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Easy Chicken Enchiladas

Contributed By: alnreg1
Mine

Kid friendly and very yummy!

Ingredients

5 Boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 Large can of green chili sauce

1/2 lb Reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese, shredded*

1 (8 oz) pkg Reduced-fat Cream Cheese*

1 package (10 - 12) tortillas

1 Small can green chilis (mild)

Preparation

1. Take chicken frozen or thawed and boil in water until done. Drain chicken and dice into small pieces. Toss back in pan and add 1/3 of green chili sauce, cream cheese, a handful of shredded cheese, and green chilis. Stir until warm and bubbly.

2. Place a few spoonfuls of mixture in middle of tortillas and roll them up. Place in lightly spayed baking dish (10x13) .

3. Once baking dish is full, spread remaining green chili sauce over the top, sprinkle with cheese. Add olives, if desired.

4. Bake, covered, at 350 for 30 min, uncovered for 10 min. If prepped ahead of time and kept in refrigerator bake for 45 min, covered, and 15 min uncovered.

Cook's Notes

*Original recipe calls for 16 oz of both cheeses, but cutting it by half and substituting reduced-fat cheese drastically cuts down the fat and calories.

Recipe Comments

Commented by: reddec

use whole wheat flour with less carbs and high in fiber cut at least 80 calories per tortilla

 

Commented by: loltman

I have a version of this and add rotel tomatoes with green chiles to the cream cheese and chicken mixture and warm before I put in tortillas, then cover with cheese and bake... They are excellent

 

Commented by: jonaliandjr

really yummy! warm up the tortillas before trying to roll them. lol. my mistake

 

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Recipe Details

Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Ingredients: Chicken & Turkey
Actual Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Origin: Mexican & Spanish
Special Features: Quick to Prepare (under 30 minutes)
Simple (6 ingredients or less)
Kids can help make it
Make Ahead
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
Meal Type: Entree

Nutrient Information

Calories: 472
Total Fat: 21 g
Saturated Fat: 10 g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.3 g
Carbohydrates: 35 g
Protein: 36 g
Vitamin A: 836 IU
Vitamin C: 12 mg
Calcium: 396 mg
Sodium: 1155 mg
Iron: 3.2 mg
Fiber: 2 g