Spanish-style recipes from your microwave oven

Want to impress your friends to get all-out kitchen Fiesta? Here are some recipes that you can use your Fiesta using a microwave oven. Guests think you slave all day, but not really.

I use the microwave Tupperware containers made of these recipes. Try what you have, but I do not recommend a glass or corningware.

Southwest Chicken Enchiladas

1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, shredded

2 tablespoons SW Chipotle Seasoning

1 / 2 cup chopped red bell pepper

1 / 2 cup chopped green bell pepper

1 / 2 cup chopped onion

12 corn tortillas

1 (15 ounce) 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-oz packages cream cheese

2 cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey

1 / 3 cup milk

½ cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (other cheeses that works)

Mix the filling.

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

Prepare the sauce

1 10 oz ¾. 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 sauce ingredients.

½ cup grated cheese ½ cup crushed tortilla chips in a square around

8 cup containers Heat-n-Serve (Tupperware) layer begins corn tortillas, half of the filling of chicken, half of the sauce. Repeat until the sauce.

Put a cup of cheese over and 70% microwave power 12-15 minutes or until it is heated properly.

Sprinkle tortilla chips before serving. (This is optional) You can also garnish with sliced tomatoes and green onions.