Best 11 Awesome And Easy Chicken Enchiladas Reduced Fat Recipes

HEALTHIER CHICKEN ENCHILADAS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook chicken in a nonstick skillet over medium heat, until no longer pink and juices run clear, about 10 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Drain excess fat. Cube chicken and return to skillet. Add onion, sour cream, 1 cup Cheddar cheese, parsley, oregano, and ground black pepper. Heat until cheese melts, about 3 minutes. Stir in salt, tomato sauce, water, chili powder, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, garlic, and black beans.
• Roll even amounts of mixture into tortillas. Arrange in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Cover with taco sauce and 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Bake uncovered in preheated oven until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling, about 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

SKINNY CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender. In medium bowl, stir broth, flour, coriander and pepper with wire whisk until blended. Slowly add to hot mixture in skillet, stirring constantly. Cook and stir 5 to 6 minutes, until mixture boils and thickens slightly. Remove from heat. Stir in sour cream until well blended.
• In another medium bowl, mix chicken, corn, 1/2 cup of the cheese, the chiles, cilantro and 1/2 cup of the sauce. Place 2 tortillas at a time on microwavable plate; cover with paper towel. Microwave on High 10 to 15 seconds or until softened. Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture down center of each warm tortilla. Roll up tortillas; arrange, seam sides down, in baking dish. Top enchiladas with remaining sauce. Cover with foil.
• Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until sauce is bubbly. Remove from oven. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Just before serving, top with tomato and green onions. Serve with salsa.

EASY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the cream cheese and salsa. Cook, stirring until melted and well blended. Stir in chicken and pinto beans. Fill tortillas with the mixture, roll and place into the prepared baking dish. Spread cheese over the top. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until heated through. Garnish with your favorite toppings such as lettuce and tomatoes, or sour cream.

LOW-FAT SOUR CREAM CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Mix sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and cilantro in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray; add tomatoes with green chile peppers, chicken, onion, and green chiles. Cook and stir mixture over medium heat until onion is transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place tortillas on a microwave-safe plate; heat in the microwave until warm and flexible, about 10 seconds.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla; sprinkle filling with about 1 tablespoon Colby-pepperjack cheese. Roll each tortilla around the filling and place seam side down into the prepared baking dish. Top tortillas with sour cream sauce; sprinkle remaining cheese over sour cream layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted, 25 to 30 minutes.

ANGELA'S AWESOME ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a large pot and add water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the chicken pieces are no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Shred chicken by placing two forks back to back and pulling meat apart. Set the shredded chicken aside. Meanwhile, combine the cream of chicken soup, sour cream, and chili powder in a saucepan. Bring to a simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, then turn off the heat and cover to keep warm.
• Heat the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the shredded chicken, chopped green chilies, taco seasoning, half of the bunch of chopped green onion, and water. Allow to simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in the lime juice, onion powder, and garlic powder; simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Stir 1 cup of the soup mixture into the skillet with the chicken mixture. Spread the remaining soup mixture on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Fill each tortilla with chicken mixture. Sprinkle Cheddar cheese over the chicken filling before folding the tortillas, reserving half of the shredded cheese for topping the enchiladas. Fold tortillas over the filling and place seam-side down in the prepared pan.
• Pour enchilada sauce evenly over the enchiladas. Cover with the remaining 1 1/2 cups of Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle the reserved chopped green onions and the sliced olives on top of the cheese. Bake in the preheated oven until filling is heated through and the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 25 minutes.

AWESOME AND EASY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS (REDUCED FAT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Divide the shredded chicken, onions and 1 cup of the cheese equally into each tortilla. (This doesn't have to be exact or perfect here!).
• Roll them each tightly and place seam-side down into a greased (cooking spray) 9x13 baking dish.
• Prepare the sauce by combining soup, sour cream and green chilis (for a hotter recipe also add 1/4 cup finely chopped jalapenos).
• The sauce should be of a thick gravy-like consistency. You may need to add a little water to thin it out (I usually add about 1/2 a can of water to reconstitute the soup).
• Pour sauce over the rolled tortillas.
• Bake for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and top with remaining cheese.
• Return to oven until the cheese melts.
• Ole!

LOW FAT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Warm tortillas according to instructions on package.
• Combine shredded chicken with black beans and sweet corn.
• Mix salsa, yogurt and sour cream and spoon half the salsa mixture into the chicken, beans and corn. Blend well.Divide chicken mixture among the tortillas. Carefully roll tortillas and place them seam down in the baking dish. Spoon remaining salsa mixture over the tortillas. Sprinkle cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes.

BEST, EASIEST & LOW FAT! CHICKEN VERDE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Boil the chicken breasts in water until done.
• While the chicken breasts are boiling, coat a frying pan in oil to fry Tortillas to medium brown. You'll want them firm.
• Drain Chicken and shred.
• Add 1/2 of the Verde Enchilada Sauce to the chicken and mix.
• Put 4 tortillas on the bottom
• Spoon 1/2 the Chicken mixture.
• Add 1/2 can of Sweet Corn.
• Add 1/3 bag of cheese.
• Repeat with 4 tortillas,.
• Spoon remaining 1/2 the Chicken mixture.
• Add other 1/2 can of Sweet Corn.
• Add 1/3 bag of cheese.
• One more tortilla layer.
• Pour remainder of the Verde Enchilada Sauce on top and down the edges.
• Top with last portion of cheese.
• Bake 375 for 20 minutes.

HEALTHIER CHICKEN ENCHILADAS II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a large baking dish.
• Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir green onion and garlic until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until lightly browned and tender, about 6 minutes. Stir in green chilies, cream of mushroom soup, and sour cream. Mix well. Reserve 3/4 this sauce in a bowl and set aside. Mix in chicken, pinto beans, and 1/2 cup of shredded Cheddar cheese to the remaining 1/4 of sauce in saucepan; stir together.
• Fill each tortilla with chicken mixture and roll up. Place seam side down in the prepared baking dish.
• Combine reserved 3/4 sauce with milk in a small bowl. Spoon this mixture over the rolled tortillas and top with remaining 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is bubbly and enchiladas are heated through, 30 to 35 minutes.

EASY LOW FAT CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13 pan with shortening or spray.
• In saucepan, add chicken, soup, water, taco seasoning, and black beans. Heat slowly and stir until heated through and bubbly.
• Cut tortillas into quarters.
• Cover the bottom of the 9x13 pan with about 1 cup of the chicken mixture.
• Piece half of the tortilla wedges, jigsaw-puzzle-like, so they cover the chicken mixture on the bottom of the pan.
• Spread half of the remaining chicken mixture on top of the tortillas.
• Spread 1 cup of the shredded cheese on top of the chicken mixture.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until heated through.

LOW FAT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH HIGH FAT TASTE.

Steps:

• Make salsa if you are using home made.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Combine cream cheese, sour cream, onions, cumin, cilantro, jalapeno and green chilis.
• Fold in cooked chicken.
• In a small baking dish (I have a perfect one for 3 enchiladas) layer the bottom with salsa.
• Warm the wraps in the microwave and layer 1/4 to 1/3 cup of chicken mixture on each, wrap and place seam side down in dish.
• Cover with more salsa and bake a half hour until heated through. Sprinkle with 2 tbs of cheddar cheese and place back in the oven until bubbling.
• Serve with extra salsa and sour cream if desired.