Chicken Enchiladas with Red Sauce
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 314.0
- Total Fat: 11.1 g
- Cholesterol: 29.6 mg
- Sodium: 620.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 36.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
- Protein: 17.7 g
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Introduction
I usually make this with all Trader Joe's ingredients - including TJ's Red Enchilda sauce. Serve with a side of black beans, chopped romaine lettuce for a yummy weeknight meal. I usually make this with all Trader Joe's ingredients - including TJ's Red Enchilda sauce. Serve with a side of black beans, chopped romaine lettuce for a yummy weeknight meal.Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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8 oz. Costco Rotisserie Chicken, cut up.
1 packet of Frozen Organic Brown Rice (Trader Joes)
1 can Red Enchilada sauce
1.5 cups of Trader Joe's Lite Mexican Blend Cheese
8 Trader Joe's Flour Tortilla
1 large onion
1 tsp. Cumin Powder
1 tsp. Garlic Powder
Salt and Pepper
1 TBS Brown Sugar
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees.
Makes 8 servings total.
Cut up rotisserie chicken... set aside.
In large saute pan, saute a large onion in 1 TBS of olive oil, add cooked brown rice cooked chicken and stir to combine.
Add cumin, garlic powder, and brown sugar. Salt and pepper to taste.
Add 1/2 cup of cheese and stir to melt.
Add 1/4 cup of enchilada sauce to bottom of casserole dish and spread evenly.
Take one flour tortilla, and fill with above filling, roll and place into casserole dish. Repeat for other tortillas.
Cover with remaining sauce and cheese (and optional green onions and black olives**)
**not added to nutritional info
Cover with tin-foil and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Remove tin foil until cheese browns up.
Optional - serve with black beans and a side salad.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NRJANITZ.
Makes 8 servings total.
Cut up rotisserie chicken... set aside.
In large saute pan, saute a large onion in 1 TBS of olive oil, add cooked brown rice cooked chicken and stir to combine.
Add cumin, garlic powder, and brown sugar. Salt and pepper to taste.
Add 1/2 cup of cheese and stir to melt.
Add 1/4 cup of enchilada sauce to bottom of casserole dish and spread evenly.
Take one flour tortilla, and fill with above filling, roll and place into casserole dish. Repeat for other tortillas.
Cover with remaining sauce and cheese (and optional green onions and black olives**)
**not added to nutritional info
Cover with tin-foil and bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes.
Remove tin foil until cheese browns up.
Optional - serve with black beans and a side salad.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NRJANITZ.