Monday, September 28, 2009

Chicken Enchiladas

Tyler Florence has this recipe on Foodnetwork.com, http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/chicken-enchiladas-recipe/index.html, AND it is outstanding.

If you like corn tortillas and a corn/tomato type base for chicken enchiladas, you'll love this.

I'm planning to substitute the following to take the sugar count/calorie count down a bit.

1 Can Stewed tomatoes - use instead 2-3 tomatoes fresh
Chipotle Chiles canned - 1-2 jalapenos fresh
whole green chiles - use 2-3 whole green chiles fresh
all purpose flour - whole wheat flour
Stick to low fat shredded cheese - cheddar, colby, jack, or mexican
Mexican spice blend - skip it and just put garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper on your chicken

Instead of canned enchilada sauce, quickly mix up your own:
  • 2-3 chopped tomatoes
  • 1 jalapeno
  • 2-3 whole green chiles
  • 1 T lime juice
  • 1 T of cilantro leaves
  • 1/2 roasted red bell pepper
  • 1 T Splenda
  • 1 T chili powder
  • 1/2 t cumin
  • 1/4 t salt
Be sure to put a fat free Sour Cream as a side and fresh guacamole (little to no salt) too!

Good Luck!!

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