Light Shredded Chicken Enchiladas
Shredded Chicken Enchiladas are a favorite kid and teen favorite comfort food made a bit lighter and healthier, courtesy of Camp Shane Health Camp for Kids.
Ingredients
ENCHILADA SAUCE
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion - minced
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 15 oz tomato sauce - canned, no sodium added
- ½ cup water
CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
- 2 cups skinless chicken breast - cooked and shredded
- ½ cup fat-free refried beans
- 1.5 cups enchilada sauce - recipe above
- ½ cup fat-free cheddar cheese - shredded
- 12 small tortillas
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F
- Spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray
- Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium heat, and add onions. Cook until tender and translucent.
- Stir in salt, pepper, garlic, chili powder, and sugar. Mix well and quickly.
- Stir in tomato sauce and water. Bring to a simmer for 5 minutes, until slightly thickened.
- Combine chicken, beans, 1/2 cup of prepared enchilada sauce, and cheese, in a large bowl.
- Stack tortilla wraps and cover with plastic wrap (microwave safe). Microwave the tortillas for 1 minute to soften.
- Divide chicken mixture evenly down the center of each tortilla, and loosely roll the tortillas around filling.
- Place each stuffed tortilla seam-side down on the baking dish.
- Lightly spray the exposed end-edges of the enchiladas with cooking spray to prevent burning.
- Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the enchiladas in the baking dish.
- Cover with foil and bake enchiladas for 10 minutes. Remove the foil and bake another 5 minutes.
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About Shane Diet & Fitness Resorts
Ziporah Janowski’s passion for and involvement in the weight loss and health world is well established. Her husband David Ettenberg is the owner of Camp Shane, the country’s oldest weight loss camps for children. Wanting to bring Camp Shane’s formula for success to adults, Ziporah founded Shane Diet & Fitness Resorts for adults in 2008 after a successful career as a corporate attorney. Ziporah is so committed to delivering a life changing program, she became a certified wellness chef in 2016, graduating from the Natural Gourmet Institute in New York City. An avid believer in living a healthy lifestyle, she strives to promote better fitness, nutrition and long-lasting change in both her work life and personal life.