Chef Meg's Creamy Green Enchiladas

Chef Meg's Creamy Green Enchiladas

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 293.9
  • Total Fat: 10.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 64.3 mg
  • Sodium: 401.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 22.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.7 g
  • Protein: 28.3 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Chef Meg's Creamy Green Enchiladas calories by ingredient


Introduction

You will think you are south of the border when you try this recipe. It is a meal- one enchilada will fill you up- it did me! You will think you are south of the border when you try this recipe. It is a meal- one enchilada will fill you up- it did me!
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    12 ounces boneless chicken breast, fat trimmed
    1 tablespoon smart balance butter
    1 small onion, about 1/2 cup, diced fine
    8 ounces portabella mushrooms, sliced
    1 jalapeno, seeded and diced fine
    8 ounces baby spinach
    1 teaspoon cumin seeds or 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    1/4 teaspoon chili powder
    1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
    2 tablespoons skim milk
    4 (8 inch) whole wheat tortillas
    1/4 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
    1 can green chiles, chopped and drained

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place chicken breasts into a saute pan. Cover poultry with water and place on stove top over moderate heat. Be sure to keep the heat of the water at 185 degrees. One of the best ways to tell if you are within the correct range is to just look for tiny bubbles every so often. Poach poultry for about 20 minutes or until meat reaches 165 degrees internal temperature. Remove meat from poaching liquid to cool. Once cooled cut into 1/4 inch cubes and reserve.

In a large saute pan heat butter until foaming. Add chopped onion to sweat. Cook for 1-2 mintues. Add mushrooms to the pan and continue to saute for 2-3 minutes. Add jalapeno and spices to the pan, stir to combine. Add spinach to pan and cook just until wilted.

Combine milk with sour cream. Pour 2 tablespoons of the mixture into the sauted vegetables, stir to combine. Simmer for 1-2 mintues. Add diced chicken to the pan, remove from heat.

Spray a 8 X 10 inch baking dish with pan spray. Run tortilla wraps under cool water to soften. Place onto a cutting board. Fill each wrap with 3/4 cup of filling, fold and close into an enchilada style packet. Place fold side down into baking dish. Cover with remaning sauce, cheese, and green chiles. Bake 15 mintues.

Remove from oven and cool slightly before serving.
Makes 4 enchiladas, one per serving.


Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEF_MEG.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    5 of 5 people found this review helpful
    a flour based tortilla will just end up soggy. try an ultra thin corn tortilla for a more authentic and better enchilada! - 2/17/12


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    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    Very tasty, it's a keeper. Prep time is more than 5 minutes, I would say at least 30 minutes. I served it with black bean, corn salsa with tomatoes and avocado. - 2/19/12


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    3 of 4 people found this review helpful
    You can copy the recipe and then paste it in an email you send to yourself. - 2/17/12


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    1 of 3 people found this review helpful
    This looks good, but I would rather Spark People send the whole recipe by email so I can save it. Sending it by email from here just resends the link in the email back to this page. Oh well, I guess it won't be in my offline file. - 2/17/12


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    thanks - 7/4/21


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    Incredible!
    yums - 5/24/21


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    thanks - 5/9/21


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    Excellent! - 1/5/21


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    Very Good
    ok - 12/28/20


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    I will try this with corn torts, low salt tomatoes and unsalted butter. Sodium content is very important to me. These sound great - 8/3/20


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    You can print recipes if you go to the blue circle with the 3 hashtags at the top of the page and click on it. I print lots of the recipes so I can have them in the kitchen with me as I am cooking. - 7/10/20


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    Good
    not for us - 7/10/20


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    Incredible!
    nyummm! - 7/10/20


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    Incredible!
    Corn tortillas work better - 5/21/20


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    delicious - 3/25/20


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    Incredible!
    Yum! This is delicious and I like this lightened version of a family favorite. Prep time is a little longer than for many other dishes but it's so worth it. - 3/15/20


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    :) - 2/12/20


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    Good
    good recipe but altered it to make it easier! - 1/23/20


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    opted for the corn tortilla. - 12/23/19


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    Good
    good - 12/13/19


