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Jessica Alba’s Chicken Enchiladas

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Prep
15 minutes
Cook
35 minutes
Total
35 min
Servings
4.00 serving(s)

Categories

  • Main dish

Cuisine

  • Mexican

Cooking Method

  • Bake

Difficulty

  • Easy

Dietary

  • Balanced

Servings & Nutrition

Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.

Calories 270 per serving 1080 for selected servings
Fat 15g per serving 60g for selected servings
Sugar 3g per serving 12g for selected servings
Protein 18g per serving 72g for selected servings
Carbohydrates 18.5g per serving 74g for selected servings

Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.

This recipe for Jessica Alba's Chicken Enchiladas brings together 4 cups chicken stock, 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 5 oz each), 1 jalapeno pepper in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 35 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 4 servings.

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Ingredients

  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 5 oz each)
  • 1 jalapeno pepper
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1 (12 ounce) jar salsa
  • 1 cup shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded low-fat monterey jack cheese
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
  • 1 (16 ounce) can traditional enchilada sauce
  • 1 (16 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
  • Mexican hot sauce
  • cayenne pepper
  • vegetable oil cooking spray
  • 8 corn tortillas (6 inches across)

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Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 425°.

  2. In a medium pot, boil stock, chicken, jalapeño and garlic 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

  3. Strain chicken, run cold water over it and shred into a bowl.

  4. Mix in salsa and set aside.

  5. In a separate bowl, combine cheddar, 1/4 cup Monterey Jack, cilantro and olives; set aside.

  6. In a large pot over medium heat, combine enchilada sauces and add Mexican hot sauce and cayenne to taste.

  7. Stir until simmering.

  8. Set aside.

  9. Coat an 11" x 13" casserole pan with nonstick spray.

  10. Microwave tortillas 20 seconds.

  11. Place small handfuls of cheese mixture and chicken in center of each tortilla, roll up and place in pan, seam side down.

  12. Sprinkle with remaining cheese mixture.

  13. Ladle on sauce, then add remaining 1/4 cup Monterey Jack.

  14. Bake 20 minutes. Serve with remaining sauce on the side.

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