Red Chile-cheese Enchiladas

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8 Servings
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This is a quick and easy main dish.


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Red Chile-cheese Enchiladas Ingredients

3/4 cup Cottage cheese fat free2 cups Red or Green Chile Sauce
2/3 cup Monterey jack cheese shredded Cooking Spray
2 tablespoons Onion finely chopped12 ea Corn Tortillas
1/8 teaspoon Salt 1/2 cup Sharp cheddar cheese shredded

Instructions for Red Chile-cheese Enchiladas

Preheat oven to 400?

Place cottage cheese in food processor for 1 minute or until smooth. Combine cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese, onion and salt, stirring well.

Spread ? cup red or green chile sauce in bottom of 8 x 8 baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 4 tortillas over sauce, overlapping as necessary. Spread ? cup cottage cheese mixture evenly over tortillas;top with ? cup chile sauce. Repeat layers once with 4 tortillas, remaining cottage cheese mixture and ? cup chile sauce. Arrange remaining 4 tortillas over sauce, spoon remaining sauce over tortillas. Sprinkle evenly with cheddar cheese.

Cover and bake at 400? for 10 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese melts. Let stand 5 minutes, cut into 8 squares.

Main Ingredient: CheeseCuisine: Mexican

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danpit
on Nov 25 2007 6:58AM