FIVE STAR CHICKEN ENCHILADA RECIPE | Our favorite enchilada recipe + homemade red enchilada sauce

cooked chicken

🥗Healthier: shredded turkey

💰Cheaper: canned chicken

Turkey is leaner and lower in calories; canned chicken is often more affordable.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories; processed cheese is usually cheaper.

enchilada sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade tomato sauce

💰Cheaper: store-brand enchilada sauce

Homemade sauce can be healthier with fresh ingredients; store brands are often less expensive.

Pop a large skillet over medium heat.

Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the skillet.

Add 1/2 cup of chopped white onion and 3 chopped garlic cloves to the skillet and soften them down.

Add 3 cups of chopped or shredded chicken breast to the skillet.

Season the chicken with 1 teaspoon of chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon of ground cumin, 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon of kosher salt, and a pinch of red pepper flakes.

Optionally, add 1/4 cup of chopped cilantro to the chicken mixture.

Add 1/3 cup of red enchilada sauce to the skillet, stir, and remove from heat to cool.

Prepare corn tortillas by wrapping them in a damp paper towel and microwaving for 30 seconds on each side, or pan-fry in a skillet with a little oil for 15 seconds per side.

Pour about 1 cup of enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 pan.

Take a tortilla, add a couple spoonfuls of the chicken mixture and a pinch of cheese, and roll it up seam side down in the pan.

Continue rolling the enchiladas and place them seam side down in the pan.

Use the remaining 2 cups of enchilada sauce to coat the rolled enchiladas in the pan.

Top the enchiladas with the remaining shredded cheese.

Cover the pan with foil and bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 25 minutes.

Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes without the foil.

Prepare cilantro lime rice by microwaving frozen rice for 3 minutes and mixing it with chopped cilantro and lime juice.

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