salsa verde chicken enchiladas
I'm on WW and I wanted enchiladas without all the fat. This is what I came up with and we love them. When I figured the PP it came out to be 10. Which is a lot but I know these are healthy and taste good!!
prep time
2 Hr
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
yield
13 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 - cooked, skinless, boneless chicken breast
- 3 - cooked, skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- 26 - corn tortillas
- 1 can 28 oz can la victoria chile verde enchilada sauce
- 10 ounces queso fresco
- 1/2 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup fat free milk
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup regular salsa
- 4 cups water
- - salt and pepper
How To Make salsa verde chicken enchiladas
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Step 1Put buttermilk large bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste stir. Place uncooked chicken in bowl. Poke breast and thigh with a knife. Let soak for 1 hour and a half turning 3 or 4 times.
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Step 2After chicken has soaked dump all into a stock pot and add water. Bring to a boil and boil until cooked.
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Step 3Combine half and half with fat free milk in large bowl. Mix in Salsa Verde. Put 1 cup in a small bowl and add the regular salsa and set aside. With remaining mix in large bowl crumble 6 ounces queso fresco. Save remaining queso fresco for garnish.
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Step 4Remove cooked chicken to a cutting board. Cut and shred. Let rest for 20 minutes. Then add to Salsa Verde and Queso fresco mixture.
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Step 5Heat half of the tortillas (placed in a plastic bag) in the microwave for 2 minutes. Meanwhile spray 2 8X12 baking dishes with Pam. Use 1/2 of the salsa verde and salsa and spread in the bottom of both pans.
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Step 6Put about 2 tbls. of Chicken mixture in each tortilla and roll up. Place in pan with seams down. Repeat until all tortillas are gone. Heat the other half of the tortillas and repeat stuffing and rolling.
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Step 7Spoon salsa verde and salsa mixture over both pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with queso fresco and bake another 5 minutes.
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