Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Recipe

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Trade the traditional enchilada sauce for a creamy, cheesy topping on this Mexican chicken recipe. Your family will never know they're enjoying a lightened meal.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 enchilada)


Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Combine first 9 ingredients in a large bowl. Remove 1 cup chicken mixture; set mixture aside.

3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Working with 1 tortilla at a time, brush oil over both sides of tortilla. Add tortilla to pan; cook 5 seconds on each side or until toasted and soft. Remove from pan; arrange 1/2 cup chicken mixture down center of tortilla. Roll jelly-roll style; place filled tortilla, seam side down, in a 13 x 9--inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Repeat procedure with remaining 7 tortillas, remaining oil, and remaining chicken mixture. Spread reserved 1 cup chicken mixture evenly over enchiladas. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle evenly with cheddar cheese and green onions; bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

Wine note: Just as a crunchy green salad with mango will complement Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas, so too will a crisp, tropical fruit-filled California chardonnay, like Kali Hart Vineyard Chardonnay 2007 ($17). With its medium body and lively acidity, this white wine slices through creamy dairy products, like cheese and yogurt. A shot of citrus flavor and a nice bit of lingering sweetness also give it the ability to balance spicy chiles. —Jeffery Lindenmuth
Kitchen Notes

Serve with a salad of fresh mango, jicama, and shredded lettuce topped with a lime vinaigrette.
Nutritional Information

Calories: 454
Fat: 20.3g (sat 10.4g,mono 6.7g,poly 1.5g)
Protein: 30.8g
Carbohydrate: 36.6g
Fiber: 2.2g
Cholesterol: 73mg
Iron: 2.3mg
Sodium: 757mg
Calcium: 347mg

Kathy Kitchens Downie, RD, Cooking Light, MAY 2009

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[theultimateinsult]

I can't believe how white this is.

[tswiftyfan123]

why is it that these people keep doing enchiladas with flour tortillas, enchiladas are made with CORN tortillas!!

[DEWENERY1]

Que es lo primero que le agrega al pollo? :S

[gipsyforever90]

that''s not mexican food....ew

[JustLikeCandy919]

that looks and sounds disgusting

[bonehead0816]

@naokyuuketsuki064 guacamole is still a common topping for tacos, also depends where in mexi as each area does things a bit differently, and with the sour cream, i didnt say sour cream in mexico was different, i simply stated crema was similar to sour cream, and mexican crema being more common in more traditional parts of mexico, and parsley is rarely ever used, mostly cilantro.

[jlucia27]

yummmyy I like it,, another way to eat/cook enchiladas,,,, and I am Mexican use to eat corn tortillas enchiladas

[naokyuuketsuki064]

@naokyuuketsuki064 near my house every weekend , and by the way guacamole is only ate with tostadas or totopos wich are fried corn tortillas. cho knows more a gringito de mierda or a mexican?

[naokyuuketsuki064]

@bonehead0816 first no one in mexico put guacomele on their tacos, sour cream in mexico ans in the us is the same is not similar it's the same damn thing, yes, tacos come in only three kinds ( here in mexico ) simple tacos (2 corn tortillas) gringas ( flour tortillas) and tacos dorados ( fried tacos) , tacos dorados havee many toppings such as sour cream , salsa, onion, parsley and, lettuce. and i know all of that because i live in mexico i go to eat tacos at a taqueria

[bonehead0816]

and for everyone who thinks only corn tortillas are used in mexican food, actually corn and wheat tortillas are both used because they have different qualities, the corn ones heavier in texture and the nutty corn taste and the wheat ones dont break apart as easily because of the high gluten so they are usually the bigger thinner tortillas used for something such as a burrito 

[bonehead0816]

@naokyuuketsuki064 well if your mexican you obviously dont know what proper mexican cuisine is. just so this doesnt take a long time im only going to correct you with the tacos, traditional Mexican tacos are made in many different forms, but you had some random fucking toppings there on yours, wtf parsley and lemon??? tacos for the meat is usually something such as carne asada then topped with guacamole, salsa, onions, and cilantro or lime, and occasionally mexican crema (similar to sour cream)

[bonehead0816]

@tswiftyfan123 because you cant get corn tortillas in most places