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I’m not going to bore you with yet another story on how I love enchiladas. You get it. I’m in love. Obsessed. Could eat them every day for the rest of eternity. Wouldn’t be ashamed to eat them straight from the fridge at 9am. Lord knows my waistline reflects it.
But these…are a new favorite. They’ve perpetuated a new obsession – stacked enchiladas.
And guess what? They’re relatively good for you too.
And guess what else?? There are only five ingredients. Yup. Five.
Annnd it took me all of 2.5 seconds to put it the whole together.
The five ingredients:
1. Hot Verde Chunky Salsa
2. Plain Greek yogurt (low-fat)
3. Mozzarella cheese (low-fat)
4. Shredded Chicken
5. Corn tortillas
What I love about using the salsa is it’s basically a fat-free pre-made sauce in a jar – there are onions, garlic, tomatillos, green chilies, jalapenos and loads of other spices, making for the perfect base for a sauce – I only wish I had thought of it sooner. You could even find an organic variation at Whole Foods that doesn’t have any added preservatives or weird ingredients you can’t pronounce if you’re into that kind of stuff.
Normally I wouldn’t take the shortcut and use jarred salsa as a sauce, but I’ve been incredibly busy not only with my day job, but with all of the opportunities that have come from this blog, not to mention the normal chaos of everyday life. I swear, the older we get the busier our lives become – and we don’t even have kids yet, lord help me.
Greek yogurt gives the salsa a more sauce-like, velvety texture, while making the enchiladas ultra creamy and insanely addictive. Case in point – I had to physically restrain myself from licking the inside of the bowl I mixed everything in, and actually, I probably would have if I wasn’t expecting Kevin to walk around the corner at any second.
A girl has to keep a little mystery doesn’t she?
Like I previously mentioned, this takes literally about 2.5 seconds to put together. Spread some sauce on the bottom of a greased casserole dish, top with corn tortillas, then your shredded chicken (I bought a tequila lime rotisserie chicken from my local grocery store, but a traditional one is perfect as well), sprinkle with low-fat mozzarella cheese, top with more corn tortillas, chicken, sauce, cheese and finally tortillas, sauce, cheese. Bake.
Done.
Couldn’t be any easier or more fool-poof.
Mexican in a pinch.
Store-bought salsa makes these five ingredient verde chicken enchilada stacks a cinch!
Ingredients
- 16 ounce jar of hot chunky salsa verde
- 12 ounces low-fat plain Greek yogurt, divided (plus more for garnish)
- 3 1/2 cups shredded chicken (I used rotisserie)
- 2 cups low-fat mozzarella, shredded
- 12 corn tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a bowl, whisk together salsa and 1 cup Greek yogurt.
- Spoon ¼ of the sauce on the bottom of the pan, top with 4 flour tortillas, overlapping if necessary. Sprinkle half of chicken over tortillas, top with ¼ of the sauce and 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat. Layer four tortillas, then ½ of chicken, followed by a ¼ of sauce and then a 1/3 of the cheese. For final layer, layer four tortillas, remaining sauce and remaining cheese.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until hot and the cheese is melted.
Chris @ Shared Appetite says
Happy Cinco de Mayo! Loving this… I never thought of adding greek yogurt to enchiladas but it makes perfect sense! Super creative, love the stack idea too!
Nicole says
You too!!! I hope you had a fab Cinco de Mayo!!!
Christine @ Cooking with Cakes says
how did I miss this?! I am in a serious enchi phase right now and this five-ingredient spin is right up my alley! and those last few pics? swoon!
Nicole says
Thank you my friend!! So sweet!
Li says
Sounds good, but desperately needs some color!
j. davis says
Copying this recipe…………In the ingredients you say corn tortillas, but in the cooking
instructions you say flour tortillas. Which is it? I’m thinking flour would be best as corn tortillas tend to crumble. I don’t know tho.
Nicole says
Sorry! Typo, I used corn tortillas – but you can’t use flour if you like them better! Either works!
Jennifer says
Can I sneak some fresh spinach into the layers to add some veggies? Or would a different veggie taste better? Please advise, I am a terrible cook. 🙂
Nicole says
Absolutely! I think spinach would taste great! I would sauté it, and season it with salt and pepper!
Kate Wimer says
I am so excited to try this! My mom makes a similair chicken and corn tortilla layered recipe, however, she adds canned green chilli’s to one of the layers. Do you think that would be too much with the salsa verde?
Nicole says
Nope! I think it would be great!
Kate Wimer says
You are incredible! A guilt free layered enchilada? What?! I was skeptical at first, but I have to say…Ah-Mah-AAAA-Zing! I’m super stoked that it’s only five ingredients! Even though it’s the most simple of recipes, some days I like to plan my meals ahead of time because of my busy schedule. Is this something that can be pre-prepared and sit in the fridge overnight so I can just pop it in the oven after a hard days work?
Nicole says
I think that would be fine!