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    Great - 11/27/19


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    Great - 10/2/19


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    Good
    Morning - 5/24/19


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    I would only use corn tortilla's but other than that it was great - 5/24/19


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    Incredible!
    I make this often and sometimes use rotisserie chicken - 5/18/19


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    Incredible!
    yum - 4/16/19


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    Very Good
    Mine didn't look like this. Think there is way more cheese in the picture. - 4/14/19


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    Yummy recipe. - 3/7/19


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    Incredible!
    Awesome recipe! - 9/7/18


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    Looks so good! - 9/1/18


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    Nice recipe - 8/5/18


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    Incredible!
    so good - 7/26/18


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    Very good! - 6/29/18


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    looks good - 6/14/18


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    Yum! - 6/12/18


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    Very Good
    Thanks for sharing - 5/23/18


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    tasty - 5/23/18


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    Absolutely great - 4/28/18


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    Incredible!
    NICE! - 4/19/18


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    A favorite - 4/13/18


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    yummy - 3/1/18


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    These are incredibly good. However, I prefer mine without chicken and my family wants the chicken. - 2/19/18


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    These enchiladas are delicious!!! - 1/28/18


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    Nice - 10/10/17


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    Good - 9/19/17


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    I love these and cannot wait to make them. - 9/19/17


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    Corn tortillas are healthier and tastier. - 8/16/17


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    Good
    It was good. - 8/6/17


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    I agree about the corn tortillas! - 8/6/17


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    It looks simple and tasty. - 7/17/17


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    Good
    Good recipe. - 7/10/17


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    Good
    good - 7/10/17


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    Wor - 6/9/17


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    Very Good
    Good recipe - 6/7/17


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    Incredible!
    Delicious ! - 6/4/17


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    seems like some unnecessary fat but still relatively low - 4/20/17


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    Very Good
    very tasty and flavorful. Will definitely make this again. Loved it! Would like a little crunch to improve it. - 4/14/17


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    Incredible!
    I just love Mexican food and learning to prepare a lot of it at home. This is idea and I've resorted to using the corn tortillas as they pack less calories. The presentation makes it that must more desirable. - 4/14/17


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    Good
    I use corn tortilla...and put on layers instead of rolling them...easy - 4/10/17


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    Incredible!
    We tried this last night! Delicious! - 1/24/17


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    Very Good
    This made a very lovely dinner for my family. We added a nice green salad using avocados sliced on top with red onions and sliced in half cherry tomatoes., also - 11/3/16


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    Very Good
    Prep time is a lot longer than 5 min. Just buy wheat tortillas. Taste is good, used more cheese though. - 7/19/16


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    Very Good
    I made this recipe on the stove top with butter flavored cooking spray, it turned out great! However, I somehow made square enchiladas. Ha! My friend & I were stuffed & happy. - 2/21/12


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    Very Good
    VEry nice! - 2/18/12


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    Why don't you save this recipe right here on SP? Just click on 'Save'. - 2/17/12


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    Bad
    Deceptive photo - what the picture shows is a serving for three people, over 1,000 calories if you include the refried beans topped with cheese. How does that fit the Spark plan? - 2/17/12


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    Very Good
    Excellent-- - 2/17/12


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    go south of the border tonight . very good . - 2/17/12


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    One comment was about getting the recipe via e-mail. I do it the easy way and click on "print" then I select PDF Creator instead of printing it on paper. Then I save to my Recipe folder. Once it's in pdf format, opening it in Adobe Reader and printing on paper is easy. (Looks like a great recipe!) - 2/17/12


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    I can't wait to make this recipe! Yum! - 2/17/12


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    Will have to try this with corn tortillas. We've just recently found out my husband is gluten-intolerant. - 2/17/12


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    Incredible!
    Yummy!!! - 2/17/12


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    0 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I'm definitely gonna try this version especially because of the mushrooms. This sounds & looks so delicious!! - 2/17/12


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    Very good. - 2/17/12


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    5 minutes prep time??? That can't be right. - 2/17/12


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    Very Good
    This sounds yummy will be making it this weekend - 2/17/12