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