 cups water, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper until smooth (hold top firmly as blender will be quite full). Pour 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of an 8-inch square (or other shallow 2-quart) baking dish. Lay tortillas on work surface; mound chicken mixture on half of each tortilla, dividing evenly. Roll up tortillas; place, seam side down, in baking dish.
Pour remaining sauce on top; sprinkle with cheese. Place dish on a baking sheet; bake until cheese is golden and sauce is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

I served rice with yellow corn as a side and of course we also loaded on the sour cream and guacamole. Everything was delicious and easy which made this the perfect Fall evening meal!