need to know
- Jennifer Garner joins her mother in a new Instagram video of her pretend cooking show
- Two share favorite childhood recipe: chicken enchiladas
- Silly mother and daughter joke, playfully argue in cooking video
Jennifer Garner is giving fans a glimpse into her childhood.
exist 13 ongoing30 On the latest episode of Star's Pretend Cooking Show, the actress shared her mother's chicken enchilada recipe.
In an Instagram video posted on Oct. 6, she was joined by her mom, Patricia Ann “Pat” Garner, who was visiting Jennifer on Nantucket. In the video, the two follow Pat's yellowed paper recipe.
The 87-year-old described the enchiladas as mild-tasting and simply suggested: “If you want more heat, add more.”
this Alias The alum offered to chop vegetables in a nod to Pat's unconventional cutting strategies in other cooking videos, but took a back seat when it came to making the stuffing.
Pat explained that she was “generous with butter” in the shredded chicken, celery and onion stuffing, and urged the 53-year-old to increase the amount of canned green chiles in the sauce (which also contains cream of chicken soup and sour cream). “We waste so much,” Pat said, adding more peppers behind Jennifer's back. “Oh, I love them.”
Jennifer admitted that she didn't like canned green chili peppers and didn't say anything, just looking at the camera with a pleading look on her face.
“I'm telling you, I'm telling you, I'm telling you,” Pat quipped to Jennifer's question about layering ingredients. when Elektra The actress expressed doubts about Pat's instructions and looked at the recipe card.
“In this case, the recipe just happened to agree with my mom,” Jennifer said, with Pat adding, “She's been making them for years.”
In her classic gentle way, Jennifer put the casserole in the oven and told it to “do good.”
Before delving into the finished product, Jennifer suggested, “If you're a cheese lover, could you put cheese in it and have a big cheese pull?” But Pat responded, “No.”