Chicken and Black Bean Enchiladas

Ingredients

1 lb. boneless chicken breasts

1 can (14.5 oz.) black beans or pinto beans, drained and rinsed (optional)

1 can (4 oz.) diced green chiles, drained

1 can (10 oz.) red enchilada sauce

1/2 cup plain yogurt

¼ cup shredded cheddar or mexican style cheese

8 flour tortillas (use whole wheat if you can find them!)

Directions:

PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Place chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish and cook for 20 minutes or until cooked through (alternatively, you can cook the chicken breasts in the microwave).  Cut chicken breasts into 1 bite sized pieces.

MIX enchilada sauce and yogurt together.  In a separate bowl, combine green chiles and chicken.  Add ½ cup of the enchilada sauce and yogurt mixture to the chicken and chiles, stir to mix.  Spoon 1/6 of the chicken mixture in each tortilla, roll-up the tortillas and set them, seam side down in a pyrex or casserole dish that has been coated with cooking spray.  Pour the remaining enchilada sauce/yogurt mixture evenly over the prepared tortillas.  Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top. 

BAKE at 350 degrees until warmed through about 15-20 minutes. Serves 4 (two enchiladas each)

***Did you know? Both tortillas and black beans can be frozen.  If you don’t use all of the tortillas you buy, just store them in the freezer in their plastic bag (make sure it zips tightly).  When ready to use, just defrost in the microwave for 15-25 seconds.  Leftover black beans can be frozen in Ziploc bags or in Tupperware containers.  Defrost in the microwave when ready to use.

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Black Beans	Nash Brothers Trading Company Organic Black Beans (15 oz.) on sale for $0.99
Tortillas	Cruz flour tortillas (12 oz.) on sale for $1.79
Yogurt	Yoplait yogurt on sale 10/$5.00

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Grocery Item	Weekly Sale at Cub Foods (10/21/12-10/28/12)
Chicken	Chef’s Trim Chicken Breasts on sale for $4.29/lb.
Cheese	Kraft shredded or chunk cheese on sale for $2.99
Yogurt	Old Home 100 calorie yogurt on sale 10/$5.00 Yoplait Greek Yogurt Cups 10/$10.00
Black Beans	Joan of Arc Beans (15 oz.) on sale for $0.89