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Healthy & Tasty Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients
  

  • 1 - 1.25 lbs skinless chicken breasts
  • 5-8 inch corn tortillas
  • 1/2 cup canned yellow corn
  • 1-2 tablespoons green onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

For the enchilada sauce

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder

Instructions
 

  • 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large skillet, add 1 inch water (salted) and bring to a boil. Add chicken breasts, cover, and reduce heat to simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and let chicken steam in skillet, covered for 15 minutes. (Make sauce while chicken is steaming.) Then shred the chicken with two forks.
  • 2. While chicken is cooking, make sauce. In medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add tomato paste, flour, and spices and whisk for 1 minute. Reduce heat to simmer and cook for 8 minutes.
  • 3. Pour 1 cup of enchilada sauce over shredded chicken. Add corn and green onions and mix well. Heat tortilla wraps between damp paper towels in microwave for 1 minute.
  • 4. Fill tortillas with chicken mixture, roll up tortillas and place seam side down in baking dish. I used my pampered chef white covered baker and it worked well. Pour enchilada sauce over enchiladas and sprinkle cheeses on top. ( I did not use all of the remaining enchilada sauce but the nutrition facts label accounts for all of the sauce.)
  • 5. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
  • Enjoy!!
  • Source: 3 Scoops of Sugar