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                            Chicken Enchiladas

Recipe By     : From Bon Appetit
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Main Dishes                      Mexican
                Poultry

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  16      ounces        low-fat sour cream
   7      ounces        green chiles -- diced
   4      large         green peppers -- chopped
     1/2  cup           cilantro -- fresh, chopped
   1 1/2  teaspoons     ground cumin
   2      cups          chicken white meat -- cooked and diced
   8      ounces        lowfat cheddar cheese -- grated
   8                    flour tortillas -- 8-inch diameter
   8      ounces        light cream cheese -- cut in 8 long strips
  24      ounces        picante sauce -- or salsa

Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.  Grease a 13- by 9- by 2-inch baking disk.

Mix 1 3/4 cups sour cream, chilies, green onions, 1/2 cup cilantro and
cumin in a large bowl.  Mix in chicken and one cup of the cheddar cheese.
Sean the filling to taste with salt and pepper.

Spoon 1/2 cup filling down the center of each tortilla.  Top the filling
with a cream cheese strip.  Roll up each tortilla and arrange seam-side
down in the baking dish.

Pour salsa or picante sauce over the enchiladas.  Cover and bake until
sauce bubbles and enchiladas are heated through, about 45 minutes.

Uncover, sprinkle with the remaining cup of cheddar cheese and bake until
cheese melts, about 5 minutes.

Top with remaining sour cream.  Garnish with fresh cilantro, if desired.

Nutritional Information per serving: 474 calories (44% from fat), protein
28.8 g, fat 22.1 g (poly 6.4 g, mono 6.2 g, sat 7 g), carb 33.5 g, fiber
3.4 g, chol 61 mg, iron 4.2 mg, sodium 679 mg, calcium 328 mg.

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NOTES : Try this interesting variation on enchiladas - you'll like it.