Keto Enchiladas
If your heart sings for enchiladas, but you're on a low carb diet - try these delicious keto enchiladas! Sautéed peppers and onions get wrapped in low carb tortillas and topped with cheese for a quick and easy weeknight dinner. Enjoy low carb enchiladas with shredded chicken, ground beef, or just load up on veggies!
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 453kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 red pepper thinly sliced
- 1 green pepper thinly sliced
- 1 yellow pepper thinly sliced
- 1 red onion thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil or vegetable oil
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp chili powder more to taste
- 1 tsp sugar free taco seasoning optional
- ½ tsp salt more to taste
- 15 oz sugar free red enchilada sauce canned or jarred
- 8 low carb tortillas
- 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese
- 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
Instructions
Cook Enchilada Filling
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F / 180 degrees C.
- Heat oil in a large pan, sauté peppers and onion until soft. Stir through the cumin and chili powder and cook for another 2 minutes until fragrant. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
Assemble Enchiladas
- Spray a 9x13 baking dish with spray oil.
- Lay the tortillas flat on a work table or cutting board, spread a large spoonful of enchilada sauce down the center of each tortilla.
- Evenly divide the cooked pepper mixture down the center of each tortilla and sprinkle with a little cheese.
- Roll up each tortilla and place it seam side down in the baking dish.
- Top with remaining enchilada sauce and cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Serve topped with chopped cilantro.
Notes
- Make sure to get high quality low carb tortillas. We used the Mission brand for this recipe.
- Don't drench the enchiladas in the sauce. Leave the ends dry (as pictured above). This will keep your keto cheese enchiladas from getting soggy.
- Pre-shredded cheese has more carbs than hand-shredded cheese! Cut a few more carbs per serving by shredding your own cheese.
- The nutrition information is based on using Mission low carb tortillas. But other low carb tortilla brands may help you get to even less net carbs per enchilada.
- Enchiladas are also great served with sliced green chili, sour cream or guacamole.
- Chili powder and taco seasoning can be left out to make the enchiladas to suit a mild palate or for young kids.
Nutrition
Serving: 2enchiladas | Calories: 453kcal | Carbohydrates: 54g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 2297mg | Potassium: 281mg | Fiber: 34g | Sugar: 8g