Best Whole Wheat Chicken Enchiladas Recipes

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, spray oil and sauté garlic. Add chipotle chiles, chili powder, cumin, chicken broth, tomato sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5-10 minutes. Set aside until ready to use.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté onions and garlic on low until soft, about 2 minutes. Add chicken, salt, cilantro, cumin, oregano, chili powder, tomato sauce, chicken broth, and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Spray a 13 by 9-inch glass baking dish with non-stick spray. Put 1/3 cup chicken mixture into each tortilla and roll it.
• Place on baking dish seam side down, top with sauce. Then top with cheese.
• Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven on the middle rack for 20-25 minutes. Top with low fat sour cream or scallions if you wish. (Extra points) Makes 8 enchiladas.

HEALTHIER CHICKEN ENCHILADAS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook chicken in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, until no longer pink and juices run clear, about 10 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Drain excess fat. Cube chicken and return to skillet. Add onion, sour cream, 1 cup Cheddar cheese, parsley, oregano, and ground black pepper. Heat until cheese melts, about 3 minutes. Stir in salt, tomato sauce, water, chili powder, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, garlic, and black beans.
• Roll even amounts of mixture into tortillas. Arrange in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover with taco sauce and 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Bake uncovered in preheated oven until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

THE WHOLE (CHICKEN) ENCHILADA

Steps:

• In a med saucepan over med-low heat melt butter and sprinkle in flour to create a roux. Stir continuously for 2 mins, add in chili powder and stir for 2 more minutes.
• Slowly stir in chicken stock, ketchup, salt, cumin, and garlic.
• Stir until sauce has thickened.
• Set 1 cup of sauce aside, stir chicken into remaining sauce in the pan and heat until chicken is warm.
• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large non-stick skillet heat each tortilla until warm on both sides so they are flexible enough to roll without tearing.
• In a 9x13 in baking dish, place tortillas one by one filling with chicken and sauce mixture. Roll and place seam side down. Repeat until the pan is full.
• Pour the 1 cup of reserved sauce over the rolled enchiladas. Arrange olives over the top and sprinkle with the mozzarella cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 5 mins, then turn on broiler and cook until cheese starts to bubble and is lightly browned.

WHOLE WHEAT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan cook onion, green pepper, tomato, garlic, cayenne pepper in the 2 tablespoons of olive oil until tender.
• Combine onion mixture in a bowl with chopped chicken.
• Set aside.
• For sauce, in the same pan melt 3 tablespoons butter.
• Stir in flour, coriander and salt.
• Stir in chicken broth all at once.
• Cook and stir till thickened and bubbly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in sour cream and 1/2 cup of the cheese.
• Stir 1/2 cup of the sauce into the chicken mixture.
• Fill each tortilla with some of the chicken mixture.
• Roll up and arrange in a 13x19x2 baking dish.
• Pour remaining sauce over and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake, uncovered in a 350 oven about 25 minutes or until bubbly.

WHOLE WHEAT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In medium bowl mix chicken, 1 cup cheese, chiles and onion.
• Spread 1/2 enchilada sauce in 3-quart shallow baking dish.
• Along one side of each tortilla, spread about 1/3 cup chicken mixture. Roll up each tortilla around filling and place seam-side down in baking dish.
• Spoon remaining enchilada sauce over enchiladas. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover and bake at 350°F for 25 minute or until hot. Top with lettuce, sour cream and tomato.

LIGHTER CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet with a tight-fitting lid, bring 1 inch salted water to a boil. Add chicken. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 5 minutes; remove skillet from heat. Let chicken steam, covered, until opaque throughout, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer chicken to a medium bowl; shred with two forks. Set aside.
• While chicken is cooking, make sauce: In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add flour, cumin, and chipotles in adobo; cook, whisking, 1 minute. Whisk in broth and 1/2 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook, whisking occasionally, until sauce has thickened slightly, 5 to 8 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Transfer 1 cup sauce to bowl with chicken; toss to combine.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour 1/4 cup sauce into bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish; set aside. Stack tortillas, and wrap in a double layer of damp paper towels; microwave until hot, about 1 minute. Fill each tortilla with chicken mixture; roll up tightly, and arrange, seam side down, in baking dish. Cover with remaining sauce, and top with cheese. Bake until hot and bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

EASY WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly spray an 8x8-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Stir together the softened cream cheese, sour cream, and salsa until blended. Fold in chicken and shredded cheese. Spread a small amount of white cheese sauce onto the bottom of the baking dish. Evenly divide the filling among the tortillas, and roll into firm cylinders. Place into prepared baking dish and cover with remaining sauce.
• Bake in preheated oven until golden and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Allow to rest 5 minutes before serving.

ENCHILADAS (USING WHOLE WHEAT TORTILLAS)

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix all sauce ingredients together, simmer for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile in another pan saute ground turkey, onion, pepper until turkey is done (no pink).
• Add black olives and mix all together.
• Pour 1/2 cup sauce in 9 X 13 pan.
• Dip one tortilla in sauce, put meat mixture and some cheese on tortilla. Roll tortilla and place seam side down in pan.
• I was able to get all 10 tortillas in my pan.
• Pour leftover sauce over all tortillas.
• Add some more grated cheese over all.
• Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven, let sit for 2 minutes and Enjoy!