How To Make Crab and Avocado Enchiladas
Serve up a healthy and filling plate of enchiladas for dinner tonight! It’s loaded with tasty crab and creamy avocado for a heartier meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspbutter
- 3tbspall-purpose flour
- 2cupschicken stock
- 4ozOld El Paso chopped green chiles,1 can
- ½tspground cumin
- 1cupplain Greek yogurt,or sour cream
- 8Old El Paso burrito-sized flour tortillas
- 18ozlump crab meat,3 cans, drained
- 15ozGreat Northern beans,1 can, rinsed and drained
- 3cupsPepper Jack cheese,shredded
- 2medium avocados,peeled, pitted and diced
- ½cupfresh cilantro leaves,chopped
- ¼cupqueso fresco,crumbled, or cotija cheese, optional
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Grease a 9 x 13-inch baking pan with cooking spray, then set aside.
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Heat the butter in a large sauté pan over medium-high heat.
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Add the flour, then whisk to combine.
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Cook for 1 minute until lightly browned, stirring frequently.
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Add half of the chicken stock, then whisk until combined.
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Add the remaining chicken stock, green chiles, and cumin, then whisk until combined.
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Let the mixture continue heating for 2 to 3 minutes until it reaches a simmer and thickens slightly.
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Stir in the Greek yogurt, then whisk until combined. Remove from heat and set aside.
To Assemble:
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Lay out a single tortilla on a flat work surface, then cover it evenly with a few spoonfuls of the white sauce.
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Layer about ⅛ of the crab, beans, cheese in a line down the middle of the tortilla, and about ⅛ of a single avocado.
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Roll up the tortilla, then place it in the baking dish.
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Repeat with the remaining tortillas, crab, beans and cheese.
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Once all of the enchiladas are in the pan, spread the remaining white sauce evenly on top of the enchiladas.
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Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, uncovered, until the tortillas begin to brown around the edges and the casserole is cooked through.
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Remove the pan, then sprinkle with the remaining avocado and fresh cilantro.
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Serve warm, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 643.66kcal
- Fat: 34.70g
- Saturated Fat: 15.92g
- Trans Fat: 0.22g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 12.93g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 3.03g
- Carbohydrates: 47.03g
- Fiber: 7.48g
- Sugar: 5.60g
- Protein: 37.88g
- Cholesterol: 126.60mg
- Sodium: 1353.44mg
- Calcium: 594.93mg
- Potassium: 828.84mg
- Iron: 3.96mg
- Vitamin A: 159.55µg
- Vitamin C: 42.59mg
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