Healthy Beef & Cheese Enchiladas

These Healthy Beef and Cheese Enchiladas are a favorite in our home. The ultimate comfort food made healthier. Low carb and WW friendly!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword easy, healthy, low carb, WW

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings servings

Calories 318kcal

Author Sara

Ingredients

1 tsp Avocado Oil or olive oil; can also use avocado oil spray
1 lb Ground Beef lean
6 Low Carb Tortillas
2 Tbls Taco Seasoning
1 cup Yellow Onion diced
2 cloves Garlic minced
19 oz Red Enchilada Sauce
1 cup Shredded Mexican Cheese reduced fat
Pico de Gallo
4 oz Green Chiles canned, diced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375'F
Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and add in the ground beef and taco seasoning. Cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally
Add in the chopped onion, minced garlic and green chiles. Stir and cook until beef is cooked through (about 5 more minutes) set mixture aside
Add 3 tablespoons of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of the baking dish
Then add about 2-3 tablespoons of the meat mixture (divide evenly) and 1 Tbls of cheese to each tortilla and wrap them up - placing each one in the baking dish all in a row
Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the rolled tortillas and top with remaining cheese
Bake for 30 minutes - until cheese is completely melted
Serve with fresh pico de gallo on top and enjoy!

Notes

Nutrition facts are auto-calculated and can vary based on ingredients or brands used

WW SmartPoints are based on the blue plan and are calculated in the app

These enchiladas are 7 WW SmartPoints per serving (blue plan), but you can substitute ground turkey or ground chicken to make them 5 points per serving.

You can make this recipe gluten free by using gluten free flour tortillas or even Siete grain free tortillas, but that will change the nutrition facts and points value.

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