Easy Healthy Chicken Enchilada Tacos

Just 5 ingredients, cooked shredded chicken, enchilada sauce, shredded cheese, lettuce and corn tortillas, come together in minutes to make these tasty easy, healthy chicken enchilada tacos.

I always have a can of red enchilada sauce in the pantry because it is so versatile. You can find it in the Mexican food aisle at most grocery stores. Often it comes in mild, medium and hot just like salsas. If the label doesn’t state the heat level, it mostly likely is mild.

For this recipe you can also use the meat from a store bought rotisserie chicken. Or you can simply poach 2 chicken breasts in water or chicken broth on the stove top. This is a quick and easy way to cook chicken for shredding.

This is a tasty low calorie meal perfect for days when you want something that is effortless to make yet loaded with flavor.

How Many Calories and WW Points in these Tacos?

According to my calculations, each serving (2 tacos) has 200 calories and:

7 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
6 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)

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How to Make Chicken Enchilada Tacos, Step by Step

Step 1: Gather and prepare all ingredients.

Step 2: Add the enchilada sauce to the shredded chicken

and stir to combine.

Heat until hot (2-3 minutes on the stove top or in the microwave (affiliate link)).

Step 3: Wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel, and microwave (affiliate link) 1 minute or until warm.

Step 4: Spoon about ¼ cup of the chicken onto each tortilla.

Step 5: Top each taco with 1 tablespoon of cheese and 2 tablespoons of shredded lettuce.

This recipe calls for corn tortillas, which usually have 2 SmartPoints each. If you are not a fan of corn tortillas you could substitute your favorite flour tortilla or turn them into lettuce wraps instead.

What is the Best WW Low Point Tortilla?

A low carb tortilla (affiliate link) is the best option for Points-conscious Weight Watchers. There are many brands to choose from.

With 50 calories, 11g fiber and just 1 SmartPoint (green, blue, purple) Ole Xtreme Wellness High Fiber Low Carb Tortillas (affiliate link) are my current favorite. They taste good and I can I get them at Walmart.

What Can I Use in Place of Enchilada Sauce?

Here is a quick and easy recipe for red enchilada sauce, if you can't find a can:

Ingredients:

• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1-½ tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
• ⅛ teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce

Directions:

1. Combine the first 6 ingredients in a small sauce pan.
2. Heat over medium heat 30 seconds.
3. Stir in the tomato sauce.
4. Add 1 cup of water and mix well.
5. Heat until warm.

If you prefer green enchilada sauce, use that. It typically is a little spicier than the red sauce.

Serving Suggestions

Serve your tacos with black beans, vegetarian refried pintos, or simple brown rice with cilantro.

Serve the tacos alongside sliced tomato and avocado.

Just saute, roast or grill your favorite summer squash.

Make a simple corn and tomato salad

Or serve alongside this spicy cabbage slaw

Ways to Use Leftover Shredded Easy Enchilada Chicken

• Use the chicken mixture on top of your favorite greens for an easy taco salad.
• Turn it into a chicken enchilada soup by adding chicken broth, a can of beans, and a can of corn.
• Make chicken enchilada quesadillas.
• Use as a topping for low calorie nachos.
• Make a Mexican-flavored enchilada casserole by adding some brown rice, diced tomatoes or tomato sauce and cheese.
• Use at breakfast with eggs for your favorite huevos rancheros recipe.

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Recipe source: Eat What You Love Quick & Easy (affiliate link) by Marlene Koch

*Points® calculated by WW. *PointsPlus® and SmartPoints® calculated by Simple Nourished Living; Not endorsed by Weight Watchers International, Inc. All recipe ingredients except optional items included in determining nutritional estimates. SmartPoints® values calculated WITHOUT each plan's ZeroPoint Foods (Green plan, Blue plan, Purple plan) using the WW Recipe Builder.

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