Mexican Chicken Enchiladas (Restaurant Style) Recipe

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Mexican Chicken Enchiladas (Restaurant Style)
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
1795
Calories
Total time
155
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Place thawed chicken into a 7-10 qt pot. Pour fresh water into pot until the water covers all the chicken + 6 inches more of water. Place pot on burner.
  2. Put in the 5 bay leaves, 3 tbsp garlic, 1/2 of a onion, 2 1/2 tsp salt, 1 tbsp red pepper flakes.
  3. Boil on medium-high ( covered ) for 1 hour 20 min or until chicken falls off bone easily.
  4. Once chicken is cooked, place into a very large bowl. Place in fridge for 20 min to cool down for easy handling.
  5. While cooling down, drain half the broth and boil the rest uncovered.
  6. Take chicken out of fridge, begin shredding apart each piece by hand, discarding fat, bones, and knuckles. Make sure you have discarded all of the bones and knuckles.
  7. Add the lettuce, 2 whole chopped onions, 1 1/2 C pepper jack and 1 1/2 C colby jack cheese, powdered garlic, pepper, salt, chili powder, 1 can olives. Mix until well incorperated. Set Aside.
  8. Spray lightly 3 13x9 inch pans ( or 4-5 8x8 pans) with cooking spray.
  9. Pour in all enchilada sauce into pot with boiled broth, mix, turn down heat to medium-low.
  10. Get another person to assist you.
  11. Place and single corn tortilla on a wide spatula, place lightly into sauce, leave in no more than 5 seconds. Place tortilla into greased pan, fill with 1/4 c chicken mixture, roll up as tightly as you can without tearing.
  12. Repeat process until all tortillas and pans are used. Make sure each enchilada is place tightly, and close to eachother.
  13. Pour remaining sauce, cheese, and olives all over prepared enchiladas, cover with tin foil.
  14. Place in oven at 350 F for 35 min, broil HI the last 5 minutes uncovered.
  15. Cool, uncovered for 10 minutes.
  16. Serve with sour cream, salsa, green onions.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1795.16 Kcal (7516 kJ)
Calories from fat 1119.85 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 124.43g 191%
Cholesterol 686.75mg 229%
Sodium 6171.63mg 257%
Potassium 1111.19mg 24%
Total Carbs 34.6g 12%
Sugars 12.22g 49%
Dietary Fiber 7.45g 30%
Protein 131.82g 264%
Vitamin C 18.1mg 30%
Vitamin A 1.2mg 40%
Iron 9mg 50%
Calcium 1755.5mg 176%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 240.24 Kcal (1006 kJ)
Calories from fat 149.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.65g 191%
Cholesterol 91.91mg 229%
Sodium 825.94mg 257%
Potassium 148.71mg 24%
Total Carbs 4.63g 12%
Sugars 1.64g 49%
Dietary Fiber 1g 30%
Protein 17.64g 264%
Vitamin C 2.4mg 30%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 40%
Iron 1.2mg 50%
Calcium 234.9mg 176%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 45.5
    Points
  • 47
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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