Chicken enchiladas in a baking tray and on a dish

Chicken enchiladas

Name: Chicken enchiladas
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts cut into thin slices; 2 tsp vegetable oil; 1 red onion finely sliced; 1 red pepper sliced; 1 yellow pepper sliced; 3 cloves garlic thinly sliced; 1 green chilli finely chopped; 2 tbsp, plus 2 tsp fajita spice mix (we used Gran Luchito Smoky Chipotle Fajita & Taco Mix); 80g spinach; 400g tin black beans rinsed and drained; a small bunch coriander finely chopped; 680g jar passata; 4 large white tortillas; 75g mature cheddar grated; 100g half-fat soured cream

Adam Bush

Published: April 7, 2022 at 10:34 PM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 50 mins

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These easy chicken enchiladas are sure to become a family favourite. Pack them with smoky chipotle chicken, crunchy peppers and black beans then finish with grated cheddar

High protein

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Ingredients

Nutrition

2 chicken breasts

cut into thin slices
2 tsp vegetable oil
1 red onion

finely sliced
1 red pepper

sliced
1 yellow pepper

sliced
3 cloves garlic

thinly sliced
1 green chilli

finely chopped
2 tbsp, plus 2 tsp fajita spice mix (we used Gran Luchito Smoky Chipotle Fajita & Taco Mix)
80g spinach
400g tin black beans

rinsed and drained
a small bunch coriander

finely chopped
680g jar passata
4 large white tortillas
75g mature cheddar

grated
100g half-fat soured cream

Nutrition: per serving

kcal574
fat20.9g
saturates6g
carbs55.9g
sugars18.3g
fibre11.6g
protein35g

high
salt2.6g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Fry the chicken in the vegetable oil in a frying pan over a high heat for 5 minutes until golden all over, then scoop out onto a plate. Add in the onion and peppers, and fry for 5 minutes until charred. Add in the garlic and 1/2 of the chopped chillies and fry for 1 minute before adding 2 tbsp of the fajita spice mix and the spinach. Cook for a minute to wilt, then stir in the beans, coriander, 100ml of passata, the cooked chicken and some seasoning.
step 2

Put 1⁄4 of the chicken mixture along the middle of one tortilla, then roll up and put into a baking dish, and repeat with the remaining chicken and tortillas. Pour the passata into a bowl and add 2 tsp of fajita spice mix and lots of seasoning. Pour this all around the wraps, then top with the grated cheddar and remaining chopped chilli. Bake in the oven for 30 minutes until crisp and bubbling on top, then serve with soured cream.

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