Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas Recipe

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Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas
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  1. Prepare the chicken meat ahead up to one day (or may use about 2 1/2 cups cooked roast chicken, possibly leftover, of your choice).
  2. Preheat oven to 475°F.
  3. Rinse chicken and pat dry, and stuff cavity with garlic, onion, lime, and cumin seed.
  4. Seal cavity with skewers or toothpicks.
  5. Fold wing tips under bird.
  6. Rub exterior of bird with olive oil and season liberally with salt and pepper.
  7. Place on a roasting rack in a shallow roasting pan and roast, uncovered, at 475F for 15 minutes.
  8. Reduce oven temperature to 375F and continue to cook chicken, for 45-60 minutes or until temperature in the thickest part of thigh reads at least 170°F.
  9. Allow chicken to rest undisturbed while internal temp rises to 180°F.
  10. When chicken has cooled, remove meat from bones and skin, and coarsely chop chicken and set aside till later.
  11. In a large saucepan, heat 2 tbsp oil or lard.
  12. Cook onion in pan with lard until tender.
  13. While onion is cooking, whisk together the powdered dry milk with cold water until smooth; set aside. Stir in chopped chicken, drained chopped spinach, salt, pepper, cumin, green chilies, lime juice, wine, reconstituted milk, and condensed soup (do not add any extra water to it).
  14. Bring mixture to a boil.
  15. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  16. Lower heat on filling and simmer for 20 minutes, or until nicely thick (you should have about 3 1/2 cups total reduced), stirring frequently.
  17. Take 1 1/2 cups enchilada sauce and coat the bottom of a 13x9 inch casserole dish or lasagna pan.
  18. Heat 2 tbsp lard, oil, or chicken broth in a small skillet.
  19. When filling is ready, heat each tortilla for just a few seconds on each side in the small skillet just till it softens (if using flour tortillas by chance, you will only need to warm these briefly in the microwave or something similar).
  20. Drain tortilla and place it on a heat-proof cutting board.
  21. Place 1/3 cup filling mixture across the center of the tortilla.
  22. Roll up sides, and place enchilada seam-side-down in the casserole dish.
  23. Continue this way until all tortillas are used.
  24. Cover tortillas with remaining enchilada sauce, and sprinkle with grated cheese.
  25. Bake, uncovered, for 25 minutes at 350F or until heated through.
  26. Serve garnished with sliced scallions and any other condiments of your choice.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 972.82 Kcal (4073 kJ)
Calories from fat 609.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 67.69g 104%
Cholesterol 383.09mg 128%
Sodium 1050.27mg 44%
Potassium 1126.17mg 24%
Total Carbs 50.58g 17%
Sugars 10.16g 41%
Dietary Fiber 9.96g 40%
Protein 44.59g 89%
Vitamin C 61.6mg 103%
Vitamin A 4.7mg 156%
Iron 8.8mg 49%
Calcium 694.7mg 69%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 139.47 Kcal (584 kJ)
Calories from fat 87.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.7g 104%
Cholesterol 54.92mg 128%
Sodium 150.57mg 44%
Potassium 161.45mg 24%
Total Carbs 7.25g 17%
Sugars 1.46g 41%
Dietary Fiber 1.43g 40%
Protein 6.39g 89%
Vitamin C 8.8mg 103%
Vitamin A 0.7mg 156%
Iron 1.3mg 49%
Calcium 99.6mg 69%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 24.3
    Points
  • 26
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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