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Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Photo: Lily Banse

Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

12 ingredients 8 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1187
Calories
82g
Protein
27g
Fat
151g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Tortilla 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 1 1/2 cups cooked chicken breast, shredded into bite-sized pieces
  • 4 cups torn fresh spinach leaves or 1 10-oz. package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 1 8-oz. carton of nonfat sour cream
  • 1/4 cup plain, nonfat yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup 1% milk
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
  • 6 flour tortillas, 6-8 inches in diameter
  • 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

1

1.In a medium sized saucepan, cook fresh spinach with a small amount of water, covered, for 5 minutes on medium-high heat. If using frozen spinach, do not cook it. Drain well.

2

2.In a large bowl, combine cooked chicken, spinach and green onions. Mix well and set aside.

3

3.Make the sauce: In a medium sized bowl, combine sour cream, yogurt, flour, cumin and salt. Add milk and jalapeño pepper and mix well.

4

4.Pour half the sauce into the chicken and spinach mixture and mix well. Divide the filling among the tortillas. Fold opposite ends of a tortilla up about 1 inch over filling then fold the left and right sides over the folded end, overlapping.

5

5.Place filled tortillas, seam sides down on an ungreased rectangular baking dish.

6

6.Spoon remaining sauce over the tortillas and bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until heated through.

7

7.Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and let stand for 5 minutes.

8

8.Top with salsa and chopped green onions as desired and serve.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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