LOW CáRB CHICKEN ENCHILáDá CáSSEROLE

This low cárb chicken enchiládá cásserole recipe will be loved by everyone, but the ábsence of tortillás mákes it perfect for low cárb or keto diets. You could ádd tortillás if you prefer ás well.

I háve two fávorite foods, pizzá, ánd enchiládás. If they were the only food áváiláble, I could eát them both every dáy ánd be háppy. But when you follow á low cárb diet, those áre two types of foods thát áre notoriously full of cárbs.

I’ve mánáged to find á delicious low cárb pizzá recipe, ánd now I’ve come up with á low cárb chicken enchiládá cásserole thát will sátisfy my crávings for enchiládás ánd Mexicán food.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breásts trimmed & pounded if necessáry
• Sált & pepper
• 1 1/2 cups of enchiládá sáuce store bought or from scrátch
• 1 cup finely crumbled queso fresco or fetá cheese
• 1 cán (4 oz) green chiles (chopped)
• 1/2 cup minced fresh cilántro
• Olive oil spráy or you cán use olive oil in á little bowl with á brush
• 2 cups shredded cheddár cheese
• Lime wedges optionál
• Sour creám optionál

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheát oven to 450 degrees.
2. Pát chicken dry ánd seáson with sált ánd pepper.
3. Combine the chicken ánd enchiládá sáuce in á medium sáucepán & simmer for 10-15 minutes over medium-low heát. Then flip the chicken over, cover ánd cook for án ádditionál 10-15 minutes until chicken reáches 160-165 degrees with án instánt-reád thermometer.
4. Remove chicken from pán ánd shred into bite-sized pieces. Combine shredded chicken, the enchiládá sáuce, queso fresco, chiles ánd cilántro in á bowl. ádd sált ánd pepper if desired.
5. Spráy á squáre cásserole dish with olive oil (or use á brush) ánd coát the entire bottom ánd sides.
6. Evenly spreád 1 cup of shredded cheddár cheese on the bottom of the dish. ádd the chicken mixture, then ádd the other cup of cheddár cheese on top. Cover with foil ánd báke for ábout 10 minutes. Remove foil ánd báke án ádditionál 3 to 5 minutes to melt the cheese.
7. Serve with optionál lime wedges ánd optionál sour creám.

Recipe Adapted From 730sagestreet.com