Dad's Favorite Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

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Dad's Favorite Chicken Enchiladas
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
670
Calories
Total time
20
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Add oil and spices to a large one gallon bag. Mix thoroughly. Add chicken. Squoosh around to coat the chicken evenly. Yup, technical term, squoosh . If you can, stick this in the fridge overnight. If not, don't sweat over it.
  2. At this point you can freeze the meat, add the packages of tortillas, and have an OAMC meal. Simply defrost everything later and assemble. Do not assemble this and then freeze, flour tortillas do not freeze well in the presence of liquid.
  3. Now, you can dump the spiced chicken in the crockpot for 6 hours on low. Or you can brown the chicken in a big skillet on medium high heat - 4-5 minutes each side, then add chicken stock and simmer about 20 minutes until the chicken about falls apart.
  4. Remove chicken from cooking vessel to a large bowl. Reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid. Shred the chicken using two forks or your hands (or just look at it hard if you used your crockpot). Add the reserved cooking liquid and stir to combine.
  5. Preheat oven to 350°F Prep a 9x13-inch baking dish by pouring 1/2 cup enchilada sauce in the bottom and Rolling it around the bottom to evenly coat.
  6. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the chicken onto the bottom third of a tortilla, roll tight, and place in the pan, seam side down. Continue until you have filled the dish or run out of chicken. Pour on the rest of the enchilada sauce, and sprinkle on the cheese.
  7. Bake at 350°F for about 20 minutes, or until the cheese is all melted and the sauce is bubbly and thick.
  8. Real Cook times: 20 to 30 minutes of work time (how fast can you roll them?); 6 hours cooking (if you use a crock pot) or 30 minutes cooking (if you use the stovetop); and 20 minutes in the oven.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 669.84 Kcal (2804 kJ)
Calories from fat 266.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.6g 46%
Cholesterol 104.62mg 35%
Sodium 1189.02mg 50%
Potassium 666.05mg 14%
Total Carbs 60.73g 20%
Sugars 1.94g 8%
Dietary Fiber 4.62g 18%
Protein 42.47g 85%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 4.5mg 25%
Calcium 304.5mg 30%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 209.39 Kcal (877 kJ)
Calories from fat 83.27 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.25g 46%
Cholesterol 32.7mg 35%
Sodium 371.68mg 50%
Potassium 208.2mg 14%
Total Carbs 18.98g 20%
Sugars 0.61g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1.44g 18%
Protein 13.28g 85%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Iron 1.4mg 25%
Calcium 95.2mg 30%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 15.1
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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