Looking for a quick and delicious meal prep recipe? Look no further! This Lean Body Enchilada Pasta is travel friendly, has just enough kick, and is PACKED with protein!
Tips:
- Top your dish with some chopped up green onions!
- Keep this in the fridge and it’ll last around 7-10 days!
High Protein Enchilada Pasta
Looking for a quick meal prep recipe? Look no further! This Lean Body Enchilada Pasta is travel friendly, has just enough kick, and is PACKED with protein!
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Calories: 483kcal
Cost: $7.50
What We Used
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Water – 16 Ounces
- 6 Ounces Pasta – 168g Whole Wheat
- 2 Teaspoons Chili Powder
- 14.5 Ounces Diced Tomatoes – 411g No Salt Added
- 10 Ounces Enchilada Sauce – 283g Low Sodium
- 15 Ounces Black Beans – 425g Reduced Sodium
- 11 Ounces Corn – 311g No Salt Added Whole Kernel
- 2 Pounds Chicken Breast – or Protein of Your Choice (32 Ounces)
- 1 Cup Cheddar Cheese – 112g Reduced Fat
Instructions
- Take out a large stovetop pan and turn your burner on High heat
- Add in your Water, Pasta, Chili Powder, Diced Tomatoes, and Enchilada Sauce
- Mix everything together and bring it to a boil
- Once it starts to boil turn your burner down to Low-Medium heat and let it simmer for 15 minutes while occasionally stirring it
- After 15 minutes add in your Black Beans, Corn, and Chicken (or protein of your choice)
- Mix everything around and keep those ingredients on the heat for 3 minutes
- After 3 minutes mix in your Cheese until it’s melted
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Notes
Calories in the WHOLE recipe:
- Calories: 2898
- Fat: 62g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Sodium: 2604mg
- Carbs: 294g
- Fiber: 54g
- Sugar: 49g
- Protein: 291g
- Calories: 483
- Fat: 10.3g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Sodium: 434mg
- Carbs: 49g
- Fiber: 9g
- Sugar: 8.1g
- Protein: 48.5g
Nutrition
Calories: 483kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 48.5g | Fat: 10.3g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 434mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 8.1g
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Our Mascot, Lana
Just made this recipe tonight, all of your recipes are amazing thank you very much for sharing them! Your recipes help me cut down to 15% body fat along with my weight program. Can’t tell you enough how much you’ve helped me out! I’ll be buying your book for sure when it comes out.
Thanks Nic! I really appreciate that man and great job on cutting down!
I assume you do something to the chopped chicken first before putting it in with the pasta, because otherwise it’d be raw, right?
Hi Laura! Yes, you’ll want to use a cooked protein. In this recipe I just use some baked chicken that I had!
This recipe is amazing! I’ll try all your other recipes as well.
Thanks Derek!
Thanks Youri! I hope you like them!
Making this one tonight, can’t wait! If anyone hasn’t tried the chicken cheesy bake recipe, do so immediately!! It is amazing!!!