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Chicken Enchilada with Creamy Green Chili Sauce

URL: https://www.joyfulhealthyeats.com/easy-chicken-enchilada-recipe-with-creamy-green-chili-sauce/

Ingredients

The Enchiladas

  • 1 lb. chicken
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • ½ cup Monterrey Jack cheese
  • 8–10 whole wheat tortillas

Green Chili Sauce

  • 1 tablespoon grape seed oil
  • ½ cup diced shallots
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon arrowroot
  • 1 cup low sodium chicken broth
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • to taste salt & pepper
  • 7 oz. diced green chili
  • ½ cup Monterrey Jack cheese

Toppings

  • to taste avocado
  • to taste diced tomato
  • to taste cilantro
  • to taste jalapeno

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  2. In a medium saucepan, heat grape seed oil and sauté shallots until browned.
  3. Add garlic, smoked paprika, and arrowroot, stirring until combined.
  4. Whisk in chicken broth, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
  5. Stir in Greek yogurt, green chilis, and season with salt and pepper, simmer for another 2 minutes.
  6. In a large bowl, combine cooked chicken, Monterrey Jack cheese, and smoked paprika.
  7. Spray a baking dish with cooking spray and fill tortillas with the chicken mixture, rolling them up.
  8. Place the rolled tortillas seam side down in the baking dish.
  9. Pour the green chili sauce over the enchiladas and sprinkle with Monterrey Jack cheese.
  10. Bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is slightly browned.
  11. Serve garnished with avocado, diced tomatoes, cilantro, or jalapenos.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
8-10 enchiladas
Calories
350
Total fat
15g
Total carbohydrates
30g
Total protein
25g
Sodium
600mg
Cholesterol
70mg

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