Creamy Turkey Spinach Enchiladas

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups cooked turkey or 2 cups cooked chicken meat, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mushrooms
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh yellow onion
• 1 (10 ounce) can rotel tomatoes
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen spinach, thawed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground dried ancho chile powder
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon dried cilantro (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sour cream, divided
• 4 12-inch flour tortillas
• 1 (14 ounce) can enchilada sauce or 2 cups homemade enchilada sauce (i prefer homemade)
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup grated monterey jack cheese or 1/2 cup monterey jack pepper cheese
• guacamole, for garnish (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 microwave the frozen spinach for 1 minute, then squeeze it dry.
• 3 in a saucepan, melt the butter with the olive oil and sauté the mushrooms and onion until tender (about 5 to 7 minutes), then add the thawed/drained spinach, chopped turkey meat, rotel, cumin, ancho, cayenne, oregano, basil, cilantro (if using), and salt, and sauté for about 7 minutes.
• 4 remove from heat and stir in the cream cheese and 1/4 cup sour cream until well combined.
• 5 lightly pan spray a 9x13-inch oven dish; pour a little of the enchilada sauce into the bottom of the dish, about 1/4 cup, and roll the dish in your hands to coat the bottom with the sauce.
• 6 place the flour tortillas between damp kitchen or paper towels and microwave for 45 seconds to soften.
• 7 spoon a quarter of the enchilada filling in the center of each tortilla, then roll each (tucking ends in) and place seam-side-down in the oven dish.
• 8 pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the completed enchiladas, dot with remaining 1/4 cup sour cream, then top with the grated cheeses.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees f for 20 to 30 minutes, until cheese is melted, bubbly, and golden.
• 10 serve with rice, beans, and garnish with guacamole.