Baja blintzes

6 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine
3 tablespoons All-purpose flour
½ cup Chicken stock or bouillon
1 cup Milk -OR- half & half
1 teaspoon Onion; grated
2 tablespoons Canned diced green chilies
¼ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Monterey Jack cheese; shred
3 Hard-cooked eggs; sliced
½ cup Ham; cooked, chopped
6 (8-inch) flour tortillas

Directions

Preheat oven to 375~F. In a small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Stir in stock and milk. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until thickened; remove from heat. Stir in onion, chilies, salt and cheese. Arrange ½ a sliced egg and 1 rounded tablespoon ham on each tortilla. Spoon about 2 tablespoon cheese sauce over ham. Fold both sides of each tortilla over filling; then fold top and bottom to slightly overlap in center.

Place filled tortillas, folded-side down, in a shallow baking pan.

Cover with foil. Bake in preheated oven 10 to 12 minutes or until heated through. Serve warm. Makes 6 servings.

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