Best Lower Fat Seafood Enchiladas Recipes

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet, saute onions in 1 tablespoon butter until transparent. Remove the skillet from heat and stir in crabmeat and shrimp. Shred the cheese and mix half of it into the seafood. Place a large spoonful of the mixture into each tortilla. Roll the tortillas up around the mixture and arrange the rolled tortillas in a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a saucepan over medium-low heat, combine half-and-half, sour cream, 1/4 cup butter, parsley and garlic salt. Stir until the mixture is lukewarm and blended. Pour sauce over the enchiladas, and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes.

LOW-CARB SHRIMP ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a nonstick pan over medium-high heat. Cook and stir shrimp in the hot oil until pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a bowl. Pour bell pepper and onion into the pan and cook until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; add to the bowl with shrimp and set aside. Clean the pan.
• Place tortillas, 1 at a time, into the pan and toast over medium-low heat until light brown, about 1 minute per tortilla.
• Put 1/5 of the shrimp mixture down the center of each tortilla. Fold/roll up and place into a baking dish. Place 1 tablespoon of enchilada sauce on each; then sprinkle evenly with Cheddar and mozzarella cheeses.
• Bake in the preheated oven until melted, about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook onion and garlic in butter 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently, until softened. Stir in flour until all flour is blended with butter. Stir in broth and sour cream until smooth. Heat to boiling; cook about 2 minutes, stirring constantly, until sauce is thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in cheese until melted. Stir in chiles.
• In medium bowl, mix 1 cup of cheese sauce, the crabmeat and shrimp. In 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, spoon 1 cup of the cheese sauce over bottom. Spoon about 1/2 cup seafood mixture onto each tortilla. Roll up tortillas; place seam sides down on sauce in dish. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas.
• Cover baking dish with foil. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until bubbly.
• In medium bowl, toss remaining ingredients. Just before serving, spoon avocado mixture down center of enchiladas.

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook onion in butter over medium heat until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Combine sour cream and flour until smooth; gradually add to onion mixture. Stir in the broth, chilies, coriander and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 2-3 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in 1/2 cup cheese. , Place crab in a small bowl; stir in 1/2 cup sauce. Spoon equal amounts on tortillas; roll up tightly. Place seam side down in an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with remaining sauce. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 5 minutes. Top with tomato, green onions and olives.

LOW FAT BEEF ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet. Sauté onions until translucent.
• Crumble in beef and cook until no longer pink.
• Add cumin, beans, tomatoes and chiles.
• Cook for 10 minutes until sauce is reduced.
• Spread a little enchilada sauce on each tortilla.
• Spoon beef mixture into each of the four tortillas.
• Roll up and place seam down into the baking dish. Four will fit into the dish perfectly.
• Pour remaining enchilada sauce over the tortilla rolls.
• Top with shredded cheese.
• Bake for 20 minutes until sauce is bubbly and cheese has melted.

LOWER-FAT BEEF ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef, onions and jalapeno pepper till beef and onions are done. Drain fat. Add all spices, 1 cup of the enchilada sauce and 1 cup of the low-fat cheese. Mix well.
• Fill the tortillas, and place seam side down in a large baking dish (may take 2 dishes).
• Pour remaining sauce on top. Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 30 minutes until bubbly.
• Serve with additional salsa, chopped green onions, or low-fat sour cream, if desired.

SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients, mix well.
• Place about 1/2-2/3 c filling on tortilla and roll up.
• Place seam side down in 9 by 13 pan.
• Combine 1-1/2-2 c sauce and 1 c sour cream in sauce pan on stove till warm and well blended.
• Spoon sauce over enchiladas, and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake in 350° oven till cheese is melted and it looks bubbly, approx 20-30 minute.
• Garnish with sliced avocados.

LOW-FAT VEGETARIAN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mince mushrooms and onion, and mix together with beans, yogurt, cumin, garlic, and 1/4 cup enchilada sauce in a frying pan over medium-high heat until excess moisture boils off and onions are soft.
• Mix in most of the shredded cheese, reserving a small amount for garnish.
• Prepare a pan by spraying with Pam and coating the bottom with a little enchilada sauce.
• Place a scoop of the mixture into each of the 8 tortillas, roll, and place in pan seam side down.
• Pour the rest of the enchilada sauce evenly over enchiladas.
• Cover with foil and bake until bubbly. Add reserved cheese and bake until melted.
• *Optional: add a small can of green chiles or jalapenos if you like more spice.

LOW FAT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Warm tortillas according to instructions on package.
• Combine shredded chicken with black beans and sweet corn.
• Mix salsa, yogurt and sour cream and spoon half the salsa mixture into the chicken, beans and corn. Blend well.Divide chicken mixture among the tortillas. Carefully roll tortillas and place them seam down in the baking dish. Spoon remaining salsa mixture over the tortillas. Sprinkle cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

LOWER FAT SEAFOOD ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375.
• Heat medium sized pot over medium heat. Spray with olive oil spray.
• Saute onion, garlic, chile powder, and cumin until onions are soft. If using roasted garlic add it after onions have cooked for a while.
• Add butter and flour. Cook for about a minute to take out the raw flour taste.
• Slowly whisk in the milk and cook until thickened (almost like condensed cream soup that hasn't been diluted).
• Season with salt.
• Take of heat and slowly whisk in sour cream.
• Adjust seasoning if you like.
• Mix seafood and poblano peppers together.
• Stir 3-4 Tbsp of the sauce into the seafood mixture.
• Roll 1/4 of the seafood mixture in each tortilla and place into a greased 8x8 baking dish.
• Cover with foil and bake for 20-25 minutes until the sauce is bubbly.
• Remove foil and sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake for 5 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Serve immediately.