Healthy Homemade Enchilada Recipe

With no workout scheduled for today I am busy at home with our baby daughter.

Feeding her, changing her, putting her down for a nap, cooking and cleaning, repeat cycle until wife comes home...

Just another day living the Dad Fitness Lifestyle.

But I certainly know I had a workout yesterday as my hamstrings are sore as hell from all the leg work!

After we all had breakfast and my wife headed off to work I got started on prepping dinner while Matea was playing in her exersaucer in the kitchen.

On today's Dad Fitness Menu is Enchiladas. Made with wholesome and healthy ingredients that will rival any artery popping Enchiladas at your local Chilis, Fridays, Tuesdays or whatever they call some of these restaurants these days!

You can feel good about feeding your family REAL food that everyone will love and will keep you burning off that belly fat with your workouts.

Just be sure to keep the portions under control and have one Enchilada with a side salad.

That's the SECRET to eating good food and staying fit!

Here's the recipe.

• 1 pound extra lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 6 whole wheat tortillas
• 2 cups low fat shredded cheese
• 1 (2.25 ounce) can sliced black olives, drained
• 1 can of black beans
  

*Feel free to add some diced bell peppers or chopped spinach if you want to increase the nutritional value. Your kids will never know;-) I was all out so I used what I had.

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a medium skillet over medium high heat, cook the ground beef and onion until beef is evenly browned and onion is tender.
2. Prepare the enchilada sauce according to directions.
   
   Healthy Homemade Enchilada Sauce

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons whole wheat flour
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 cup tomato sauce
• 2 cups water
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1. Heat oil in large 2-quart saucepan; stir in flour and chili powder cook for 1 minute. Add remaining ingredients bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes.
2. Pour 1/4 cup of the sauce into the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
3. On each flour tortilla, place an equal portion of the ground beef mixture and about 1 ounce of Cheddar cheese, reserving at least 1/2 cup of cheese.
   

4. Then tightly roll the tortillas and place seam side down in the baking dish.


5. Pour the remaining sauce over the top of the enchiladas and sprinkle with the remaining cheese and olives.


6. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until the sauce is bubbly and cheese is thoroughly melted.

Serves 6.





Sean Barker, CPT

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