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Thursday, February 26, 2015

Low Fat Chicken Enchiladas

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 4
  • 1 lb chicken breast (on the bone)
  • water
  • 10 peppercorns
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 peeled garlic cloves
  • 1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chilies
  • 4 ounces low-fat cream cheese
  • 12 (6 inch) corn tortillas
  • 1 (10 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
  • 4 ounces low-fat sharp cheddar cheese

Recipe

  • 1 place chicken breast, peppercorns and onion and garlic in a large saucepan.
  • 2 cover with water and bring to a boil.
  • 3 reduce to a simmer and cook about 45 minutes until chicken is done.
  • 4 remove skin and discard.
  • 5 remove chicken from bone and shred.
  • 6 mash cooked onion and add to chicken.
  • 7 add green chiles with their liquid to chicken.
  • 8 add cream cheese to chicken mixture and blend well.
  • 9 add broth as necessary to make mixture moist.
  • 10 cover bottom of a 9x13 baking pan with about 1/3 of the green chile enchilada sauce.
  • 11 bring about an inch of water to a simmer in a skillet.
  • 12 pass each tortilla through the water and then fill with 1/12 of the chicken mixture. place in baking pan, seam side down.
  • 13 continue this process until all tortillas are filled.
  • 14 top enchiladas with remaining green chile sauce, and then sprinkle with cheddar.
  • 15 cover and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
  • 16 pass low-fat sour cream and lime wedges.

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