Pinterest Pledge {recipe}

I kind of cheated with this one. I love Pioneer Woman. When I was in school I would watch her Saturday show with a cup of coffee and then drive to work and do homework until I couldn't stand it anymore. I guess that will be my routine again come May. Pioneer Woman, or Ree, is one of those rare talents who is hilarious in writing. If you haven't read From Black Heels to Tractor Wheels you should immediately. And read this blog post All I Wanted Was a Doughnut. I've already blogged about that particular blog post (and her book) but I have to share it again. I pretty much love everything she does and I find her life very fascinating. On one of her cooking shows she made enchiladas and rice and I've wanted to try the recipe for over a year. So, I searched it on Pinterest and pinned it, thus cheating.

I even printed the actual recipe from the foodnetwork website, for both the enchiladas and the rice, rather than this blog (which has a funny title). On the weekends I like to try a recipe that is a little labor intensive because I have more time than during the week. This recipe certainly fit the bill. It took about 2 hours to prepare and cook. The assembly part of the enchiladas was one of the messiest things I've ever made. I had to rinse my hands after making each one.

The rice was delicious, seriously. It was full of flavor and had a great texture.

By the time the food was done I was starving so I got my plate ready. I probably should have let the enchiladas set up a little because they just came out in a big mess. Everything was really yummy and Jeff loved the enchiladas but not the rice. Things I'll do differently if I make this meal again: Two cups of chicken broth in the enchilada sauce is too much so I'd cut that by a fourth; I don't love green chilies so one 4 oz can would have done the trick rather than two; I would have tried to put more meat in each one; I haven't fried anything in ages so some of the corn tortillas were in the oil a few seconds too long but now I know; I thought I was too heavy with the cheese but I wasn't (I didn't use the whole bag in the assembly picture but pretty close); four cups of chicken broth is needed for the rice--the recipe says 3 to 4 cups but you need all 4; I would add a tad more cilantro and lime zest to the rice.