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One of 122 enchiladas recipes we measured

Lazy Girl Chicken Quinoa Enchiladas

from pinchofyum.com

13 cooks on pinchofyum.com rate it 4.8β˜….

hands-on25m
waiting20 min
makes10
each$1.46
kcal435
levelintermediate

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 122.

this recipe typical
protein add100%100%
salt0%0%
aromatics1%6%
vegetables and beans74%1%
liquid124%39%

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

1 cup uncooked quinoa, rinsed
360 g1 1/2 cups chicken or vegetable broth
454 g1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
397 g1 14 ounce can black beans, rinsed and drained
226 g2 cups shredded cheese
980 g4 cups enchilada sauce (use canned sauce OR see recipe below)
10 10-inch flour tortillas
794 g1 28 ounce can tomatoes (refilled once with water or broth)
24 g3 tablespoons chili powder
3 tablespoons taco or Southwestern seasoning
half an onion, chopped
9 g3 cloves garlic
15 g1 jalapeno, ribs and seeds removed
3 g1/2 teaspoon salt (more to taste)

Method: 5 steps, published by pinchofyum.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œLong time reader, first time commenter. I'm going to use this recipe as my intro to quinoa =) As a fellow LG, I will aspire to make the sauce from scratch but just in case I don't, are there brands of enchilada sauce you recommend? Also, from a post so lon” β€” a cook, 4.0β˜…
β€œThis sounds SO GOOD. I find I don't think to make certain things unless I see a recipe. Then I check the PoY blog and a chandelier of light bulbs goes off - I'll be making a million variations of this with leftover shredded pork, with pinto beans, using the pr” β€” a cook, 5.0β˜…
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