Chicken Enchiladas

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs chicken breasts or 1 1/2 lbs chicken tenderloins, poached and shredded
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies, such as rotel
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon mexican chili powder
• 10 whole wheat tortillas
• 1 (28 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) package shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 saute onions over medium heat until softened (if preferred, use a small amount of evoo).
• 3 drain can of diced tomatoes with chiles and pour in with onions.
• 4 drain and rinse can of black beans. pour in with onions and tomatoes.
• 5 put shredded chicken in a bowl and season with cumin and mexican chili powder. then, add to onion, tomatoes, and beans.
• 6 pour a small amount of green chili enchilada sauce into mixture to moisten. pour a small amount of sauce into bottom of glass baking dish.
• 7 heat tortillas (5 at a time) between two wet paper towels in microwave. then, spoon small amount of mixture into tortilla. add a sprinkle of cheese and roll tortilla. place seam-side down in baking dish. continue filling all tortillas in this manner. rolls should be pretty tight in dish.
• 8 pour remaining enchilada sauce on top of tortillas. sprinkle with cheddar cheese.
• 9 bake in oven until cheese is melted (approximately 15-20 minutes).