This lighter, vegetable-packed chicken enchilada recipe substitutes cabbage leaves for tortillas.
Ingredients
- 1 large head cabbage (around 3 lbs)
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
- 2 cups frozen corn, thawed
- 1 ½ (10 oz) cans red enchilada sauce, divided
- 1 ½ cups shredded reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend, divided
Steps
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cut the cabbage in half and remove the core. Boil cabbage 5 min., until lightly softened. Carefully transfer cabbage to a colander in the sink to drain. Run cold water over cabbage to cool. Carefully remove 12 large leaves from cabbage. (If there aren’t enough large leaves, use 2 small leaves in place of 1 large one.) Pat leaves dry with paper towels.
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken, corn, ½ cup enchilada sauce, and 1 cup cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Spread ½ cup enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Place 1 large cabbage leaf on a cutting board. Spoon ½ cup filling onto bottom end of leaf. Fold sides over filling and roll to close. Place roll seam-side down in prepared baking dish. Repeat with remaining filling and leaves.
- Spoon remaining enchilada sauce over cabbage rolls. Sprinkle remaining ½ cup cheese over top. Bake 20–25 min., until filling is warm and cheese has melted. Let stand 5 min. before serving.
Tips
Garnish the enchiladas with sour cream, cilantro, and chopped green onions, if desired.
This recipe is
- Gluten-free
- Nut-free
- Egg-free
- Wheat-free
Tags
- Lighter
- Plant Forward
- Nut Free
- 5 ingredient
- Wheat Free
- gluten free
- April 2024
- take 5
- Five Ingredients
- Guiding Stars
- Egg Free