- 3 tablespoons avocado oil (or grass-fed butter, ghee or tallow)
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot starch (or millet, brown rice, or oat flour)
- ¼ cup chili powder
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 10-ounce tomato paste (about 1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano (or Italian seasoning)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt to taste (~1/2 teaspoon)
- 6 eggs, beaten
- 2 tablespoons butter, ghee or tallow (or avocado oil)
- 2 cups chicken, shredded (leftover)
- 2 cups frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 3 tablespoons hot sauce
- Shredded sharp cheddar cheese (optional)
- More optional toppings: guacamole, salsa, fermented sour cream, lettuce and/or cilantro
- Heat the oil in a medium saucepan set over medium-high heat. Add the arrowroot starch and cook, stirring with a wooden spoon, until thick and bubbly. Add the chili powder and cook another 30 seconds. (This is a good time to pull the frozen spinach out of the freezer, if you haven't yet).
- Stir in the chicken broth, tomato paste, oregano, cumin, and salt. Stir and reduce to a simmer.
- Simmer 15 minutes until sauce is thick and bubbly. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Heat one teaspoon of butter in a small omelet or crepe pan set over medium-high heat.
- Pour about ¼ cup beaten egg into the pan and swirl to make a large, thin omelet.
- Heat until bubbly and edge is crisp. Remove to a plate.
- Repeat with remaining egg to create 6 - 8 omelet tortillas.
- Preheat oven to 375℉.
- Spread ¼ cup sauce in the bottom of a casserole dish.
- Divide chicken and spinach evenly between the egg tortillas, lining the filling up in the center of each. Sprinkle with hot sauce and cheese (if using).
- Roll the tortillas, leaving ends open, and lay side-by-side in the casserole dish.
- Top with remaining sauce and a sprinkle of cheese (optional).
- Bake until hot and bubbly, about 20 minutes.
- Garnish with toppings like guacamole, salsa, fermented sour cream, lettuce and/or chopped cilantro.
Easy Shredded Chicken: Add uncooked chicken breasts or thighs to a saucepan and pour in enough water to cover. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink, ~10-12 min. Transfer to a bowl, allow to cool, and shred chicken meat with 2 forks.
When you’re in the middle of a busy week (like this one), eating right can be tough. That’s when we knock out a pan of comfort food like these low-carb Wild Chicken Enchiladas.
Instead of using corn or flour tortillas, we make the tortillas using only beaten egg and cook them like a thin crepe or omelet.
It’s ok if your egg tortillas don’t come out perfectly shaped since we’re smothering these with enchilada sauce and melted cheese.
These taste even better re-heated in the oven the next day, so make a big batch!
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I would love to know how you made the shredded chicken. I somehow can never get it quite moist enough. Thanks.
When I cook a whole, organic chicken in the crock pot overnight, it shreds so easy!
Thanks Lynn for the crock pot tip!
Hi Denise – thanks for asking about this. After cooking up a whole chicken, we often use the leftover chicken breast in this recipe.
For oven-roasted whole chicken, you’ll get extra juicy breast meat by cooking the whole chicken breast-side-down.
If you have uncooked chicken breast or thighs, here’s a quick and easy way to make shredded chicken: Add uncooked chicken breasts or thighs to a saucepan and pour in enough water to cover. Place over medium heat, bring to a boil, and simmer until chicken is no longer pink, ~10-12 min. Transfer to a bowl, allow to cool, and shred chicken meat with 2 forks.
Made these tonight. They look great!! I love that I was able to make my own enchilada sauce!!! Wish I could add a photo. Family loved it.
Love, love, love this recipe! I was skeptical about the egg tortilla but… WOW. I now have a mexican dish to add to my keto recipe book that isn’t in the form of a bowl. Thanks for sharing!
Yay! That’s great to hear. We usually make a big batch of these because they’re even better reheated the next day, which surprised me. But the egg tortillas absorb the sauce – so good.
What is everyone eating along side these?
Since there’s spinach baked right into these, you’ll be getting veggies in your main course which is a bonus.
But a side salad is always easy and works well — leafy greens, feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, pine nuts or sunflower seeds, sprouts, avocado, olive oil and balsamic. Mmmm, this is making me hungry. 🙂