Name: Spicy Taco Baked Cheese Protein Enchiladas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 dried pasilla chiles; 2 dried guajillo chiles; 1 cup yellow onion (5 oz. chopped); 4 cloves garlic; 1 Tbsp avocado oil; 2 Tbsp tomato paste; 2 cups water; 1 serving Spicy Taco Base Keto Chow; 1/2 tsp salt (coarse); 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper; 12 pieces deli turkey (1 LB, thick sliced ); 3 cups Oaxaca cheese (12 oz. grated,or Monterey jack cheese); 1/2 cup cotija cheese (2 oz. grated ); 1/2 cup Mexican crema (4 oz. or sour cream)

Ingredients:

Sauce

2 dried pasilla chiles
2 dried guajillo chiles
1 cup yellow onion 5 oz. chopped
4 cloves garlic
1 Tbsp avocado oil
2 Tbsp tomato paste
2 cups water
1 serving Spicy Taco Base Keto Chow
1/2 tsp salt coarse
1/2 tsp. ground black pepper

Enchiladas

12 pieces deli turkey 1 LB, thick sliced
3 cups Oaxaca cheese 12 oz. grated,or Monterey jack cheese
1/2 cup cotija cheese 2 oz. grated
1/2 cup Mexican crema 4 oz. or sour cream

Immersion Blender
9 X 13 baking pan

Directions:

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 Facts

Spicy Taco Baked Cheese Protein Enchiladas

Serving Size

1 serving

Amount per Serving

Calories

398.76

% Daily Value*

Fat

52.6

Saturated Fat

4.87

Trans Fat

0.11

Polyunsaturated Fat

0.94

Monounsaturated Fat

2.75

Cholesterol

52.15

Sodium

1696.88

Potassium

697.4

Carbohydrates

9.24

Fiber

3.02

Sugar

2.55

Sugar Alcohol

0.07

Net Carbs

6.15

Protein

23.25

Vitamin A

1588.17

Vitamin C

24.09

Calcium

146.27

Iron

1.16

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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