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Avocado-Crab Enchiladas with Green Sauce
Photo: Elle Hughes

Avocado-Crab Enchiladas with Green Sauce

16 ingredients 12 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1302
Calories
62g
Protein
50g
Fat
154g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Tortilla 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Cream Cheese 1 oz (28g) 99
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bell Pepper 1 medium (119g) 31
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Jalapeno Pepper 1 pepper (14g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Cilantro 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Enchilada not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ Cups chicken broth, divided
  • 2 small California Avocados, peeled and coarsely chopped
  • 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese, softened and cubed
  • 3 jalapeno peppers, unseeded and cut in half
  • ½ Cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • ¾ tsp salt, divided
  • 1 Pound lump crabmeat, drained
  • 1 medium-size red bell pepper, chopped
  • ½ Cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 bunch green onions, chopped
  • 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
  • 3 Cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese with peppers
  • For Avocado-Chicken Enchiladas, substitute 4 skinned and boned chicken breast halves, cooked and shredded, for 1 pound crabmeat.
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Directions

1

Process 1 cup broth, next 5 ingredients, and ½ teaspoon salt in a blender or food processor until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides.

2

Remove 1 cup sauce, and stir in crabmeat, next 3 ingredients, and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt.

3

Set aside.

4

Stir together remaining 2 cups sauce and remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth.

5

Cover and chill up to 4 hours, if desired.

6

Spoon crabmeat mixture evenly down center of tortillas

7

Sprinkle evenly with 2 cups cheese, and roll up.

8

Place seam side down in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.

9

Cover and chill up to 4 hours, if desired.

10

Pour sauce mixture over top, and sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese.

11

Bake at 350° for 20 minutes.

12

Serve immediately.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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