Homemade Chicken Enchiladas - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded
- 1 onion, diced
- 1 green bell pepper, diced
- 1 1/2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 cup cream cheese
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 8 (10 inch) flour tortillas
- 2 cups enchilada sauce
- 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir chicken, onion, green bell pepper, garlic, cream cheese, and 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese in hot oil until the cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Stir tomato sauce, chili powder, parsley, oregano, salt, and black pepper into the chicken mixture.
- Divide mixture evenly into tortillas, roll the tortillas around the filling, and arrange in a baking dish. Cover with enchilada sauce and remaining 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese.
- Bake in preheated oven until cheese topping melts and begins to brown, about 15 minutes.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Chicken Breast.
Skinless chicken breast, often heralded for its lean nutritional profile, is undeniably a powerhouse when it comes to protein content. With an impressive 21 grams of protein packed into every 100 grams of the breast, it emerges as a preferred choice for those conscious about their protein intake. Delving deeper into the nutritional matrix of chicken, one can't overlook the copious amounts of vitamin B6 it houses. This particular vitamin plays an indispensable role in our body, especially when di...
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