| Jan McCracken | | | | 1 cup Chili Sauce |
| FELIZ NAVIDAD... | | | | 1 cup sour cream |
| IT'S A LOW CARB CALIFORNIA CHRISTMAS | | | | Salt to taste |
| FIESTA! | | | | Sauté onion in butter and add other ingredients. |
| We low carbers tend to think that Mexican food is | | | | Set aside while preparing tortillas for BUILDING |
| "off limits"... NOT! This girl lives in California and I have | | | | enchiladas! |
| some awesome recipes from friends for some | | | | Now let's build enchiladas... |
| Mexican food that is "music for your mouth"... not to | | | | Olive oil |
| mention your tummy! | | | | 12 low carb tortillas |
| CHICKEN ENCHILADAS | | | | 2 cups cream |
| Before you start to build the enchiladas... whip out | | | | 1 cup chicken stock |
| that Girl Scout motto and "be prepared"! You can fix | | | | 1 1/2 cups Jack cheese grated |
| this stuff a couple of days in advance and then "whip | | | | Heat oil in heavy skillet and cook tortillas just a few |
| it together" for your guests or for a quick supper | | | | seconds. Combine the cream and chicken stock until |
| after a day of Christmas shopping. | | | | well blended. |
| Okie dokie... prepare the Chile Sauce recipe below and | | | | After cooking each tortilla, dip each one in the |
| refrigerate so it READY. Also, cook the chicken and | | | | chicken stock and cream mixture. Spread filling |
| "chop it"! | | | | mixture on the tortillas (kinda like peanut butter on a |
| "Oil-righty then"... here we go... | | | | sandwich), roll the tortilla, placing the seam side down |
| CHILE SAUCE | | | | on a baking dish. By the way, this dish should be big |
| 1/2 cup onion, chopped | | | | enough to hold 12 of these puppies! |
| 1 garlic clove, finely crushed | | | | After all tortillas are filled and rolled, pour the |
| 2 tablespoons olive oil | | | | remaining liquid over them. Sprinkle with cheese and |
| 1 tablespoon whole wheat pastry flour | | | | bake in a 350° oven until hot and cheese is |
| 1/8 cup chili powder (if you like it hotter, add more!) | | | | melted... about 25 minutes. |
| 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano | | | | Serves 12 |
| 1/4 teaspoon dried cumin | | | | Carb count for Total Recipe: |
| 1 teaspoon salt | | | | 107 grams carbs/19 grams fiber = 88 net grams of |
| 2 cups pureed tomatoes (lowest carb count you can | | | | carbs |
| find) | | | | ADD the carb count for your tortillas! WOW... this is |
| 1 chicken bouillon cube | | | | ONLY 7.3 grams of carbs per serving and if you ADD |
| Cook the onion and garlic in the olive oil until onions | | | | 3 net grams for the tortilla it is still only 10.3 grams |
| are clear. Sprinkle flour and stirring quickly, cook for | | | | for a very special treat. |
| one minute. | | | | Who says low carb cooking is boring?? |
| Add remaining ingredients mixing well and stirring | | | | VIVA FIESTA and FELIZ NAVIDAD... |
| often. Simmer for about 10 minutes. | | | | IT'S A LOW CARB CALIFORNIA FIESTA |
| Makes two cups. | | | | CHRISTMAS! |
| Now for the Enchiladas... | | | | Recipe from the FIRST Low Carb Christmas |
| FIRST... prepare the Filling (recipe below): | | | | Cookbook!by Jan McCracken |
| FILLING: | | | | Now ONLY $9.95 |
| 1/2 cup onion, chopped | | | | Low Carb Christmas Cookin'- |
| 2 tablespoons butter | | | | With an Old-Fashioned Cook! |
| 2 cups cooked chicken, chopped or shredded... your | | | | 224 fun-filled, sometimes hysterical pages! |
| preference | | | | |