Spinach and Chicken Enchiladas

Recipesfull introduces to you: Chicken Breast Recipes. (Spinach and Chicken Enchiladas). If you like spinach and Mexican food, you'll love these easy chicken enchiladas made with ricotta cheese and spinach.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 5

Yield: 5 servings

Spinach and Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter

½ cup sliced green onions

2 cloves garlic

minced

2 large cooked chicken breast halves

diced

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach -thawed

drained

and squeezed dry

½ teaspoon chili powder

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

⅛ teaspoon salt

1 cup ricotta cheese

½ cup sour cream

1 ½ cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

divided

1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella cheese

divided

5 (10 inch) flour tortillas

2 (10 ounce) cans enchilada sauce

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir green onions and garlic in butter until fragrant and softened about 2 minutes. Stir chicken spinach chili powder black pepper and salt into the green onion mixture and cook until heated through about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix ricotta cheese sour cream 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese into chicken mixture until thoroughly combined. Reserve remaining Monterey Jack and mozzarella cheeses for topping.

Step 3

Place tortillas into a plastic bag seal bag and microwave on high until warm and soft 30 to 45 seconds. Spoon about 3/4 cup of chicken filling down the center of each tortilla in a line. Roll tortillas around filling and place with seam sides down into a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 4

Pour enchilada sauce over filled enchiladas and sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of Monterey Jack and mozzarella cheeses over the top.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until filling is bubbling and cheese topping is browned at the edges about 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Spinach and Chicken Enchiladas

Servings Per Recipe:5

Calories: 687.7

% Daily Value *

Protein: 43.2g 86%

Carbohydrates: 49.4g 16%

Dietary Fiber: 5.4g 21%

Sugars: 3.2g

Fat: 35.2g 54%

Saturated Fat: 17.3g 86%

Cholesterol: 112.3mg 37%

Vitamin A Iu: 7995.9IU 160%

Niacin Equivalents: 17.5mg 134%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 35%

Vitamin C: 13.8mg 23%

Folate: 184.7mcg 46%

Calcium: 754.4mg 75%

Iron: 5.7mg 32%

Magnesium: 112.6mg 40%

Potassium: 851.1mg 24%

Sodium: 1295.6mg 52%

Thiamin: 0.5mg 47%

Calories From Fat: 316.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.