Roasted Turkey Enchiladas

Roasted Turkey Enchiladas is oven roasted shredded turkey, stuffed into tortilla, topped with homemade enchilada sauce & cheese! Weight Watchers friendly- 8 SmartPoints!

Hopefully by now you have a full understanding of my love for Mexican food.  I really could eat Mexican food everyday.  I am a native Texan, so tacos and enchiladas are a way of life.  My Roasted Turkey Enchiladas are the perfect meaty enchiladas to make for dinner any day of the week.  Oven roasted shredded turkey and cheese, stuffed into a corn tortilla, topped with homemade roasted tomato enchilada sauce and more cheese!  This is a Weight Watchers friendly recipe and two enchiladas is 8 SmartPoints.

I’m always looking for ways to change up enchiladas by using different ingredients instead of traditional ingredients.  Don’t get me wrong, I love traditional cheese enchiladas, but sometimes I want something different.  Lately, I’ve been cooking with turkey tenderloin and turkey breast.  For years, I only cooked with ground turkey, but recently I found more turkey options to cook with… with is awesome because I love to try new things!

A few months ago, I found already cooked oven roasted turkey breast by Jennie-O.  I love Jennie-O products because they are all natural and lean cuts of meat, which works great for Weight Watchers.  What I love about the already cooked turkey breast is that it was already cooked!  This saves so much time for me, and I know it will for you too!!!

These enchiladas are so delicious… packed with tons of meat and flavor.  You honestly will have no idea that they are actually “healthy” and Weight Watchers friendly.  To start, I like to make my own enchilada sauce.  If you’ve checked out my other recipe posts, you know I love to make my own sauce.  Making your own sauce not only tastes better, but ensures that you know exactly what ingredients are in whatever it is you are eating!

These enchiladas are covered in my delicious Roasted Tomato Enchilada Sauce.  Be sure to click here to read how to make this sauce!

Since the turkey is already cooked, the next few steps only take a few minutes!  Shred the pre-cooked turkey breast and set aside.

In a large skillet over medium heat, saute onion and garlic for a few minutes then add the turkey.  Add a little bit of hot water to the skillet to moisten the turkey and let it cook for a few minutes.

The final steps are assembling the enchiladas!

Pour a little bit of the enchilada sauce into a casserole dish.

Dip a corn tortilla into the enchilada mixture.

Add a few tablespoons of the turkey mixture into the tortilla, top with a sprinkle of cheese, then gently roll up the tortilla tightly and place in the casserole dish.  Repeat this step 12 times!

Pour the rest of the sauce on top of the enchiladas then top with cheese.  Bake for 15 minutes.

Remove the enchiladas from the oven and garnish with cilantro.

Take a break from using chicken and use turkey for these enchiladas!  Save this recipe for when it comes time for Thanksgiving… this would be a great way to use leftover turkey.  Be sure to check out my other enchiladas recipes: Roasted Tomatillo Vegetable Enchiladas, Chicken Suiza Enchiladas, Cheesy Vegetable Enchilada Casserole, and Vegetarian Enchilada Stuffed Peppers.

Roasted Turkey Enchiladas are the perfect meaty enchiladas to make for dinner any day of the week.  Oven roasted shredded turkey and cheese, stuffed into a corn tortilla, topped with homemade roasted tomato enchilada sauce and more cheese!  8 Weight Watchers Smartpoints for two enchiladas!

I hope you enjoy these bites of flavor!

Serves 6, 2 Enchiladas Per Serving

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Roasted Turkey Enchiladas

8 SMARTPOINTS per serving

10 minPrep Time

1 hrCook Time

1 hr, 10 Total Time

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Ingredients

• 12 Corn Tortillas (I use Mission Ultra-Thin Corn Tortillas)
• 2 Cups Reduced Fat Sharp Cheddar Cheese
• 2 Tablespoons Cilantro, Chopped
• 2 Cups Roasted Tomato Enchilada Sauce
Turkey Filing Ingredients:
• 1 Teaspoon Olive Oil
• 1 ½ Pounds Jennie-O Pre-CookedOven Roasted Turkey Breast (I used Premium Portions Oven Roasted Turkey Breast)
• ¼ Large White Onion
• 2 Cloves Garlic
• ½ Cup Hot Water

Instructions

1. Make Roasted Tomato Enchilada Sauce according to recipe instructions.
Turkey Filling Directions:
2. Shred pre-cooked turkey breast and set aside.
3. Dice onion and set aside.
4. Mince garlic and set aside.
5. Heat large skillet over medium heat and add oil
6. Add onion and garlic, season with salt and pepper, and cook until onions are translucent.
7. Add shredded turkey and water. Mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
To make enchiladas:
8. Spray each side of tortilla with cooking spray and add to a zip lock bag. Microwave for 45 seconds. This will help keep tortillas flexible.
9. Once sauce has thickened, dip each tortilla in sauce.
10. Fill each tortilla with stuffing and sprinkle of cheese (Save 1 cup of cheese for later).
11. Ladle sauce on the bottom of casserole dish. Line up each stuffed enchilada and pour remaining sauce over enchiladas.
12. Bake at 400 degrees for 15 minutes.
13. Remove from oven and top with cheese and cilantro

Notes

Nutrition is based on the NEW Weight Watchers Freestyle Program guidelines. Nutrition calculated using Weight Watchers calculator.

NUTRITION: Serves 6, 2 Enchiladas Per Serving- (8 SmartPoints Per Serving) CALORIES: 330 FAT: 10.8 SATURATED FAT: 4.1 CARBS: 19.9 FIBER: 2.8 SUGARS: 4.1 PROTEIN: 36.8

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