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Chicken Enchiladas

URL: https://www.100daysofrealfood.com/recipe-chicken-enchiladas/

Ingredients

The enchiladas

  • 12 pieces corn tortillas
  • 1 whole chicken (rotisserie or boiled)
  • 1 cup brown rice (cooked)
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder (extra)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin (ground)
  • 3 cups tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 ½ cups Monterey Jack cheese (grated)

Optional toppings

  • to taste sour cream
  • to taste cilantro
  • to taste avocado
  • to taste guacamole

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 275°F.
  2. Wrap corn tortillas in foil and warm them in the oven.
  3. Shred the cooked chicken and mix it with tomato paste, ½ cup grated cheese, rice, frozen corn, chili powder, and cumin.
  4. For the sauce, combine tomato sauce, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, and extra chili powder, then heat it through.
  5. Layer the ingredients in baking dishes starting with sauce, tortillas, chicken mixture, more sauce, and cheese, repeating as necessary.
  6. Cover and freeze the second casserole if desired.
  7. Broil the assembled casserole for about 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and heated through.
  8. Serve with optional toppings.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
4
Calories
600
Total fat
17g
Total carbohydrates
94g
Total protein
23g
Sodium
1333mg
Cholesterol
38mg

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