Campfire Chicken Enchiladas

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    45 mins

  • Servings

    5 people

  • Calories

    625 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Campfire Chicken Enchiladas

These campfire chicken enchiladas are filled with veggies, chicken, and beans, then covered in pepper jack cheese and cooked in a cast-iron Dutch oven. A delicious camping meal!

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 10 flour tortillas (already cooked, amount approximate) Use small or medium tortillas, not large burrito-style tortillas
  • 1 tablespoon oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 2 bell peppers, diced (seeds + membrane removed) I prefer sweet red, yellow or orange peppers
  • 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 10-ounce cans enchilada sauce (red or green) Or use a 20-ounce bottle or can, divided
  • 14 ounce can black beans, drained
  • 10 ounce can chicken Use 2 cans for extra meat, or use other cooked chicken meat 
  • 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
  • ¼ cup pickled jalapeños (optional)
  • 1 lime, cut into 8 wedges

Instructions

Prepare Campfire + Enchilada Ingredients:

  1. Preheat campfire coals until very hot. Once coals are hot, set aside around 15-20 coals aside for easy access (you'll be setting them on top of your Dutch oven).Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil and set them on the hot charcoals or on the campfire grate for a few minutes to warm them up. (I do this while dicing the vegetables.) Set aside (still wrapped in foil).Add oil, diced onion, peppers, taco seasoning and salt to the Dutch oven. Set the oven on the coals and cook until tender.
  2. Remove the Dutch oven from the heat and scoop the veggies out into a bowl. Add the beans to the veggies and stir.Unwrap the tortillas and open the canned chicken. Drain the canned chicken.Pour one can (about 10-ounces) of enchilada sauce into the bottom of the Dutch oven.
  3. Use the foil from the tortillas or a cutting board as a workspace (if needed).Add about ¼ cup of the veggie mixture to a tortilla. (Filling amount is approximate and will vary depending on the size of your tortillas.) Add a little canned chicken to the tortilla.Roll the tortilla and set it seam-side down in the Dutch oven / enchilada sauce.
  4. Repeat, filling remaining tortillas and placing them in the sauce.If you've got extra filling, spoon it into the Dutch oven. I like to add it under the enchiladas, spooning in just before I add the last few filled tortillas.
  5. Top the tortillas with the remaining enchilada sauce. Sprinkle the shredded cheese on top.Optionally, add a layer of pickled jalapeños on top of the cheese.
  6. Close the Dutch oven lid. Set the oven on the hot coals and top the lid with 15-20 pieces of hot charcoal.
  7. Cook 15-20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted. If you used tomatoes, you'll likely need to cook the enchiladas the full 20 minutes to let the liquid simmer down.Allow enchiladas to cool down for a few minutes before serving. Serve with a lime wedge.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 625kcal (31%) Carbohydrates 59g (20%) Protein 38g (76%) Fat 26g (40%) Saturated Fat 12g (60%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 9g Trans Fat 0.01g Cholesterol 69mg (23%) Sodium 2511mg (105%) Potassium 589mg (17%) Fiber 11g (44%) Sugar 13g (26%) Vitamin A 2707IU (54%) Vitamin C 71mg (79%) Calcium 473mg (47%) Iron 6mg (33%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 5people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 625 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 625kcal 31%
Carbohydrates 59g 20%
Protein 38g 76%
Fat 26g 40%
Saturated Fat 12g 60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 9g 45%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 69mg 23%
Sodium 2511mg 105%
Potassium 589mg 13%
Fiber 11g 44%
Sugar 13g 26%
Vitamin A 2707IU 54%
Vitamin C 71mg 79%
Calcium 473mg 47%
Iron 6mg 33%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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