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Chicken enchiladas
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PREP TIME
30 min
TOTAL TIME
45 min
Serves
4
Roberto Caruso
Enchiladas are filled corn tortillas topped with cheese and a fiery sauce. Our flavourful, triple-tested chicken enchiladas feature zesty Monterey Jack cheese and comes together in less than an hour.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 large skinless, boneless chicken breasts , cut into long, thin strips
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 small onion , chopped
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 4 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp hot-red-chili-flakes
- 4 plum tomatoes , seeded and diced
- 2 cups packed baby spinach
- 2 1/2 cups grated Monterey Jack , or mozzarella
- 8 small flour tortillas
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro , optional
Instructions
- PREHEAT oven to 450F. Spray a baking sheet.
- HEAT a large non-stick frying pan over medium-high. Add 1 tbsp oil, then chicken. Sprinkle with salt. Cook until no pink remains, 5 to 6 min. Transfer to a plate and set aside. Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining oil to pan, then onion, garlic, chili powder, cumin, pepper flakes and 1/2 of tomatoes. Cook until vegetables soften, 2 to 3 min. Add spinach and stir until wilted. Remove from heat. Stir in chicken, any juices and 1 cup grated cheese.
- DIVIDE chicken mixture into 8 portions. Scoop a portion into centre of each tortilla. Roll into a cigar shape around filling. Place seam-side down on baking sheet, spacing 1 in. apart. Flatten slightly, then top with remaining tomatoes and cheese.
- BAKE in centre of oven until cheese melts, about 5 min. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 640,
- Protein
- 47 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 36 g,
- Fat
- 35 g,
- Fibre
- 3 g,
- Sodium
- 1198 mg.
Wine Pairings
Turn a family-friendly Mexican meal into a treat worthy of date night with a seductive red. This intense tempranillo’s earthy tobacco scents and lingering finish won’t back down from spicy fare like Chicken Enchiladas. The sticker says $20, but this wine tastes like $35!
Familia Zuccardi Q Tempranillo, Argentina, $20.
