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Name: Del's Low Carb enchiladas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 package Tortillas Low Carb; 2 lbs Ground beef or chicken cooked and chopped; 2 12-oz cans Enchillada Sauce (green type mild); 1 small Bell pepper red, yellow or green chopped; 1 small Onion chopped; 1 teaspoon Garlic powder; 1 1/2 teaspoon Cilantro chopped; 1 teaspoon Cumin; 2 cups Cheese shredded

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INGREDIENTS

2 package Tortillas ; Low Carb
2 lbs Ground beef or chicken ; cooked and chopped
2 12-oz cans Enchillada Sauce ; (green type mild)
1 small Bell pepper ; red, yellow or green chopped
1 small Onion ; chopped
1 teaspoon Garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoon Cilantro ; chopped
1 teaspoon Cumin
2 cups Cheese ; shredded

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INSTRUCTIONS

Pour the Enchillada sauce into a bowl and heat slightly in microwave. No need to be hot, just warmed a bit. Also time to warm up the tortilla's so they come apart easier.

With the meat cooled a bit, put 1 tablesppon meat in tortilla and wrap the meat with a teaspoon of the sauce, onion and peppers and cheese. Wrap them like a burrito. Lay them in a 5x9 cake pan. (the one for sheet cakes) Line them up down 2 rows, or across 3 I believe. Then put extra meat, onion, and pepper on top of enchillada's. Next pour the rest of the sauce on them spread it around evenly. Top with cheese and bake in oven at 350 for 30 min or until cheese is melted.

Enjoy

NOTES

taste is great. Kids like it because it isnt hot just a bit spicy. You can add extra things like mushrooms, red peppers, banana peppers, cayenne, or anything you wish to spice it up a bit. I have used pepper jack cheese grated on top too.. wonderful

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Del's Low Carb enchiladas

2 package Tortillas Low Carb
2 lbs Ground beef or chicken cooked and chopped
2 12-oz cans Enchillada Sauce (green type mild)
1 small Bell pepper red, yellow or green chopped
1 small Onion chopped
1 teaspoon Garlic powder
1 1/2 teaspoon Cilantro chopped
1 teaspoon Cumin
2 cups Cheese shredded

Cook Ground beef in a pan till crumbly. If using chicken cook first and then cube. Add garlic powder and cumin to the cooking process. You can also add the bell pepper and onion if you like here and saute. Drain any fat from the meat, but keep the onions and peppers. 
Pour the Enchillada sauce into a bowl and heat slightly in microwave. No need to be hot, just warmed a bit.  Also time to warm up the tortilla's so they come apart easier. 
With the meat cooled a bit, put 1 tablesppon meat in tortilla and  wrap the meat with a teaspoon of the sauce, onion and peppers and cheese. Wrap them like a burrito. Lay them in a 5x9  cake pan. (the one for sheet cakes)  Line them up down 2 rows, or across 3 I believe. Then put extra meat,  onion, and pepper on top of enchillada's. Next pour the rest of the sauce on them spread it around evenly. Top with cheese and bake in oven at 350 for  30 min or until cheese is melted. 
Enjoy

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (235g)
Recipe Makes: 8

Calories: 566
Calories from Fat: 324 (57%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 36g	48 %
	Saturated Fat 18g	90 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 12.8g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.7g
Cholesterol 129.5mg		40 %
Sodium 465.2mg		16 %
Potassium 549.1mg		14 %
Total Carbohydrate 24g		7 %
	Dietary Fiber 3.4g	14 %
	Sugars, other 20.6g
Protein 36.4g		52 %
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Calories per serving: 566

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