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North meets south of the border in this dish. I roll our local Alaskan halibut into tortillas. 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Great recipe - I had to cut the portion in half making it for two with leftovers to freeze. I ommitted mayo and added more sour cream and pepper jack cheese, a little lime to cooked fish, and cilantro at the end. Also did not mix the fish with the sauce, but put on the tortiillas with the sauce pured over. Loved it! Will definitely make it again - would be good with chicken too.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"06\/29\/2014 02:23","GUID":"83005a89a8e044b8b951824dbc34c234","MemberId":7168058,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"frenchfoodie","SubmittedDate":"06\/29\/2014 02:15"},{"Comment":"
Have a chicken enchilada recipe that's very similar to this. Had never thought of using fish for some reason. Tried this substituting a mild white fish. Worked great. Love halibut however when when we can find it here it's pushing $20\/lb. Lucky you that you have it locally! Thanks for the idea\/recipe.<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"12\/26\/2011 15:46","GUID":"b5afb481ee964566a385a249c6564d08","MemberId":1858844,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"AUgirl2","SubmittedDate":"12\/26\/2011 15:46"},{"Comment":"
Great sounding recipe. Thanks!<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"","GUID":"D7485274F993EFEB39DFF34D42138FF6","MemberId":106192,"Rating":0,"ScreenName":"ReneeC___NCalif","SubmittedDate":"07\/17\/2010 15:38"}]},"breadcrumb":[{"term_id":309177,"name":"Recipes","slug":"recipes","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":309112,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Browse Taste Recipes recipes by course, cooking style, cuisine, ingredient, holiday and more categories to find a new family-favorite recipe.","parent":0,"count":51689,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/"},{"term_id":310796,"name":"Dishes & Beverages","slug":"dishes-beverages","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":310731,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Wondering what to make? We've got recipes for any dish and beverage you're craving, from easy dinners to rich chocolate cakes and everything in between.","parent":309177,"count":44040,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/"},{"term_id":312040,"name":"Enchiladas","slug":"enchiladas","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":311975,"taxonomy":"categories-v2","description":"Hungry for enchiladas? We've rounded up the best recipes, stuffed with chicken, beef and more, and smothered with plenty of cheese and enchilada sauce.","parent":310796,"count":158,"filter":"raw","term_order":"0","url":"https:\/\/www.tasteofhome.com\/recipes\/dishes-beverages\/enchiladas\/"}],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Halibut Enchiladas"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n