Eating healthy doesn't mean you have to live on plain chicken and bland veggies, although I love those :) The 21 Day Fix Fitness and Nutrition Program is all about healthy food and portions and simple fitness. If you're interested in being part of my 21 Day Fix Challenge and seeing awesome results in just 21 days click here to get to get started.
My friend Kelly, came up with this delicious recipe that is healthy and FIX approved. This is mouth-watering and just plain fantastic!!!! Check it out!
21 Day Fix Recipes – Chicken Enchiladas | What you’ll need:
- 1 Red container shredded chicken (I like Costco’s rotisserie chicken, though you could braise or roast your own chicken breast and shred it yourself)
- 1 tsp 21 Day Fix southwest seasoning (love this seasoning!)
- 2 – 6″ corn tortillas
- 1 Green container baby spinach (optional)
- 1 Green container homemade enchilada sauce (recipe coming this afternoon).
- 1 Blue container shredded cheese
- 1 Orange container sliced black olives (optional)
21 Day Fix Recipes – Chicken Enchiladas | What you’ll do:
1. Add shredded chicken, seasoning, and spinach to small fying pan with 1/4 cup of water and simmer together until spinach is wilted and seasoning coats chicken.
2. Soften tortillas in microwave for 15 seconds.
3. Roll each tortilla with half of chicken mixture. Place in oven safe baking dish.
4. Pour Enchilada sauce over top of tortillas in dish
5. Sprinkle with cheese and olives
6. Bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees, or until cheese is melted and enchiladas are heated through.
7. Enjoy!
Counts for 2 enchiladas (made with optional ingredients) – 1 Red, 1 Orange, 1 Yellow, 2 Green, 1 Blue. (Also, count 1/2 tsp for the coconut oil used in the sauce-see recipe below).
This recipe is easy enough to make a single serving, or a whole batch with no extra work.
You could make a large batch of these and portion them out for lunches, or serve them to your family for dinner. No one will know they are eating healthy! Just be cautious about sticking to your portions.
When making multiple servings, make them in batches of two, to ensure proper ratios of ingredients.
Easy as pie!
Here comes the sauce recipe-it's a bit more work, but worth it!!
21 Day Fix Recipes – Enchilada Sauce | What you’ll need:
- 8 dried Guajillo chiles and 8 dried Ancho chiles (or any combo of dried chiles you may prefer) seeded and deveined.
- 5-6 ripe roma tomatoes
- 2 cups water (or beef stock, following your 21 Day Fix)
- 1 – sweet or yellow onion
- 3-4 cloves of garlic
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 2 tsp mexican oregano
- 2 tsp refined coconut oil
21 Day Fix Recipes – Enchilada Sauce | What you’ll do:
1. Place garlic, quartered onion, and tomatoes under the broiler for 7-10 minutes. Keep an eye on them and stir ingredients as needed. The goal here is to get some good char on the veggies, but not to burn them. Allow to cool.
2. Rinse chile’s under warm water then place into saucepan so they are just covered with fresh water. Bring to a boil then remove from heat and let steep for 45 minutes to an hour. Allow to cool to they point where you can handle the chiles. Reserve chili water.
3. **Pull out the stems of the chiles. For a more mild sauce remove the seeds and ribs as well.
**SAFETY NOTE: Do not touch your eyes, nose, or any other sensitive part of your body after touching chiles. If you happen to have latex or nitrile gloves in the house please use those while preparing this part of the recipe.
4. **Add chiles, tomatoes, onion, garlic and 1/2 cup chili liquid to blender or food processor. Gently blend until combined. Add 1/2 cup more liquid and blend thoroughly.
** Be mindful of how full you fill your appliance with hot food items/liquids. When blended these items will expand and can burn you if you’re not careful. Never fill your blending receptacle more than 1/2 way full for safest results.
5. Strain sauce through a fine mesh strainer to collect any skins or seeds. You will be left with a thick and velvety sauce.
6. Melt coconut oil over medium heat in a skillet large enough to hold your entire mixture, or do this in batches. When oil is hot, but not smoking, add spices and stir until fragrant (3-4 mins). Be careful not to burn them. Add strained chile mixture. You can expect some sputtering, but this step is crucial for best flavor! Simmer sauce for 5-10 minutes to allow flavors to combine. If sauce is too thick you can thin it out with more chili liquid.
And, Voila! Please use your Green container to portion out your sauce while assembling your little beauties.
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