Mexican Cheese Enchiladas With Red Sauce Recipe

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Mexican Cheese Enchiladas With Red Sauce
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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
3607
Calories
Total time
61
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Take your dried chilies, cut them open and remove all the seeds (you may want to use gloves if your particularly sensitive). Put the chilies in a deep heat resistant bowl.
  2. Fill a medium sized saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
  3. Pour the boiling water over the chilies, cover the bowl with a lid or plate and let it sit for 10-15 minutes until the chilies are soft.
  4. Add the chilies, cumin, salt, garlic, onion, and chicken broth into the blender. Puree the ingredients until it looks clear and smooth. Add more broth if it looks a little too thick.
  5. Take a deep sauce pan and add just a tablespoon or so of oil into it. Strain the sauce into the saucepan. (This is optional, but I like to do this to keep the skins of the chilies out of the sauce). Then let the sauce simmer for about another 5 minutes, and taste it! If you feel it needs more salt, now is the time to add it.
  6. Let the sauce cool down.
  7. Heat the 1/4 cup of oil and take your tortillas and fry them one at a time for about 30- 40 seconds. (You don’t want them to get crispy as this will make it difficult to roll). A big metal spatula is what I use for this step. You may also need to add more oil depending on the level of the oil as you fry your tortillas.
  8. Take your tortilla, dip them in the cooled sauce, and fill them with the Chihuahua or Mexican shredded cheese and onion filling. Start from the edge and roll it tightly. Now place on a baking dish.
  9. Preheat your oven to 350°F Keep doing steps 7 & 8 until you have made about 24 enchiladas.
  10. Take your garnish cheese and drizzle all over the enchiladas and bake until the cheese has melted. Serve with sour cream and avocado slices.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3607.14 Kcal (15102 kJ)
Calories from fat 1666.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 185.17g 285%
Cholesterol 118.78mg 40%
Sodium 4021.51mg 168%
Potassium 1694.14mg 36%
Total Carbs 432.73g 144%
Sugars 13.81g 55%
Dietary Fiber 34.06g 136%
Protein 76.85g 154%
Vitamin C 13.1mg 22%
Iron 13.3mg 74%
Calcium 1866.9mg 187%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 390.43 Kcal (1635 kJ)
Calories from fat 180.38 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.04g 285%
Cholesterol 12.86mg 40%
Sodium 435.28mg 168%
Potassium 183.37mg 36%
Total Carbs 46.84g 144%
Sugars 1.49g 55%
Dietary Fiber 3.69g 136%
Protein 8.32g 154%
Vitamin C 1.4mg 22%
Iron 1.4mg 74%
Calcium 202.1mg 187%

* 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

  • 86.8
    Points
  • 99
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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