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Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas

Published: Jun 11, 2021 · Modified: Jul 18, 2024 by Belly Laugh Living · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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We love Mexican food!!! The flavors, the spice, the taste, we LOVE it all! Also, you can make a Mexican-inspired dish that's fairly quick to prepare and often can even be made ahead of time. There are so many great ways to make enchiladas. This is one of our go-to dishes. We also love enchiladas with steak and cheese. So, on those busy weeknights, dinner is ready in a few minutes with very little effort!!! Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas can be made ahead and even frozen so dinner is super easy to make. Plus, it is one of those dishes everyone in the family will love. Hey, it's an easy way to get everyone to eat spinach! 😉

Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas

Why use shrimp?

Shrimp is easy and fast to cook. They're great with all kinds of sauces or just as a snack. I think if we lived near the beach we might have shrimp even more often!! But you know, I hear Shrimp is frozen right on the fishing boats or as soon as they dock, so I'm wondering if shrimp really is better on the coast or do they taste the same anywhere?? Maybe it's just that everything tastes a little better when you're staring out at the ocean. 😁 I do know some shrimp has that shrimpy smell which can make it where the shrimp doesn't taste as good. We do have a proven way to eliminate that shrimpy smell. Click here to see how to eliminate that smell!

It is fun to serve this with a small green salad and avocado or some homemade guacamole , corn chips and Pico de Gallo!

How to Make this Spinach Enchilada Recipe

The most time consuming part of this recipe is grating the cheese. I don't like to buy the already grated cheese it never seems to taste as good as the block cheese. Also, have you ever noticed that already grated cheese never molds. Have you ever wondered about that. . . Anyway, no matter if you grate your own cheese or buy the already grated cheeses this recipe is really good!!!

Prep Work

I always think that if everything is pulled out for a recipe prior to cooking it really takes the stress out of the cooking process. And if you have an ingredient that's missing you can try to figure out a substitute without having to be rushed because something is boiling or starting to REALLY sizzle.

Sauce and Shrimp

First step for this recipe is to get the sauce and shrimp ready. Grate the cheese and mix with the sour cream and chiles together. We love Anaheim chiles but Hatch chiles or even Poblano chilies will work. The cheese and sour cream are what give this recipe that creaminess for the sauce. Next, clean the shrimp and mix with the marinade. The shrimp should not marinate for more than 30 minutes. The lime juice will start to cook the shrimp if they are in the marinade too long.

Sauce for the Enchiladas
Marinade for Shrimp
Shrimp with garlic and lemon

Cooking and Assembly

Sauté the spinach in olive oil and garlic. (NOTE: We used fresh baby spinach. Frozen spinach can also be used. Just use 2 Cups of frozen spinach.). It takes about 5 minutes for the 16 ounces of spinach to cook down to about 2 cups. Remove the spinach from the sauté pan and then add the shrimp. The shrimp will take 3 to 5 minutes to cook completely. Do no over cook the shrimp. (NOTE: The shrimp can be substituted with chicken. Just add 2 Cups of cooked shredded chicken instead of shrimp)

Steps for Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas
Spinach
Spinach
Steps for Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas

Let the spinach and shrimp cool for a few minutes before adding in the Colby Jack Cheese . Once the spinach, and shrimp have cooled stir in the Colby Jack Cheese. Fill the Flour Tortillas with the mixture. Place the filled flour tortillas into a casserole dish. Cover the tortillas with the sour cream mixture.

Folding Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas
Folding Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas
Folding Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas
Enchilada Sauce

Place the casserole in a preheated oven and bake for about 20 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling. It's fun to serve this with a small green salad and avocado or some homemade guacamole , corn chips and Pico de Gallo or salsa! Always have Chips and Salsa available!!!! 😃

Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas
Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas

Spinach Enchilada TIPS:

  • Shrimp can be replaced with roasted chicken.
  • If shrimp has a shrimpy smell check out our blog post on removing that smell. . .It works!!!!
  • Use light sour cream. It does save some calories.
  • Make sure to measure the cheese. It's easy to add more than what is needed. Again, this saves some calories.

Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas

Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas is a fun creamy cheesy dish that can be made ahead of time for a quick weeknight meal
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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican, Seafood
Keyword: Casserole, Weeknight Meal
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 493kcal
Author: Belly Laugh Living

Ingredients

Shrimp Marinade

  • 1 Pound Shrimp
  • 1 Lime
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin

Sauce

  • 1 ½ Cups Lite Sour Cream
  • 8 Ounces Monterey Jack Cheese
  • 8 Ounces Diced Green Chilies

Sauté

  • 16 Ounces Fresh Spinach
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
  • 2 Cloves Garlic

Additional Ingredients

  • 6 Ounces Colby Jack Cheese
  • 6 Flour tortillas

Instructions

Shrimp Marinade

  • Mix together the juice of one lime, garlic powder, and cumin
    Marinade for Shrimp
  • Pour marinade over the shrimp. Marinate the shrimp for 10 to 15 Minutes
    Shrimp with garlic and lemon

Sauce

  • Grate Cheese, Mix together Sour Cream, Monterey Jack Cheese, and 8 ounces of chilies. Set Aside
    Sauce for the Enchiladas

Sauté

  • Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil, and add the garlic and salt. Sauté the garlic for 30 seconds.
    Steps for Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas
  • Add fresh spinach and black pepper to the pan with the olive oil and garlic.
    Spinach
  • The spinach will cook down to about 2 cups. (takes about 3 - 5 minutes to cook) Remove from pan and drain the spinach.
    Spinach
  • Heat 1 Tablespoon of olive oil. Add the shrimp and marinade. The shrimp will take about 4 minutes to cook completely.
    Marinade for Shrimp
  • Once the shrimp are completely cooked. Remove from heat. Toss the shrimp into the spinach and stir in the Colby Jack Cheese
    Steps for Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas

Build the Enchiladas

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees
    Divide up the shrimp mixture into approximately 6 equal amounts.  Lay a flour tortilla on a flat surface and spoon ⅙ of the shrimp-spinach mixture down the middle.  Roll up and place seam side down into the baking dish.  Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
    Folding Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas
  • Pour the chile sour cream sauce over the enchiladas
    Folding Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas
  • Place the enchiladas in the oven. Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbling.
    Enchilada Sauce
  • Garnish with Cilantro and Jalapeños
    Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas
  • Enjoy!!!
    Chile Cheese Shrimp and Spinach Enchiladas

Nutrition

Calories: 493kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 251mg | Sodium: 2007mg | Potassium: 698mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 7718IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 716mg | Iron: 6mg
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