Chicken Enchilada with Salsa Verde
- prep time:
- 45 min
- total time:
- 1 hr
ingredients
- 1 bottle salsa verde (such as Herdez brand)
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast (shredded)
- 1/3 cup (3 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
- Cooking spray
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled queso fresco
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 4 lime wedges
- Cilantro sprigs (optional)
directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 425°
- 2
Combine chicken and cream cheese in a large bowl.
- 3
Stir in 1/2 cup salsa. Reserve remaining salsa.
- 4
Bring broth to a simmer in a medium skillet.
- 5
Working with one tortilla at a time, add tortilla to pan; cook 20 seconds or until moist, turning once. Remove tortilla; drain on paper towels.
- 6
Spoon about 1/4 cup chicken mixture down center of tortilla; roll up.
- 7
Place tortilla, seam-side down, in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- 8
Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas, broth, and chicken mixture.
- 9
Pour remaining salsa over enchiladas; sprinkle evenly with queso fresco and chili powder.
- 10
Bake at 425° for 18 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
- 11
Serve with lime wedges. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.
notes
You don't have to put the tortillas in the oil; you can skip this step CALORIES 327(26% from fat); FAT 9.5g (sat 4.4g,mono 2.9g,poly 1.3g); PROTEIN 28.5g; CHOLESTEROL 78mg; CALCIUM 149mg; SODIUM 493mg; FIBER 3.3g; IRON 1.8mg; CARBOHYDRATE 31g
Source: Carolyn

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