Best Best Easiest Low Fat Chicken Verde Enchiladas Recipes

ENCHILADAS VERDES (GREEN ENCHILADAS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400F.
• Place the chicken breasts in a stock pot along with 1⁄2 an onion and salt and cover with water. Bring to a boil and simmer until cooked through, about 20 minutes.
• Remove chicken from the water and let cool slightly. Shred chicken with two forks and set aside.
• Mince the remaining onion and add to the shredded chicken.
• In batches place 6 tortillas on a microwave safe dish and microwave 40 to 50 seconds to make them pliable so they don't crack. Keep them covered with a dish cloth to stay warm, then working one by one dip each warm tortilla in green salsa. Scoop two rounded tablespoons into each tortilla and roll tightly and place in a large casserole dish, seam side down, in a single layer. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and chicken.
• Drench entire pan with 1 cup sauce and sprinkle with crumbled queso fresco.
• Bake, covered in oven for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from oven and serve with sour cream or additional queso fresco, if desired.

LOW-FAT SOUR CREAM CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Mix sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and cilantro in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray; add tomatoes with green chile peppers, chicken, onion, and green chiles. Cook and stir mixture over medium heat until onion is transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place tortillas on a microwave-safe plate; heat in the microwave until warm and flexible, about 10 seconds.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla; sprinkle filling with about 1 tablespoon Colby-pepperjack cheese. Roll each tortilla around the filling and place seam side down into the prepared baking dish. Top tortillas with sour cream sauce; sprinkle remaining cheese over sour cream layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted, 25 to 30 minutes.

BEST, EASIEST & LOW FAT! CHICKEN VERDE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Boil the chicken breasts in water until done.
• While the chicken breasts are boiling, coat a frying pan in oil to fry Tortillas to medium brown. You'll want them firm.
• Drain Chicken and shred.
• Add 1/2 of the Verde Enchilada Sauce to the chicken and mix.
• Put 4 tortillas on the bottom
• Spoon 1/2 the Chicken mixture.
• Add 1/2 can of Sweet Corn.
• Add 1/3 bag of cheese.
• Repeat with 4 tortillas,.
• Spoon remaining 1/2 the Chicken mixture.
• Add other 1/2 can of Sweet Corn.
• Add 1/3 bag of cheese.
• One more tortilla layer.
• Pour remainder of the Verde Enchilada Sauce on top and down the edges.
• Top with last portion of cheese.
• Bake 375 for 20 minutes.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS VERDES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine tomatillos, green onions, jalapeno peppers, and garlic together in a baking dish.
• Roast vegetables in the preheated oven until softened and fragrant, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven and increase oven temperature to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C)
• Pour roasted vegetables, cilantro, chicken stock, lime juice, and salt into a blender no more than half full. Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend. Puree in batches until a smooth salsa consistency is reached.
• Place 6 tortillas, overlapping, in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover tortillas with 1/2 the chicken. Top chicken with 1/2 the mozzarella cheese and pour 1/2 the salsa over the cheese. Repeat layering process with remaining tortillas, chicken, mozzarella cheese, and salsa. Sprinkle crumbled queso fresco over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 25 minutes.

LOW FAT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH HIGH FAT TASTE.

Steps:

• Make salsa if you are using home made.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine cream cheese, sour cream, onions, cumin, cilantro, jalapeno and green chilis.
• Fold in cooked chicken.
• In a small baking dish (I have a perfect one for 3 enchiladas) layer the bottom with salsa.
• Warm the wraps in the microwave and layer 1/4 to 1/3 cup of chicken mixture on each, wrap and place seam side down in dish.
• Cover with more salsa and bake a half hour until heated through. Sprinkle with 2 tbs of cheddar cheese and place back in the oven until bubbling.
• Serve with extra salsa and sour cream if desired.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN CHILE SAUCE (SALSA VERDE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
• Combine chicken, onion mixture, cheese blend, cream cheese, salsa verde, olives, cilantro, and jalapenos in a large bowl for the filling. Mix well.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, then chicken broth. Cook until sauce starts to thicken, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in sour cream and salsa verde; cook until heated through. Spread a spoonful of sauce over the bottoms of two 9x11-inch casserole dishes.
• Wrap a tortilla in a damp paper towel and microwave for about 30 seconds. Fill with the chicken mixture, roll up, and place seam-side down into a baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas until each dish holds 8 enchiladas.
• Spoon remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.