Chicken Enchiladas

Gluten Free
Health score
17%
Chicken Enchiladas
30 min.
4
442kcal

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Ingredients

  • cups chicken broth 
  • teaspoon chili powder 
  • teaspoon chili powder 
  •  corn tortillas soft
  •  bay leaf fresh
  • 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
  • teaspoon ground cumin 
  • 2.5 cups monterrey jack cheese shredded
  • small onion quartered
  • sprigs oregano fresh
  • teaspoons cayenne pepper sauce hot
  • servings salt 
  • pieces chicken breast boneless skinless
  • tablespoons tomato paste 
  • cups tomato sauce 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • oven
  • baking pan
  • aluminum foil
  • broiler

Directions

  1. Watch how to make this recipe.
  2. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
  3. Wrap corn tortillas in foil and warm in the oven. Bring broth to a boil in a saute pan. Set chicken into broth with bay and oregano and onion. Return to a boil, cover and reduce heat to simmer. Poach chicken in broth 10 minutes.
  4. Remove chicken breasts to a bowl and shred with 2 forks.
  5. Add 1/2 cup of cooking liquid and tomato paste, spices and salt and work through the chicken using the forks.
  6. Combine all sauce ingredients and heat through, keeping warm until needed.
  7. Remove tortillas from oven and switch broiler on high.
  8. Pile chicken mixture into warm corn tortillas and roll. Line casserole or baking dish with enchiladas, seam side down.
  9. Pour hot tomato sauce over the chicken enchiladas and top with cheese.
  10. Place in enchiladas in hot oven 6 inches from broiler and broil 5 minutes to melt cheese and set enchiladas.
  11. Serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Calories442kcal
Protein20.98%
Fat47.44%
Carbs31.58%

Properties

Glycemic Index
60.38
Glycemic Load
13.3
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
21.469565163488%

Flavonoids

Isorhamnetin
0.88mg
Kaempferol
0.11mg
Myricetin
0.01mg
Quercetin
3.55mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:442.38kcal
22.12%
Fat:24.17g
37.19%
Saturated Fat:13.9g
86.88%
Carbohydrates:36.19g
12.06%
Net Carbohydrates:29.28g
10.65%
Sugar:7.88g
8.75%
Cholesterol:67.02mg
22.34%
Sodium:1958.35mg
85.15%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:24.06g
48.11%
Calcium:627.12mg
62.71%
Phosphorus:540.81mg
54.08%
Vitamin A:1938.62IU
38.77%
Vitamin B2:0.54mg
31.56%
Manganese:0.56mg
28.21%
Fiber:6.91g
27.64%
Selenium:16.05µg
22.93%
Zinc:3.4mg
22.67%
Vitamin E:3.39mg
22.63%
Magnesium:89.67mg
22.42%
Potassium:721.74mg
20.62%
Iron:3.7mg
20.56%
Vitamin B6:0.39mg
19.71%
Copper:0.33mg
16.57%
Vitamin B3:3.09mg
15.45%
Vitamin C:12.48mg
15.13%
Vitamin K:14.32µg
13.64%
Vitamin B12:0.62µg
10.39%
Vitamin B1:0.15mg
10.01%
Folate:34.47µg
8.62%
Vitamin B5:0.67mg
6.65%
Vitamin D:0.42µg
2.83%