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    Lean Enchiladas



    INGREDIENTS
    1 cup frozen chopped onion
    1/2 cup frozen chopped green bell peppers
    1 Tbsp. canola oil
    4 oz. fat-free chicken broth
    1 cup grated zucchini (about 1 small zucchini)
    2 cups shredded, cooked skinless chicken breast
    2 Tbsp. chopped cilantro
    3-oz. can chopped green chili peppers
    1 tsp. garlic powder
    11/2 cups grated reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese, divided
    15-oz. can red enchilada sauce, divided
    8 small corn tortillas
    2 tsp. sliced black olives (optional)
    1/2 cup light sour cream (optional)
    Nonstick cooking spray
    Serves 8
    Prep time: 5-7 minutes
    Cook time: 12 minutes


    INSTRUCTIONS


    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Over medium-high heat, saut? onion and bell peppers in canola oil and chicken broth for about five minutes. Add zucchini and saut? for about three minutes or until just cooked. Remove from heat and pour off any excess liquid.


    2. In a large bowl, combine chicken and vegetable mixture. Add cilantro, green chili peppers and garlic powder. Mix thoroughly. Stir in 1 cup of grated cheese.


    3. Layer about 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce on the bottom of an 11x17-inch shallow baking dish coated with nonstick cooking spray. Pour remaining enchilada sauce into a large bowl.


    4. Dip a tortilla into the bowl of enchi-lada sauce until it's completely coated on one side. Then fill with two large spoonfuls of the chicken-vegetable-cheese mixture. Roll tortilla into a tube and place in baking dish, seam side down. Continue dipping and filling tortillas, and place each tortilla in baking dish so they touch.


    5. Top enchiladas with remaining sauce and cheese. Cover baking dish loosely with foil and bake 12-15 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 minutes more. To serve, garnish with olives and light sour cream if desired.


    NUTRITION FACTS (per enchilada):
    254 calories
    21.7 g protein
    19.7 g carbs
    9.8 g fat
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    F.I.S.T.
    Senior Member
    Last edited by F.I.S.T.; 07-25-2011, 07:26 PM.

  • #2
    These sound awesome! Thanks for this i love new recipes!

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    • #3
      Made these for dinner tonight. They're the shit!

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      • #4
        Originally posted by JayDiesel View Post
        These sound awesome! Thanks for this i love new recipes!
        YW,Let me know if you try it out.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by bman49 View Post
          Made these for dinner tonight. They're the shit!
          Thanks for the feedback. I like these as well.

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          • #6
            Tried em out used chicken boullion cube for broth used red pepper instead of green and used jalapeno instead of green chile and Salsa Verde (Green Salsa) instead of red enchilada sauce. Didnt mean to switch it up so much but its stuff i had layin around. Awesome tho!

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            • #7
              Originally posted by JayDiesel View Post
              Tried em out used chicken boullion cube for broth used red pepper instead of green and used jalapeno instead of green chile and Salsa Verde (Green Salsa) instead of red enchilada sauce. Didnt mean to switch it up so much but its stuff i had layin around. Awesome tho!
              No need for apologies bro,I change these recipes as I need to as well.They are just a guideline,but not set in stone.Its always good to experiment with them and tweek them whenever you can.Im always trying to add new recipe ideas to my "healthy cookbook ' so I encouraghe everyone to post up thier ideas on what they changed in the recipe so I can try it as well.

              Thanks for the feedback.Keep it coming.

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