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Creamy Key Lime Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  

1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
1 can (4.5 oz) ortega chopped green chilies
2 1/2 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken
1 container (6 oz) Yoplait® Greek 100 Key lime yogurt
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 to 3 tablespoons key lime juice
2 cans (10 oz) red enchilada sauce (hot, medium or mild)
12 corn tortillas (or flour, I used both)
1 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend (2 oz) (or more)

Directions:
Directions:
1.Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
2 In 10-inch nonstick skillet, cook onion, chilies and chicken over medium-high heat about 3 minutes or until chicken is warm and onion is starting to turn translucent. Remove from heat; stir in yogurt, 1/4 cup of the cilantro, and the lime juice. Stir in 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce.
3 Fill each tortilla with 1/4 cup chicken mixture. Roll up; place seam side down in baking dish. Spread remaining enchilada sauce over tortillas; sprinkle with cheese.
4 Bake about 30 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Sprinkle remaining cilantro over enchiladas; serve warm.

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
6 to 8
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
60 min
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
We love anything "key lime". I wasn't sure about this at first but we found it to be an interesting change from standard chicken or beef enchiladas. The flavor is very interesting. We really liked them.

 

 

 

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