SHRIMP AND CRAB ENCHILADAS WITH PASILLA CHILI SAUCE

The rich Pasilla Chili Sauce is creamy in texture, slightly smoky in flavor; it is also excellent served with grilled chicken breast or lean pork.

4 servings

8 ounces peeled, deveined cooked shrimp, coarsely chopped

4 ounces chopped Alaskan King or lump crabmeat or peeled, deveined shrimp

Pasilla Chili Sauce (recipe follows)

8 flour tortillas (6-inch)

½ cup (2 ounces) shredded fat-free Cheddar cheese

¼ cup finely chopped cilantro

1. Combine shrimp, crabmeat, and ¾ cup Pasilla Chili Sauce; divide mixture on tortillas and roll up. Place tortillas, seam sides down, in greased 11 × 7 inch baking dish. Spoon remaining Pasilla Chili Sauce over enchiladas; sprinkle with cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees until hot, about 20 minutes. Sprinkle with cilantro.

Pasilla Chili Sauce

Makes about 2 cups

3 pasilla chilies

2 medium tomatoes, coarsely chopped

1 small onion, coarsely chopped

½ teaspoon sugar

1 cup fat-free sour cream

Salt and pepper, to taste

1. Cook chilies in small lightly greased small skillet over medium heat until soft; remove and discard stems, seeds, and veins. Process chilies, tomatoes, onion, and sugar in blender until smooth. Cook mixture in lightly greased medium skillet over medium heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low; stir in sour cream and cook until hot, about 2 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Per Serving:

Calories: 318

% of calories from fat: 13

Fat (gm): 4.5

Saturated fat (gm): 0.7

Cholesterol (mg): 101.9

Sodium (mg): 722

Protein (gm): 28.3

Carbohydrate (gm): 41.2

Exchanges:

Milk: 0.0

Vegetable: 0.5

Fruit: 0.0

Bread: 2.0

Meat: 3.0

Fat: 0.0