Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Posted: 08/20/19
Updated: 11/21/21
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These creamy chicken enchiladas are super easy and quick to make for a delicious weeknight Mexican dinner. Made with sour cream, salsa, green chiles, a chipotle pepper, chicken, corn, and cheese, the whole family will love these enchiladas.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- They are quick and easy to make so perfect for a weeknight meal.
- The enchilada sauce is made from scratch with no added sugar.
- You can use grain free tortillas for a gluten free dinner.
- The chicken is creamy and full of flavor!
How to Make It
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In blender, blend together salsa, chipotle, sour cream, some salt (be aware of it, if it’s in taco seasoning), taco seasoning, and blend until smooth.
- Stir in the green chilies after blended.
- Take 1 1/2 cups and set aside. Pour remaining sauce over the shredded chicken and corn and stir. Stir in 1 cup of cheese.
- Roll the mixture into the tortillas – about 1/3-1/2 cup per tortilla, and place the tortillas in the baking dish. Pour over the rest of the sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted.
Can you make these enchiladas ahead of time?
You can prep the enchiladas and keep them covered in the fridge for a few hours before you are ready to bake them. Cooked enchiladas will keep covered in the fridge for around 3 days and can be reheated once in the oven or microwave.
What are the best tortillas to use for enchiladas?
Traditionally, corn tortillas are used for this Mexican dinner, but I prefer flour as they are much easier to roll. You can use your favorite tortilla wraps in this recipe; whole wheat, low carb, coconut flour or paleo cassava.
Chef’s Tips
- Use a store bought rotisserie chicken for speed and convinience.
- You can use frozen or canned corn in this recipe.
- If you wish to reduce fat and calorie content, you can use low fat sour cream and cheese.
Be sure to check out these other tasty chicken recipes!
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Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
These creamy chicken enchiladas are super easy and quick to make for a delicious weeknight Mexican dinner.
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken can use a store-bought rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup corn frozen or canned
- 6-8 flour tortillas taco size. You can use all different types but we prefer flour or flour-like (cassava flour, coconut flour, whole wheat, low carb etc).
- 2 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese or mozzarella
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 chipotle pepper
- 1 cup sour cream or yogurt
- 1 tbsp taco seasoning
- 4 ounces canned diced green chiles
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In blender, blend together salsa, chipotle, sour cream, some salt (be aware of it, if it’s in taco seasoning), taco seasoning, and blend until smooth.
- Stir in the green chilies after blended.
- Take 1 1/2 cups and set aside. Pour remaining sauce over the shredded chicken and corn and stir. Stir in 1 cup of cheese.
- Roll the mixture into the tortillas – about 1/3-1/2 cup per tortilla, and place the tortillas in the baking dish. Pour over the rest of the sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 429kcal | Protein: 26g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Total Carbs: 27g | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Net Carbs: 24g | Vitamin C: 9mg | Cholesterol: 88mg | Sodium: 891mg | Potassium: 438mg | Calcium: 380mg | Iron: 2mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
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