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Low Fat Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas Recipe with Chili Lime Sour Cream
Low Fat Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas Recipe with Chili Lime Sour Cream
Mexican cuisine and those delicious gooey and cheesy dishes are a real weakness for most of us trying to eat healthier and lose weight. This Low Fat Chicken & Spinach Enchilada Recipe with Low Fat Chili Lime Sour Cream Sauce is the best substitute I have found. Not only will this dish satisfy your craving for something creamy and Mexican influenced, it also is healthy, lower in fat than traditional chicken enchilada recipes; plus it includes vegetables as filler in ways that make them taste fantastic. The olives definitely make a difference. We hope that you enjoy this Low Fat Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas Recipe with Chili Lime Sour Cream post.
Low Fat Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas Recipe with Chili Lime Sour Cream
Ingredients
- 12 corn tortillas
- 3 cups cooked shredded chicken (rotisserie chicken is great for this recipe!)
- 1 can 98% fat free cream of chicken soup
- 10 oz. frozen chopped spinach (thawed & drained)
- 1 small yellow onion sliced thin
- ½ cup 2% milk sharp cheddar cheese shredded (divided)
- ½ cup skim milk
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons minced roasted garlic
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups of sliced ripe black olives from Spain
- 1 small tomato diced
Directions
- In large skillet sauté onion and garlic in 1 tablespoon Olive Oil for 5-6 minutes or until the onion is tender. Add in shredded chicken, cream soup, spinach, and skim milk. Simmer on medium heat for 7-10 minutes. Add in cumin, paprika and ¼ Cup cheese. Allow to cook melting cheese for 2-3 minutes.
- Remove from heat and set aside.
- Place tortillas on microwave safe plate and sprinkle lightly with water (1-2 Tablespoons total). Cover with paper towel and heat on high for 30-45 seconds to soften.
- Spray 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray. Place 2 heaping tablespoons chicken & veggie mixture into each tortilla and roll placing in casserole dish with seam side down. Sprinkle the top with sliced olives and reserved ¼ Cup Cheese. Set aside for sauce.
Low fat chili lime sour cream sauce
Ingredients
- 16 oz fat free sour cream
- 1 small can Green chilies
- ½ cup skim milk
- ¼ cup Lime juice
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1/2 cup Green olives from Spain
Directions
- In blender combine all ingredients and puree until smooth.
- Pour into medium saucepan and cook on medium heat for 7-8 minutes to allow flavors to combine well. Pour sauce over prepared enchiladas.
- Bake Enchiladas at 375 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until heated through and bubbling.
- Remove from oven, allow to cool for 10-15 minutes then serve with extra black olives, lettuce, tomato or even sliced avocado or salsa.
Final Thoughts
I hope you have enjoyed our Chicken and Spinach Enchiladas recipe. Let us know in the comments what you think. If you are in search of further inspiration, check out our Skillet Chicken Enchilada Soup. Happy Eating!
That enchilada recipe looks absolutely fantastic! I don’t like olives, but the rest of my family loves them so I’d make these enchiladas with extra olives on part of the dish.
Those look absolutely delicious. I absolutely love enchiladas, they’re one of my favorite things to make when I have guests too.
That sounds so good. I love Mexican food!
Chicken, spinach, and cheese are some of my favorite foods. I bet they’re delicious in an enchilada. Thanks for sharing your recipe!
This looks really good. I think I may make this over the weekend. Thanks for the recipe.
What a great take on enchiladas! I love the addition of olives. Olives are big in our house. =D
This looks dellicious! I like the way the flavors sound they would blend together. I honestly havent met an olive I dodnt like and everyone else loves them too. We tend to use black olives the most, but any olive is great!
Oh this looks so good. I’ve always wanted to make my own but I haven’t yet. Maybe I’ll try yes!
I love enchiladas! And anything with olives in it. I seriously put olives on everything possible.
Oh my that looks and sounds so delicious! I love making enchiladas! And that sauce you made sounds really yummy too!
That recipe looks delicious! I used to hate olives but now I love them – so tasty!
Oh, my, you have just solved Sunday dinner for me. My daughter is allergic to olives, so I will make two separate servings. I LOVE olives and this will be my treat to myself. She’ll enjoy the enchiladas without them.
I’m not a fan of olives but my husband and kids love them. I, too, had no idea that one olive was that much different than another. I’ll have to find these kind and see what my husband thinks! Also, that enchilada recipe looks amazing!
OH, yum! That sounds so good! I love enchiladas.
I like to add olives to my salads. Yummy! These meals look great
Wow I didnt know olives were so eduational! I love it and saved it for future references!
Now that looks so mouth watering good! Is it too early to start planning on having this for Cinco de Mayo?
Seriously fantastic pics here. Those olives are making me want to cook.
This looks really tasty,I used to hate olives but just recently I have started to like them.
that looks really good. I’m going to have to save this for next week and make it.
My dad and I were recently talking about olives. I didn’t know how expensive olives can get.
We love olives in our house and this recipe looks amazing. I’ll be adding this to my meal plan for next month!
That looks just so good. Love spinach. Great combination.
Wow that’s a lot I didn’t know about olives. And a great recipe too.
I wish I could attend the festival – that sounds fun! Your casserole looks delicious – I know my family would love it.
YUM! This sounds so yummy. I am an olive lover. I pretty much want to eat them every day.
These looks so yummy! Can’t wait to try this! My husband is a huge olive fan!
Wow, what a delicious dish idea! We are huge enchilada fans and the chili lime sour cream is the perfect topping
oh man that looks really good right now. i’ll have to show this to my husband. he will love it.
Oh my god!! This looks amazing! I can’t wait to make this for my family.
These Olives look delicious! I wish I could go to the Miami Wine and Food Festival.
Mmm, these look yummy! The whole “low fat” thing is just the icing on the cake!
Enchiladas are a favorite with our family. These sound amazing.
It is hard to make low fat enchiladas taste good. I will have to try this recipe.
This dish is incredible and I want to make it for a Sunday dinner and I love olives in my dishes and these enchiladas are to die for! I want to make them right now.