Zucchini Enchiladas

These healthy zucchini enchiladas with chicken are an easy, low carb, and gluten free recipe made without tortillas. Try with beef or turkey!

⏱ 60 min 🔨 Prep 25min 🔥 Cook 30min 📊 Medium 🍽 16 servings ⭐ 4.8 (13) 👁 5
Zucchini Enchiladas

Ingredients

16 servings

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
  2. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the onion, red bell pepper, poblano pepper, chili powder, cumin, and salt. Cook, frequently stirring, until the vegetables have softened and are beginning to brown, about 6 minutes, reducing to medium heat if the vegetables start to burn.
  3. Transfer to a large mixing bowl. Add the chicken, corn, 1/4 cup cheese, Greek yogurt, and 1/3 cup enchilada sauce. Stir to combine. Set aside.
  4. With a vegetable peeler or mandoline slicer, slice the zucchini lengthwise into thin strips about 1/8 inch thick. You want the zucchini to be thin enough to roll easily, but not so thin that it tears. Test the first few slices to ensure you are happy with how they are coming out. Discard any uneven and broken pieces. You will have about 48 slices total.
  5. Spread 1/4 cup of the remaining enchilada sauce on the bottom of the dish.
  6. On a large clean work surface, arrange 3 strips of the zucchini next to each other, overlapping the edges by about 1/4 inch (what you are doing here is making 1 big faux tortilla). Place a heaping 2 tablespoons of the chicken filling across the middle of the zucchini strips.
  7. Starting at the short ends (not the sides), gently roll the zucchini strips around the filling like a sleeping bag. Carefully place the roll seam-side down in the prepared dish. Repeat with the remaining zucchini strips and filling. (You should have 16 enchiladas.) Top the zucchini rolls with the remaining enchilada sauce and 3/4 cup cheese.
  8. Bake the enchiladas until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is melted, 20 to 25 minutes. Serve hot, with any and all desired toppings.

Nutrition per serving

Protein8g
Carbs7g
Fat5g
100kcal
8gProtein
7gCarbs
5gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1349.00
Per Serving
$84.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$2698.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (76% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
extra-virgin olive oil 1 tbsp $21.00
onion 1 medium $50.00
red bell pepper 1 medium $88.00
poblano pepper or green bell pepper 1 medium $88.00
chili powder 2 tsp $35.00
ground cumin 2 tsp $53.00
kosher salt 0.5 tsp $1.00
garlic 2 cloves $395.00
cooked shredded chicken* 2 cups $176.00
corn 1 cup $94.00
grated sharp cheddar cheese 1 cup $260.00
nonfat plain Greek yogurt 0.3333333333333333 cup $75.00
green or red enchilada sauce 1 can $13.00
zucchini 4 large -
Chopped fresh cilantro - -
Nonfat plain Greek yogurt - -
Diced cherry tomatoes - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Zucchini Enchiladas

Ingredients:
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium onion (diced)
  • 1 medium red bell pepper (diced)
  • 1 medium poblano pepper or green bell pepper (diced)
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 cups cooked shredded chicken*
  • 1 cup corn (either fresh cut from the cob, frozen and thawed, or canned)
  • 1 cup grated sharp cheddar cheese (divided (about 4 ounces))
  • 1/3 cup nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 can green or red enchilada sauce (divided (15 ounces) )
  • 4 large zucchini
  • Chopped fresh cilantro
  • Nonfat plain Greek yogurt
  • Diced cherry tomatoes

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