red chile enchilada casserole

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 259.8
  • Total Fat: 6.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.7 mg
  • Sodium: 140.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 28.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.1 g
  • Protein: 18.3 g

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Introduction

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Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    24 corn tortillas, torn in quarters
    1lb lean ground turkey
    8oz lowfat cheese
    1 container new mexico red chile
    3 medium zuccini squash, sliced
    3 onions, chopped
    2 cups lettuce, shredded
    2 cups tomatoes, chopped

Directions

In a large saute pan, brown the turkey. add onions and cook until they soften. Add chile and a little water if too thick. Simmer the mixture for 5 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Drop handfuls of the tortillas in the simmering chile. Using tongs, fish them out and lay a layer of chile-soaked tortillas in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Top with a layer of squash. Then using a slotted spoon, add a layer of the meat mixture (leaving the sauce in the pan for soaking more tortillas), then a layer of cheese. Repeat layers.
Bake in the oven at 350F for 15 minutes.
Top with lettuce and tomato.
Serves 12.





Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LMSALIM.