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Chicken & bean enchiladas
Photo: Lily Banse

Chicken & bean enchiladas

16 ingredients 20 min + 50 min Serves 10 openrecipes
Chicken & bean enchiladas

Mildly spicy and satisfying, these easily freezable Mexican wraps will be popular with the whole family

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

699
Calories
44g
Protein
36g
Fat
51g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 14 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Tortilla 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheddar Cheese 1 oz (28g) 113
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed not in our table 0
Bean not in our table 0
Sweetcorn 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

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 red onions , sliced
  • 2 red peppers , sliced
  • 3 red chillies , 2 deseeded and chopped, 1 sliced
  • small bunch coriander , stalks finely chopped, leaves roughly chopped - plus extra to serve (optional)
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 1 tbsp ground coriander
  • 1 tbsp cumin seeds
  • 6 skinless chicken breasts , cut into small chunks
  • 415g can refried beans (we used Discovery)
  • 198g can sweetcorn , drained
  • 700ml bottle passata
  • 1 tsp golden caster sugar
  • 10 tortillas
  • 2 x 142ml pots soured cream
  • 200g cheddar , grated

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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