lighter green chili chicken enchiladas
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I don't care for red sauced enchiladas, so when the green chili recipes became popular in the 80's, I fell in love with them. Thru the years, I have made the recipe lighter and lower fat. This recipe makes alot but they are great for leftovers and freeze well....but feel free to cut the recipe in 1/2. Enjoy!
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yield
8 -10, about 18-20 enchiladas
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr
Ingredients For lighter green chili chicken enchiladas
- GREEN CHILI ENCHILADA SAUCE
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1 - 29 ozcan green chili enchilada sauce (you will have some left)
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1can fat free cream of chicken soup
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1 cdiced green chilis, have extra to add when you fill the enchiladas
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1soup can of water
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2 tspeach of chili powder & cumin (less if ur not a cumin fan)
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1/2 tspeach of garlic and onion powder
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1/4 tspcayenne pepper
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1/2 tspeach of salt & black pepper
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2/3 clight sour cream
- ENCHILADA FILLING
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1 Tbspolive oil
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1 lgonion, chopped fine
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4 cdiced cooked chicken or turkey
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1 - 29 ozcan diced green chilis ( use 1 cup in sce & have extra for assembly)
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1 1/2 cof sauce you made, or enough to make chicken mixture moist
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1/2 tspeach of salt, black pepper, cumin, chili powder, & garlic & onion powder
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3 - 4 cmonterey jack cheese, shreaded
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1 - 4 oz cansliced black olives
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20corn tortillas
How To Make lighter green chili chicken enchiladas
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1Start by making sauce first. In large wide saucepan mix 2 1/2 cups of the green enchilada sauce, chicken soup, water, 1 cup of diced green chilis(from large can) & spices. Whisk together and simmer for about 15 minutes so flavors marry. Meanwhile saute diced onion in the EVOO until opaque. Add cooked diced chicken,1-1 1/2 cups of sauce and spices. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
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2To assemble the enchiladas: Have the cheese, green chilis, chicken filling and olives ready to go in an assembly line. Spray a 12"x18" bun pan or sheet pan or 2 9"x13" pans with cooking spray. Warm corn tortillas in the microwave until hot. Working quickly so tortillas don't fall apart, dip one at a time briefly in sauce, don't saturate. place in pan and fill with a spoon of the chicken filling, some green chilis, and about 2 Tbl jack cheese. Roll up and line up next to each other. When all assembled, pour the remaining sauce over enchiladas. Top with Jack eheese and sliced olives. Spray a sheet of HD foil with cooking spray so cheese doesn't stick. Cover and bake for 35-40 minutes. Uncover and bake another 20-25 minutes until lightly browned.
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3I serve these with light sour cream and pico de gallo with a side salad and Mexican rice. Enjoy! NOTE: I buy the large cans of sauce and chilis because it is more economical than several smaller cans..and you never know when you will need more. I freeze leftovers in sandwich bags. Then when I want some in another dish or in my eggs, I just grate off what I need while still frozen and return the rest to the freezer.
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