keto enchiladas

Spicy Taco Baked Cheese Protein Enchiladas

Recipe Creator ,Chef Taffiny Elrod
These protein style enchiladas are packed with flavor. Deli turkey and cheese layered with a delicious sauce this dish is great make ahead entrée. Serve enchiladas with cauliflower rice and ripe avocado salad for a perfect meal.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 67-oz. servings
Calories 398.76kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

Sauce

  • 2dried pasilla chiles
  • 2dried guajillo chiles
  • 1cupyellow onion5 oz. chopped
  • 4clovesgarlic
  • 1Tbspavocado oil
  • 2Tbsptomato paste
  • 2cupswater
  • 1serving Spicy Taco Base Keto Chow
  • 0.5tspsaltcoarse
  • 0.5tsp.ground black pepper

Enchiladas

  • 12piecesdeli turkey1 LB, thick sliced
  • 3cupsOaxaca cheese12 oz. grated,or Monterey jack cheese
  • 0.5cupcotija cheese2 oz. grated
  • 0.5cupMexican crema 4 oz. or sour cream

Instructions

  • Bring a small pan of water to a boil, add the dried chiles and soak them in the water for at least ten minutes.
  • Place a large frypan over medium heat, and add the oil when the pan is warm
  • Add the onion and garlic the hot oil and cook until soft and beginning to brown.
  • Add the tomato paste to the pan and cook, stirring another minute
  • Add two cups water to the pan, scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen any browned bits.
  • Drain the soaked chiles and remove the stems and seeds.
  • Add the chiles to the sauce and simmer until all the vegetables are soft.
  • Add the Keto Chow, salt and pepper and blend with an immersion blender to puree the vegetables. The sauce should be smooth and slightly thick.
  • Ladle about one cup of sauce on the bottom of the dish and spread out.
  • Heat the oven to 375F
  • Lay out a slice of turkey and place one-ounce of shredded Oaxaca cheese in a line near one end of the slice. Roll the turkey around the cheese, rolling toward the other edge of the slice, rolling into a cigar shape.
  • Place the turkey roll in the dish on top of the sauce, seam side down.
  • Continue with the remaining turkey and cheese, rolling them and arranging them in the dish.
  • Ladle enough sauce over the enchiladas to cover them.
  • Sprinkle cotija cheese over each enchilada.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes or until everything is heated through, the sauce is bubbling and the cheese on top is browned.
  • Top with Crema or sour cream before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 servingCalories: 398.76kcalCarbohydrates: 9.24gProtein: 23.25gFat: 52.6gSaturated Fat: 4.87gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.94gMonounsaturated Fat: 2.75gTrans Fat: 0.11gCholesterol: 52.15mgSodium: 1696.88mgPotassium: 697.4mgFiber: 3.02gSugar: 2.55gVitamin A: 1588.17IUVitamin C: 24.09mgCalcium: 146.27mgIron: 1.16mgSugar Alcohol: 0.07gNet Carbs: 6.15g