Pumpkin-Chicken Enchiladas

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Ingredients

  • 1 (10-oz) can red enchilada sauce
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups chopped rotisserie chicken
  • 3 red bell peppers, chopped
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • ½ cup ⅓-less-fat cream cheese, softened
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • 12 soft taco-size whole wheat tortillas
  • ¾ cup shredded colby-Jack cheese
  • ½ cup fresh salsa (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Stir together enchilada sauce and pumpkin. Spread one-third of enchilada sauce mixture in a greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish.
  2. Stir together chicken, bell peppers, onion, cream cheese, and pepper.
  3. Spoon chicken mixture down center of each tortilla; roll up, and place, seam sides down, in baking dish. Top with remaining enchilada sauce mixture and colby-Jack cheese. Bake, covered, 10 to 15 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
  4. Uncover, and increase oven temperature to broil. Broil 2 to 3 minutes or until browned and bubbly. Serve with salsa, if desired.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 2 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1½ tsp honey
  • ¼ tsp pepper
  • 1 (5-oz) pkg arugula
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Whisk together lemon juice, oil, honey, and pepper in a large bowl.
  2. Add arugula and parsley; toss.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
549
55
604
Fat (g) 20 5 25
Sat. Fat (g) 9 1 10
Protein (g) 28 1 29
Carb (g) 65 3 68
Fiber (g) 8 1 9
Sodium (mg) 1123 20 1143

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