The Most Exciting Way To Make Low Carb Chicken Keto Enchiladas

Have you ever had keto enchiladas, how about low carb chicken enchiladas with cream cheese, No? Well, today is your lucky day.

You don’t need too much to make this delicious and keto friendly low carb chicken enchilada casserole from the comfort of your kitchen, I’ll be giving a detailed explanation of how I made mine. This chicken enchilada is packed with all the exciting flavors of a typical Mexican dish. I have discovered that Mexican meals are soothing in summer and wonderful in winter. 

Worried about the carbs in enchiladas? This Keto chicken enchilada casserole has 9 grams of carb per serving which is fair enough for a low carb lifestyle. My decision to have exciting and very healthy meals drove to discovering how to convert high carb content meals to low carb recipes.

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Perfect Tortillas For Low Carb Enchilada Casserole

Most of my colleagues have had to battle with perfect tortillas for these recipes. But not to worry, I’ll let you know my homemade solution. 

It’s my low carb coconut flour tortillas! I do suggest that for maximum pliability, gelatin be used (optional). 

There are other optional ingredients but there are three main ingredients, they are coconut flour, almond milk, and eggs (half dozen). The final result is similar just that ours would-be softer and perfect for enchiladas. But if time won’t favor you, you can buy coconut wraps.

The Art Of Making Low Carb Enchiladas

In almost every grocery store today, what you will find will have sugar and starch, I’m yet to find an exception. This got me to appreciate homemade enchilada sauces.

The first thing is first, you need to saute the garlic with some oil in a saute pan, after that, you can now add the chicken and the enchilada sauce. Thereafter, add the chicken and the cilantro then simmer for about five minutes until it thickens. 

Pour the chicken mixture into each tortilla, carefully roll up and place gently in the baking dish. If you have some sauce left, pour it over the enchilada and put some cheese on top. You can foil the pan, put it in the freezer, and serve later perfectly casserole. You can add more sauce to your taste.

To cover more surface area, the cheese should be finely shredded as coarse cheese will cover less surface area. But you can do without the cheese if you need a dairy-free recipe but more sauce will be needed to make the dish.

After all is said and done, place the pan in the oven (preheated) and allow it to bake for 15 minutes, basically till the Cheese is gooey and the casserole is hot( delicious and spicy).

Help the casserole come alive by sprinkling some green onions just before you pull it out from the oven.

Ways To Serve Low Carb Enchilada Casserole

With or without a side dish, this keto enchilada bake can be served. But if you still want to please your taste buds, you can make another keto low carb diet and enjoy your day off…

It can be served with guacamole, sour cream, and of course sliced green onions…

Making Enchiladas Ahead

Here are a few tips to prep enchiladas ahead of time. You can make the enchilada sauce, chicken filling, and the tortillas separately ahead of time. But I prefer putting everything together, putting in my casserole pan and refrigerating until my set time to bake.

Freezing This Low Carb Enchilada Casserole

Thinking of how to freeze this delicious goodness? Sweat no more!!! Lay foil in your casserole pan, leave enough foil outside the pan. Pour and assemble and allow to cool. The foil could be laid twice in the pan (having 2 layers). 

Once cool, lift out of the pan and wrap sealing all sides and put in the freezer. 

When you are ready to serve, you can simply remove from the freezer, put back in the pan, and put in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes at about 325-350 °F. 

If for any reason the cheese begins to burn, tent the top and with the foil and continue baking.

Final words

This keto chicken enchilada recipe is another keto diet that can be made and stored, giving you goodness anytime. You might not get it right at your first trial. That’s fine, just try again, but this time make sure you follow the steps thoroughly. You should also consider making keto beef enchiladas sometime.

Recommend Products

You’ll need these products to make this keto enchiladas recipe.

Large saute pan: For the chicken

Saucepan: this is required for making the enchilada sauce.

Skillet:  This is used for making the homemade coconut tortillas

Turner: this is used in getting the enchilada out of the pan in one piece.