Home made Chicken Enchiladas


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 7
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 244.0
  • Total Fat: 9.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 34.8 mg
  • Sodium: 777.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 4.2 g
  • Protein: 16.1 g

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Introduction

Authentic Tex-mex with shredded chicken and red sauce. Authentic Tex-mex with shredded chicken and red sauce.
Number of Servings: 7

Ingredients

    Smart Balance Light Buttery Spread with Flax Oil, 3 tbsp
    *Flour, white, 2 Tbs
    *College Inn Chicken Broth - 99% Fat Free, 2 cups
    *Hunt's Tomato Sauce, no salt added, 8 oz can
    Chili powder, 6 tbsp (to taste)
    Ground Cumin 2 tsp
    Cilantro, raw, 2 tbsp
    Chicken Breast, no skin, 3 whole breast,shredded
    *Kroger Colby and Monterey Jack Cheese shredded, 1 cup
    Scallions, raw, 1 cup, chopped
    Whole wheat tortialls (*I use Tam-X-ico Lo carb) 7 serving

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.

Heat oil in sauce pan, add flour stiring contanstly until light brown. Add chicken broth, tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, cilantro. Simmer 15 in, adjust spices to taste. Simmer another 15-20 minutes.

Lay out tortillas, place shredded chicken, raw scallions, and cheese in each. Roll and place in greased 9x13 pan. Reserving 1/4 cup of cheese and 1-2 tbs onions. Pour red sauce over the enchiladas. Top with remaining cheese and onions.

Bake 30 mins until heated through and sauce is bubbly. Serve with sour cream if desired.


Number of Servings: 7

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user GRIF01.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    Incredible!!!! I substituted enchilada sauce for the tomato sauce to give it a little more flavor and add chicken into sauce before putting it in tortillas. I've made it three times now for large groups of people (doubled or tripled the recipe) and they are still giving me rave reviews about it. - 4/1/12


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    Incredible!
    We loved this! I added more fresh cilantro on top and they were delicious. Corn tortillas worked great, too! - 5/5/13


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    Incredible!
    Left out the flour and used corn tortillas because my husband is gluten free. Used a can of fire-roasted green chilies in place of the flour to make the roux for the sauce and it worked fine. - 6/14/12


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    Incredible!
    My whole family LOVED this!!!! - 9/7/11


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    Good
    great! - 8/24/11


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    Incredible!
    Had this for supper tonight. Started the sauce and realized I had less than 1 Tblsp. of chili powder, so added what I had, and 1/4 tsp. cayenne powder with the cumin. It turned out absolutely DELICIOUS! Thank you for this YUMMY recipe! DH ate TWO! It was tough for me to quit with ONE! :o) - 9/17/10


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    Very good and easy to make, love the leftovers! - 9/11/10


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    Very Good
    Loved it! Used a bit less chili powder, 6 tbsp. is alot. Came out great! Creamy and delicious. - 8/24/10


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    Very Good
    This was great! Almost didn't miss the cream cheese that's in the full fat recipes. :) - 2/24/10


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    Incredible!
    great recipe- my teenagers loved it too - 1/10/10


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    Incredible!
    I loved this recipe! I made a couple of minor changes that might have made a difference....I put my chicken in a crock pot all day with some water and onion and garlic and it was incredibly tender and moist. I also used brown rice tortillas so I would not have gluten and they were delicious!! - 9/19/09


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    Excellent: my family LOVED these! Will definitely make again! - 9/18/09


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    Incredible!
    These were excellent. I used homemade tortillas, but I will use this recipe over and over again. Thank you. - 8/11/09


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    Incredible!
    Fantastic. The best recipe so far. Beats the restaurants. - 6/22/09


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    excellent - 6/8/09


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    Good
    It was good - 5/8/09


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    Incredible!
    I was very skeptical, esp about the sauce, but it turned out really good. Add some guacamole, and it was fantastic! - 4/28/09


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    Incredible!
    This was very yummy...we just added a bit more spice to the sauce. We'll definitely make this again! - 4/4/09


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    Very Good
    This was a very tasty recipe! We both loved it and I like that it has 7 servings so then I have leftovers for lunches and dinners!
    I also plan on adding brown rice next time inside the enchiladas or just serve the enchilada over the rice! Yummie!
    - 4/3/09


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    Incredible!
    going to make it for dinner thanks - 3/19/09


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    Incredible!
    Very good, the boys loved it. I felt it was missing a little something, but that is probably just me. Very easy to make and not particularly time intensive. - 3/19/09


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    Incredible!
    WOW! I was looking for a good recipe for tonight. I had all of the ingredients and it was awesome - 3/18/09


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    this sounds really good and i am going to try it tonight - 3/18/09


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    Incredible!
    My family loved it - 3/16/09


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    Incredible!
    thank you - 3/15/09


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    Incredible!
    Wow, this sounds very tastey! I'm going to make it tonight! - 3/2/09