Recipe: Slow Cooking Enchiladas

Slow Cooking Enchiladas

Yields: 6 servings | Serving size: 1 enchilada | Calories: 249 | Total Fat: 6 g | Saturated Fats: 2 g | Trans Fats: 0 g | Cholesterol: 26 mg | Sodium: 470 mg | Carbohydrates: 31 g | Dietary fiber: 2 g | Sugars: 0 g | Protein: 18 g

Time: hours 4-6 Temp: low Yield: servings 8 Minimum Crock Pot size: 5-6 quarts


Ingredients
•2 half chicken breasts
•1 (16 oz.) red enchilada sauce (no sugar added)
•1 (4 oz.) can green chile peppers
•1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
•1 teaspoon cumin
•1 teaspoon chili powder
•1/2 teaspoon black pepper
•1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, reduced fat
•1 (8 oz.) container sour cream, fat free
•6 whole wheat tortillas, low sodium
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Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place chicken breast on the bone, with skin, in a covered baking dish, bake until juices run clear when pierced with a fork, about 45 minutes. Chicken should have reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Allow to cool. Remove skin and bones, discard. Shred chicken or cut into bite size cubes.

In a medium mixing bowl, add chicken, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder, black pepper and salt to taste. Add to seasoned chicken, green chile peppers, 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce, 1/2 cup sour cream and 1/2 cup cheese, mix well. Place 1/2 cup chicken mixture in the center of each tortilla, leave about 2” at the bottom without filling and fold up lengthwise. Continue until all 8 tortillas are filled.

Lightly spray the bottom and sides of the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Lay enchiladas seam side down in the slow cooker, add a little of the sauce below to each layer as you stack them. There should be 3 layers.

Combine the remaining enchilada sauce and 1/2 cup sour cream. Pour over the enchiladas, cover and cook on low 3-4 hours, or until hot and bubbly. Cut between each enchilada and carefully remove, one at a time, with a large spatula. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and any liquid still in the slow cooker, after removing enchiladas. Garnish with diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce.


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