Fajita green chile enchiladas. Sprinkle with Fajita Seasoning, salt and pepper. These are made with corn tortillas stuffed with roasted green chiles and jack cheese, then smothered with roasted tomatillo salsa verde. Great as a make-ahead meal or freezer meal.
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These creamy, green chile chicken enchiladas are simple and delicious.
You can have Fajita green chile enchiladas using 8 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Fajita green chile enchiladas
- It's 1 package of 100 calorie tortillas (Chichi's).
- It's 1 of large package of chicken tenderloins.
- You need of Fajita marinade of your choice.
- It's 4 ounces of onion, green, red pepper each.
- You need 1 (15 oz) of can of green chile enchiladas sauce.
- It's 1 (4 oz) of can of chopped green chile.
- It's 8 tbsp of cream cheese.
- Prepare 2 cups of shredded low fat cheddar jack cheese.
Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas are a classic American family favorite! Chicken enchiladas can easily be frozen and reheated for later enjoyment. Simply assemble the enchiladas as instructed in the recipe. Like all good New Mexico food, these Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas are simple, earthy, and delicious.
Fajita green chile enchiladas instructions
- Start by letting your chicken breast soak up fajita marinade this is Wegman's brand. I let it marinade for about 6 hours while I was at the pool.
- You can cook it however you prefer. I like the airfryer because it locks the flavor, cooks fast and everything stays moist. My chicken took about 20 minutes with some turning..
- While your chicken is cooking chop up your fajita veggies. I grabbed a packet already made up. Toss them in a nonstick pan. It's just to get them soft not fully cooked..
- When the chicken is done remove and chop up into small pieces since we're not shredding the meat.
- Toss chicken in a bowl with green chiles, fajita veggies, and cream cheese..
- Here it is all combined well.
- I weighed all of my filling and had a little over 40 ounces so that's about 5 ounces per enchilada of filling..
- After you have filled your tortillas line them up in a baking dish that has been sprayed.
- Pour your can of green chile sauce and spread out evenly.
- Top with shredded low fat Colby jack.
- Bake at 375 for 35 minutes.
- Take out let it rest then serve. I topped mine with plain Greek yogurt and fresh salsa.
- MFP information 370 calories with 30 g of protein for 1 enchilada no toppings.
Its heat depends on the chiles; go with Anaheims if you scorch easily. These Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas have the perfect combination of flavors. Shredded chicken, savory salsa verde, and Monterey Jack cheese is a My main goal with these green chile chicken enchiladas was to make them healthy. To do this, I used unprocessed, simple ingredients so I could. The Chili's Fajitas and Enchiladas Menu Prices give you the freedom to create a platter of food that will satisfy your appetite.