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Recipe: Best Cheese Enchilada Casserole
Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 40 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 1 Tbs. olive oil
  • 1 red bell pepper\cooked, seeded and cut into 1-0/1 inch pieces
  • 9 8 inch corn tortilla
  • 2 cup canned refried beans
  • 1-3/4 Lbs. tomatoes\cooked, crushed
  • 4 scallion, trimmed and chopped
  • 1/2 Lbs. canned green chilies, drained and diced (wear rubber gloves)
  • 3 oz. black olives, drained and sliced
  • 1/2 cup light sour cream
  • 2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Cooking Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° F. Heat oil in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium heat. Saute bell pepper 3-4 minutes or until softened. Remove from heat. Spread even portions of beans on one side of each tortilla. Arrange 3 tortillas, bean side up, in the bottom of an 8 x 12 inches baking dish. Layer with 1/3 of each of the remaining ingredients. Cover mixture with 3 tortillas and half of each of the remaining ingredients. Repeat with remaining tortillas, bell pepper, scallions, chilies, olives and sour cream. Top with tomatoes and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 35-40 minutes or until mixture is bubbling.
 
Per Serving: calories 438, fat 21.3g, calories from fat 44%, protein 20.1g, cholesterol 52.9mg, dietary fiber 9.7g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 438 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 20.1g Vegetable Exchanges 2.5
Carbohydrates 45.9g Fruit Exchanges 0.0
Dietary Fiber 9.7g Bread Exchanges 2.1
Sugar 10.5g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.0
Fat Total 21.3g Lean Meat Exchanges 1.4
Saturated Fat 11.2g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.0
Mono-unsaturated Fat 8.4g Fat Exchanges 2.9
Poly-unsaturated Fat 1.8g
% Calories from Fat 44%    
Cholesterol 52.9mg
Sodium 1000.0mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 338.8IU Calcium 438.4mg
Thiamin (B1) 1.7mg Copper 1.9mg
Riboflavin (B2) 2.0mg Iron 4.4mg
Niacin (B3) 2.7mg Magnesium 95.3mg
Vitamin B6 1.9mg Manganese 0.7mg
Vitamin B12 0.4mcg Phosphorus 476.5mg
Vitamin C 95.6mg Potassium 907.0mg
Vitamin E 3.1IU Selenium 13.4mcg
Folate 71.1mcg Sodium 1000.0mg
Pantothenic Acid 1.7mg Zinc 2.9mg