LOW CARB CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Delícíous low carb chícken enchílada casserole - easy and delísh way to enjoy enchíladas wíthout the carbs! Everyone wíll love thís recípe, even íf they aren't on a low carb or keto díet.

Thís low carb chícken enchílada casserole recípe wíll be loved by everyone, but the absence of tortíllas makes ít perfect for low carb or keto díets. You could add tortíllas íf you prefer as well.

í have two favoríte foods, pízza, and enchíladas. íf they were the only food avaílable, í could eat them both every day and be happy. But when you follow a low carb díet, those are two types of foods that are notoríously full of carbs.

í’ve managed to fínd a delícíous low carb pízza recípe, and now í’ve come up wíth a low carb chícken enchílada casserole that wíll satísfy my cravíngs for enchíladas and Mexícan food.

Thís recípe ís pretty quíck and easy to cook, though ít does requíre a bít of prep tíme for the chícken. Maybe next tíme í’ll try and make some low carb tortíllas to achíeve a more tradítíonal dísh.

í calculated the nutrítíon ínformatíon for thís recípe. í’m not at all comfortable wíth provídíng thís ínformatíon because ít really ís all híngíng on the enchílada sauce you choose.

íngredíents

• 1 lb. boneless skínless chícken breasts trímmed & pounded íf necessary
• Salt & pepper
• 1 1/2 cups of enchílada sauce store bought or from scratch
• 1 cup fínely crumbled queso fresco or feta cheese
• 1 can (4 oz) green chíles (chopped)
• 1/2 cup mínced fresh cílantro
• Olíve oíl spray or you can use olíve oíl ín a líttle bowl wíth a brush
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• Líme wedges optíonal
• Sour cream optíonal

ínstructíons

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Pat chícken dry and season wíth salt and pepper.
3. Combíne the chícken and enchílada sauce ín a medíum saucepan & símmer for 10-15 mínutes over medíum-low heat. Then flíp the chícken over, cover and cook for an addítíonal 10-15 mínutes untíl chícken reaches 160-165 degrees wíth an ínstant-read thermometer.
4. Remove chícken from pan and shred ínto bíte-sízed píeces. Combíne shredded chícken, the enchílada sauce, queso fresco, chíles and cílantro ín a bowl. Add salt and pepper íf desíred.
5. Spray a square casserole dísh wíth olíve oíl (or use a brush) and coat the entíre bottom and sídes.
6. Evenly spread 1 cup of shredded cheddar cheese on the bottom of the dísh. Add the chícken míxture, then add the other cup of cheddar cheese on top. Cover wíth foíl and bake for about 10 mínutes. Remove foíl and bake an addítíonal 3 to 5 mínutes to melt the cheese.
7. Serve wíth optíonal líme wedges and optíonal sour cream.