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Best: Enchiladas These are Mexican comfort food, but they're waistline-friendly. Corn tortillas are wrapped around a filling and baked in a chili sauce. The chicken or veggie version has only about 300 calories. Order the kind with red or green sauce.

Brisket. Every BBQ aficionado's favorite cut also happens to be super lean. It's sort of the chicken breast of the cow, positioned near the front legs. The "brisket flat half," specifically, comes without the cut's large fat cap and tallies 140 calories, 24 grams protein, and two grams of fat for four ounces.

This dish is very nutritious because it contains a healthy filling with meat, cheese, or vegetables wrapped in a tortilla with chili sauce. Enchiladas have become a symbol of a traditional Mexican meal with their perfect combination of meat, cheese, tortilla, and sauce.

At their base form, enchiladas are a healthy recipe made with protein, carbs and fats. But like many recipes, some are healthier than others. They're also made with a sugar free enchilada sauce (We love the Siete enchilada sauce), black beans (fiber!) and protein-rich shredded chicken.

According to Texas A&M researchers (via Wide Open Country), brisket's high levels of oleic acid can be beneficial. They produce high levels of HDLs - that is, the good cholesterol that may help to lower your heart disease risk - and it lowers LDLs, the "bad" type of cholesterol.

New research shows that brisket has several health benefits. Ground beef produced from the brisket contains high levels of oleic acid, which increases levels of HDL or good cholesterol in humans, Dr. Stephen Smith, Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist, told ranchers at the recent Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course.

An enchilada is a Mexican dish that's made from tortillas wrapped around meat or cheese, and cooked in a spicy sauce. The earliest enchiladas were simply a plain tortilla served with chili sauce.

The Royal Spanish Academy defines the word enchilada, as used in Mexico, as a rolled maize tortilla stuffed with meat and covered with a tomato and chili sauce. Enchilada is the past participle of the Mexican Spanish enchilar, "to add chili pepper to"; literally, "to season (or decorate) with chili".

Enchiladas are a traditional Mexican dish with a unique flavor and a very long history. Their delicious taste has made them a popular menu item at many Mexican restaurants. With the perfect combination of tortilla, meat, cheese, and sauce, enchiladas have become a symbol of a traditional Mexican meal.

Five Enchilada Facts That Will Make You Say YUM

• Enchiladas Almost Missed America. Obviously, enchiladas did not originate in the United States.
• The Enchiladas We Know Aren't The Originals.
• They're Common In Costa Rica.
• It's A Street Food.
• The Original Enchiladas Were Simple.

Brisket is a cut of beef that comes from the lower breast or pectoral muscles of a cow. Because this area is so well-exercised, it makes for quite a tough piece of meat that's full of connective tissue. This is why it's best suited towards a low and slow cooking process.

Brisket is the lower breast part of the cow located between the shoulder and chuck. It is one of the most popular cuts for barbecue and BBQ lovers prefer it due to its blend of marbling, connective tissues, and fat. Grill chefs cook the meat for many hours, making it moist and tender.

The brisket muscles support about 60% of the bodyweight of a cow, so it has a lot of tough connective tissue. Brisket is a barbecue favorite because slow-cooking brisket melts the connective tissue, turning this cut of meat into a tender, melt-in-your-mouth feast.