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High Protein Buffalo Chicken Enchiladas in casserole dish

High Protein Buffalo Chicken Enchiladas

5 from 7 votes
Dig into my buffalo chicken enchiladas, made with seasoned ground chicken, shredded cheddar, and creamy cottage cheese. This dish is quick to prep and packed with protein – perfect for any weekday meal!
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 8 enchiladas
Course: dinner, lunch, meal-prep
Cuisine: American
Calories: 851

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1.5 cups carrots diced small
  • 1.5 cups celery diced small
  • 1/2 large yellow onion diced small
  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 2 cups cottage cheese
  • 1.5 cups buffalo sauce divided
  • 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
  • 8 10- inch tortillas
  • 10 oz enchilada sauce

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 375F and grease 9x13 casserole dish.
  2. Heat a large skillet or dutch oven with olive oil. Once hot, add in diced carrots, celery, and onion. Cook for 8-10 minutes or until softened.
  3. Add in ground chicken and break up. Once almost all the way cooked through, add garlic, salt and pepper, and cook another two minutes then turn off heat.
  4. While chicken is cooking, in a bowl, mix together cottage cheese and 1 cup buffalo sauce. Pour mixture into chicken mixture and stir until all combined.
  5. Add 1/4 cup of enchilada sauce to bottom of casserole dish.
  6. Lay out tortilla, add 1 cup of chicken mixture, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Roll up and add to casserole dish, continuing with remaining tortillas until all 8 are filled.
  7. Drizzle with remaining enchilada sauce and buffalo sauce. Then sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of cheese.
  8. Bake for 35 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 851kcalCarbohydrates: 88gProtein: 40gFat: 37gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 3500mgPotassium: 726mgFiber: 7gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 4830IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 597mgIron: 7mg

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