Lazy Girl Chicken Quinoa Enchiladas
You won't believe how easy this recipe is! Comfort food meets REAL food with healthy, simple ingredients. SO deliciously good!
Foto: Pinch of Yum — Lindsay Ostrom
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
- 1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 lb . boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 1 14 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- 4 cups enchilada sauce (use canned sauce OR see recipe below)
- 10 10 -inch flour tortillas
- 1 28 ounce can tomatoes (refilled once with water or broth)
- 3 tablespoons chili powder
- 3 tablespoons taco or Southwestern seasoning
- half an onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 jalapeno, ribs and seeds removed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt (more to taste)
Steps
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If the chicken breasts are large, cut them in half or in fourths. Put the quinoa, broth, and chicken in a rice cooker. Select the “white rice” setting – when it’s done, just double check that the chicken is cooked through. You can shred it with two forks directly in the pot.
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If you’re making your own sauce, puree all the sauce ingredients in a blender. If you want, simmer the sauce for a while to bring out more flavor. But this is the lazy girl’s enchiladas, so…
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Pour about half of the sauce, half of the cheese, and the black beans directly into the rice cooker with the cooked quinoa and chicken – stir to combine.
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place a scoop of the quinoa chicken filling in the center of a tortilla. Roll up and place seam-side down in a 9×13 baking dish. Repeat until all tortillas are filled.
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Top with remaining sauce and cheese. Bake, covered, for 20 minutes or until the sauce is bubbly and the cheese is melted. Serve!
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Macronutrients
*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (29% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncooked quinoa | 1 cup | - | - |
| chicken or vegetable broth | 0.5 cups | - | - |
| . boneless skinless chicken breasts | 1 lb | - | - |
| can black beans | 1 ounce | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 1.200 |
| shredded cheese | 2 cups | - | - |
| enchilada sauce | 4 cups | Rp 20.000/100g | Rp 80.000 |
| -inch flour tortillas | 10 | - | - |
| can tomatoes | 1 ounce | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 1.200 |
| chili powder | 3 tablespoons | Rp 8.000/100g | Rp 24.000 |
| taco or Southwestern seasoning | 3 tablespoons | - | - |
| half an onion | - | - | - |
| garlic | 3 cloves | - | - |
| jalapeno | 1 | - | - |
| salt | 0.5 teaspoon | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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