Chicken Enchiladas (homemade sauce)

Name: Chicken Enchiladas (homemade sauce)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: Mexican, Latin American, American
Ingredients: 1lb chicken; 1 brown onion; 3c shredded cheese; 8 carb-balanced tortillas; 2 tbsp flour; 2Tbsp olive oil; 4 tbsp chili powder; 1 tsp onion powder; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp dried oregano; 1/4 cumin; 2.25c chicken broth; 2 tbsp tomato paste

7 steps

Prep:30minCook:20min

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 20:35:08 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories867.7 kcal (43%)

Total Fat46.7 g (67%)

Carbs71.1 g (27%)

Sugars6.7 g (7%)

Protein45.2 g (90%)

Sodium1832.3 mg (92%)

Fiber12 g (43%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

1 lbchicken

1brown onion

3 cshredded cheese

8tortillas

carb-balanced

2 Tbspflour

2 Tbspolive oil

4 Tbspchili powder

1 tsponion powder

½ tspgarlic powder

½ tspsalt

¼ tspdried oregano

¼ tspcumin

2 ¼ cchicken broth

2 Tbsptomato paste

Instructions

Step 1

Cook & shred the chicken Sautee 1 diced onion

Step 2

Make the enchilada sauce: Whisk 2T flour and 2T olive oil together over medium heat (to remove flour flavor) for about 1min - Add in 4T chili powder, 1tsp onion powder, ½ tsp garlic powder & salt, ¼ tsp oregano & cumin and whisk 30sec - Slowly add in 2 ¼c chicken/veggie broth and whisk for no lumps - Add in 2T tomato paste -Bring to a simmer and then remove from heat

Step 3

Combine chicken, 1/2c Enchilada Sauce, 1 brown onion (sautéed), salt & pepper and include 1c shredded cheese (not combined in mixture)

Step 4

Warm 8 tortillas in microwave (30sec each side)

Step 5

Assemble enchilada filling and cheese inside tortilla, roll to close and place in dish seam side down

Step 6

Pour remaining enchilada sauce over tortillas and sprinkle with 2c cheese

Step 7

Cook for 20min at 350F (covered)