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Beef and Butternut Squash Enchiladas
These enchiladas are one of the easiest meals to prep ahead, with slow cooked beef and roasted butternut squash, it's ready to serve in the nick of time.
Servings:
8
Calories:
332 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 2 cups butternut squash diced
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- salt Kosher salt and freshly ground
- black pepper Kosher salt and freshly ground
- 3 cups enchilada sauce homemade or 1 30-ounce can store bought
- 1 flour tortillas package of 10, 8-inch
- 2-3 cups beef like my Slow Cooker Mexican Pot Roast, shredded
- ½ yellow onion diced, or white onion
- 4 cups mozzarella cheese shredded
- green onion chopped green onion and shredded lettuce, for garnish and serving
- lettuce chopped green onion and shredded lettuce, for garnish and serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and prepare a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place the diced butternut squash on the foil and drizzle with olive oil then season with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until fork tender and beginning to brown. Set aside to cool.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
- In a 9 X 13 inch baking dish, spread ½ cup enchilada sauce to cover the bottom of the dish.
- Mix ⅓ cup of the enchilada sauce with the shredded beef. Spread a little more than ¼ cup of the beef mixture in a line in the lower third of the tortilla. Top with ¼ cup of the butternut squash, a scant ¼ cup of diced onion and ¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese. Roll the tortilla and place seam down in the baking dish. Repeat with the rest of the tortillas and ingredients, fitting the enchiladas snugly together. Pour the rest of the enchilada sauce over the tortillas. Spray a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray and cover the pan so the enchiladas don’t stick to the foil as they cook.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Remove the foil and top the enchiladas with the remaining cheese. Bake for another 10 minutes uncovered or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Remove from the oven and cover with the foil to rest for a few minutes. Garnish with chopped green onion and serve with shredded lettuce on the side.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
332kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
28g
(56%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
(6%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Cholesterol
83mg
(28%)
Sodium
1204mg
(50%)
Potassium
377mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
4699IU
(94%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
316mg
(32%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 332
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 332kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 28g | 56% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 83mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 1204mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 377mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 4699IU | 94% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 316mg | 32% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.