I was disappointed in these. I found that sauce to be grainy from the 1/2 cup of chile powder, and it overwhelmed from the flavor of the pork in the filling. There also definitely needed to be more cheddar. Would not make again.
Santa Fe Red Chile Enchiladas
This classic presentation features chile sauce, tortillas, and shredded pork layered and baked with cheese.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1/2 tortilla stack)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 294
- Calories from fat: 28%
- Fat: 9.1g
- Saturated fat: 2.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 2.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.7g
- Protein: 19.7g
- Carbohydrate: 37.6g
- Fiber: 6.4g
- Cholesterol: 38mg
- Iron: 2.7mg
- Sodium: 605mg
- Calcium: 195mg
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 8 ounces boneless center-cut loin pork chops (about 1/4 inch thick)
- 1/2 teaspoon vegetable oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 3/4 cups New Mexican Red Chile Sauce
- 6 (6-inch) corn tortillas
- 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until done. Remove pork; shred with 2 forks.
- Add oil to pan; heat over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 4 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in shredded pork, oregano, salt, and pepper.
- Spread 1/4 cup New Mexican Red Chile Sauce over bottom of an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 2 tortillas over sauce; top evenly with half of pork mixture and 1/2 cup sauce. Repeat procedure, ending with tortillas. Spread remaining sauce over tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake at 350° for 20 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Cut each tortilla stack in half.
Santa Fe Red Chile Enchiladas Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Casseroles, Main Dishes
- CUISINE: American, Southwest
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Pork
- COOKING METHOD: Bake
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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