Saya’s Low Fat And Calorie Chicken Enchiladas

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
• pam cooking spray, olive oil flavored
• 2 tablespoons jalapenos, chopped (or more if you like)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 8 ounces refried beans (abt 1/2 of 15 oz can)
• 1/2 lb meat chicken, boiled, then shredded
• 1 (10 ounce) can green enchilada sauce (kroger's brand works nicely)
• 1/2 cup fat-free monterey jack cheese, shredded (or mozzarella)
• 2 large whole wheat tortillas, la torilla (or 4 small)

Recipe

• 1 spray skillet with olive oil flavored pam. sauté chopped onions and red bell peppers over a medium temperature until the veggies just start to soften. then add the jalapeños, cumin, chili powder and black pepper (salt if you want – but you really don’t need it). continue cooking until onions are clear - do not over cook.
• 2 transfer the cooked veggies to a medium size mixing bowl, add the refried beans, shredded chicken (boil the chicken the day before for ease of handling) and 3 ounces of the green enchilada sauce. mix and then set aside.
• 3 prepare an appropriate size baking dish (for 2 large or 4 small enchiladas) by spraying it with olive flavored pam. pour an ounce or so of the green enchilada sauce in the bottom of dish. set aside.
• 4 next, lightly cover both sides of your first tortilla with green enchilada sauce. if making 2 large tortillas, fill tortilla with half of the chicken mixture (1/4 of mixture if making smaller tortillas). top with 1/4 cup shredded cheese (1/8 cup if making smaller tortillas). roll tortilla to form enchilada, place on top enchilada sauce in backing dish. repeat enchilada-filling process for remaining tortilla(s).
• 5 pour any remaining green enchilada sauce over top of enchiladas (top each tortilla with 1t or so of fat free sour cream and 1t sliced black olives – if you want). cover with aluminum foil. bake in 350° oven for 35-40 minutes.
• 6 note: no matter which size tortilla you use the serving size it the same – that is, 1/2 of the large tortilla is equal to a serving. if you are a weight watcher this entrée has a point value of 4 (250 or so calories)! did you add the fat free sour cream and the black olives? if so, point value goes to 5 (275 or so calories).