Corn and Cheese Enchiladas

Vegetarian
Health score
8%
Corn and Cheese Enchiladas
41 min.
4
455kcal

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Ingredients

  • 8 6-inch corn tortillas 
  • 10 oz enchilada sauce canned
  • 1.5 cups corn kernels fresh from 2 medium ears
  • 2  garlic cloves finely chopped
  • 2 cups pepper jack grated
  • 4 servings salt 
  • 5  scallions light white green chopped
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 
  • 0.5 cup milk whole

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • oven
  • aluminum foil
  • glass baking pan

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Stack tortillas, wrap in foil and bake until softened, 8 to 10 minutes.
  2. While tortillas are baking, oil a 7-by-11-inch glass baking dish. Warm 1 Tbsp. oil in large skillet over medium-high heat.
  3. Add scallions and garlic, and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in corn and milk and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 7 to 10 minutes. Season with salt.
  4. Remove tortillas from foil. Set aside 1/2 cup cheese. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of corn mixture in center of a tortilla.
  5. Sprinkle with a heaping tablespoon of cheese.
  6. Roll up tortilla and set in dish, seam side down. Repeat with remaining tortillas, overlapping them slightly.
  7. Pour enchilada sauce over tortillas and sprinkle with reserved 1/2 cup cheese.
  8. Bake until bubbling, about 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories455kcal
Protein18.03%
Fat45.57%
Carbs36.4%

Properties

Glycemic Index
44.38
Glycemic Load
11.07
Inflammation Score
-8
Nutrition Score
16.989565165147%

Flavonoids

Kaempferol
0.21mg
Myricetin
0.02mg
Quercetin
1.63mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:454.61kcal
22.73%
Fat:23.75g
36.53%
Saturated Fat:12.3g
76.85%
Carbohydrates:42.67g
14.22%
Net Carbohydrates:36.68g
13.34%
Sugar:10.7g
11.89%
Cholesterol:53.94mg
17.98%
Sodium:1193.07mg
51.87%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:21.14g
42.28%
Calcium:515.85mg
51.58%
Phosphorus:501.18mg
50.12%
Vitamin K:39µg
37.14%
Vitamin A:1209.03IU
24.18%
Fiber:5.99g
23.96%
Vitamin B2:0.34mg
19.99%
Magnesium:79.85mg
19.96%
Zinc:2.83mg
18.85%
Selenium:12.57µg
17.96%
Manganese:0.32mg
15.76%
Vitamin B6:0.26mg
12.77%
Vitamin B1:0.17mg
11.33%
Folate:45.25µg
11.31%
Iron:2mg
11.13%
Potassium:382.5mg
10.93%
Vitamin B12:0.63µg
10.56%
Vitamin C:8.4mg
10.19%
Vitamin B3:1.92mg
9.58%
Copper:0.14mg
7.25%
Vitamin B5:0.7mg
6.99%
Vitamin E:0.71mg
4.72%
Vitamin D:0.67µg
4.5%