Chicken Or Turkey Enchiladas
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 55 mins
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 4 ounces reduced-fat cream cheese, softened (neufchatel)
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups cooked turkey breast or 4 cups cooked chicken breasts, shredded
- 12 (7 -8 inch) flour tortillas
- nonstick spray coating
- 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can low-sodium condensed cream of chicken soup
- 1 (8 ounce) carton light sour cream
- 1 cup 2% low-fat milk
- 2 -4 tablespoons pickled jalapeno peppers, finely minced (may substitute 1-4 oz can diced green chilies, if you prefer it more mild)
- 1/2 cup mexican blend cheese (i use sargento brand)
- 1/4 cup cilantro (optional) or 1/4 cup parsley, minced (optional)
- 1/4 cup tomato, chopped (optional)
- 1/4 cup sweet red pepper, chopped (optional)
Recipe
- 1 in a small saucepan cook onion, covered, in a small amount of water over medium heat until tender; drain.
- 2 in a medium mixing bowl, stir together the cream cheese, the 1 tablespoons.
- 3 water, cumin, pepper, and salt.
- 4 stir in the cooked onion and chicken.
- 5 wrap the tortillas in foil.
- 6 heat in a 350 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes or until softened (if using a microwave, wrap the tortillas in a microwave-safe paper towel and micro-cook on high for 30 to 60 seconds until softened).
- 7 meanwhile, spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick coating.
- 8 for each enchilada, spoon approximately 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture onto one tortilla; roll up.
- 9 place the tortilla, seam side down, in the baking dish.
- 10 repeat with the remaining filling and tortillas.
- 11 for the sauce, in a medium mixing bowl combine soup, sour cream, milk, and jalapeno peppers; pour mixture over the enchiladas.
- 12 bake covered, in a 350 degree oven for about 40 minutes or until heated through.
- 13 sprinkle with the cheese.
- 14 bake the enchiladas, uncovered, for 4 to 5 minutes more until the cheese is melted.
- 15 garnish with cilantro, parsley, tomatoes, and sweet peppers if desired.
- 16 note: usually i don't have chicken prepared in advance, so i use 4 chicken breast halves and sprinkle them with salt, pepper, and cumin.
- 17 i either saute these or grill them until no longer pink.
- 18 i shred the meat and proceed as usual with the recipe.
- 19 the time to make does not include this step.
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