
By Kathleen Uí Bhuachalla
Cream cheese chicken fajita enchiladas
23 steps
Prep:20minCook:1h
Three parts: the fajita filling, the cream cheese sauce, homemade fire roasted tomatoes, and home made gluten free tortillas
Updated at: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:41:50 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Unbalanced
Glycemic Index
64
Moderate
Glycemic Load
41
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories768.6 kcal (38%)
Total Fat41.7 g (60%)
Carbs64 g (25%)
Sugars7.7 g (9%)
Protein33.9 g (68%)
Sodium1563.2 mg (78%)
Fiber4.5 g (16%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings
The fajita filling

1onion
thinly sliced

2Red bell peppers
orange, or yellow, they’re sweeter than the green, Thinly sliced or diced

2garlic cloves
minced

salt
Seasonings

pepper

smoked paprika

ground cumin

garlic granules

onion granules

0.33zucchini
thinly sliced or diced

0.5chicken
roasted, shredded
The cream cheese sauce

2 Tbspbutter
optional dairy free butter

2 Tbspflour
optional cornflour

1garlic clove
minced

1 cupchicken broth

100gcream cheese
optional dairy free cream cheese

salt
Seasonings

pepper

smoked paprika

ground cumin

garlic granules

onion granules
Fire roasted tomatoes

5Roma tomatoes
halved remove some pulp

0.5onion
diced

2garlic cloves
diced

salt
Seasonings

pepper

smoked paprika

ground cumin

garlic granules

onion granules
Tortillas

240gall purpose Flour
Optional 114 g masa de harina combined with 135 g rice flour

1 tspsalt

5 ozWater
warm

2 Tbspolive oil
Drizzle lime juice in filling before creating rolls
Instructions
Create the fajita filling
Step 1
On medium heat in a medium saucepan pan, slowly add each of the ingredients
Step 2
Start with zucchini and bell peppers


Step 3
Then add the onions and garlic


Step 4
Next, add the seasonings and stir






Step 5

Increase heat to medium high to develop caramelization and a slight char.
Step 6
Add the shredded chicken and the lime juice. Stir until it absorbs the flavors, then remove from heat.

Create the sauce
Step 7
In a small sauce pan, on medium heat, add the butter, minced garlic and flour. Stir with wooden spoon to create a roux.

Step 8
Once the flour has been cooked in add the seasonings, stir






Step 9
Then add the chicken broth and cream cheese, whisking.


Step 10

Slowly simmer and stir the sauce until it starts to thicken and reduce. Take it off the heat
Make the fire roasted tomatoes
Step 11

In a shallow and wide sauce pan on medium heat add the onions then the garlic, gently stirring,


Step 12
Once the garlic begins to cook and becomes fragrant, the seasonings.






Step 13

Place each of the tomatoes, cut side down, ensuring that it makes contact with the pan. Shift the onions/garlic if needed to create space.

Step 14

Cook on medium high for a few minutes until a char begins to develop. Then flip the tomatoes, flesh side down. Take care to stir the garlic/onions so they don’t burn. Once a char has developed, break apart all of the tomatoes to resemble being diced and remove from the heat.
Make tortillas
Step 15
Combine flour, a little salt, a little olive oil, and slowly add warm water. Knead and add water until dough develops. Allow to rest for 15 minutes.




Step 16
Divide and shape into small balls, small enough to fit in the palm of a hand.
Step 17
Roll each into a flat circle. Dust with flour to prevent sticking, rotate and flipping tortilla after each roll.
Step 18
Put a little olive oil in a shallow wide pan on medium high heat.

Step 19
Cook each side of tortilla for 30 seconds at a time until cooked, and it looks visibly toasted but not burnt. Yields 10 tortillas
Make enchiladas
Step 20

Add 2/3 the fire roasted tomatoes to the fajita filling and 1/3 to the cream cheese sauce.
Step 21

The fajita filling will go into each tortilla, one tablespoon for each, rolled and placed in a casserole dish. Creates 8 enchiladas
Step 22

The cream cheese sauce will be spooned over to cover the rolls and ensure a moist inside and crisp topping when cooked.
Step 23

Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 160C fan until the top is bubbling and developing a crispiness. Everything is already cooked, this helps to meld the flavors.
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