Oven dishes
Enchiladas rojas
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Rolled tortillas with chicken, baked in red tomato sauce and cheese – a Mexican oven classic for the whole family.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 25 minutes
- Baking time: approx. 25 minutes
- Total: approx. 50 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 4 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 735 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 64.1 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 41.3 g
- Fat
- ≈ 33.3 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 8 tortillas (approx. 320 g)
- 500 g cooked chicken
- 300 g grated cheese
- 400 g tomato sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180 °C top/bottom heat. Tear or chop cooked chicken.
- Spread some tomato sauce on the bottom of a baking dish (approx. 25 × 35 cm).
- Fill tortillas with chicken and about a third of the cheese, roll up and place in the pan with the seam side down.
- Pour the remaining sauce evenly over the top and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Bake until the filling is hot throughout and the cheese is golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let it rest briefly and serve.
