The other day I was st airing forlornly at a small package of chicken thighs in the fridge. There were far too few to just cook as chicken, and feed the whole family (or freeze), yet they would not last much longer in the fridge. So what to do?

Looking around we had a good deal of shredded cheddar cheese, and some unused cilantro, that was trying to decide if it would turn brown or just rot. I always keep a variety of canned bean products, was there an idea here? Bowl of refried beans with chunks of chicken? No...

Lucky for me the wife was still up in the Binghamton area so a quick call later and I had some canned enchilada sauce (did not have the time to make it) and wraps on the way.

The idea here was that chicken plus cheese, refried beans, and wraps equal enough food to cover the main course. We also had a small amount of unused mozzarella cheese (from French bread pizzas) and I felt that plus the cheddar would yield a much more creamy texture, and leave one less small package of stuff in the fridge.

Turned out great! I guess I lucked out on the sauce, that could of ruined the enchiladas, but one could always make it from scratch if you can't get canned. So here is the recipe:Chicken and Black Bean Enchiladas