by Bianca L. Granado  

Where can you find the world’s largest enchilada and some of the hottest entertainment in the Southwest all rolled into one weekend? You’ll only find it in one place: Las Cruces

The 2007 Whole Enchilada Fiesta begins Friday, Sept. 28 and ends Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Hadley Sports Complex. Festivities include two stages with live music, a variety of food, arts and crafts booths, carnival rides and, of course, the making of the world’s largest enchilada. 

Country singer Tony Marques will begin the entertainment when he performs at 7:30 p.m on Friday night followed by Tobias Rene. Popular Tejano singer Bobby Pulido will take the stage on Saturday, and Whole Lotta Rosies, an AC/DC tribute band, will perform on Sunday.

The world’s largest enchilada will be made at 10 a.m on Sunday.

The process of making the enchilada takes approximately two and a half hours. Seven hundred and fifty pounds of stone ground corn is used to make the masa tortillas, 175 gallons of oil are heated to cook the tortillas, 75 gallons of red Chile sauce is spread on the tortillas and 175 pounds of grated cheese and 50 pounds of onions are used to garnish the enchilada.

The Whole Enchilada fiesta began 27 years ago. Years later the fiesta is still going strong. It has been recognized as one of the of the Top 100 events in the USA and has been recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records.

For more information contact the Whole Enchilada organizers at 505-526-1938 or log on to www.enchiladafiesta.com.

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