The BEST Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

Recipe for homemade Chicken Enchiladas. Tortillas filled with chicken in a creamy and cheesy enchilada. This Mexican-inspired dish is perfect for make-ahead meals.

⏱ 60 min 🔨 Prep 10min 🔥 Cook 50min 📊 Medium 🍽 8 servings ⭐ 5.0 (389) 👁 6
The BEST Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

Ingredients

8 servings

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F and grease a 9x13 casserole dish. Shred pre-cooked chicken or cook your own: Add chicken to a saucepan, completely cover with water and season with 1 tsp salt. Cook for 8-10 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Shred the chicken with two forks and set aside.
  2. Make the Enchilada Sauce Mix: In a bowl, beat the cream cheese. Add the sour cream, green chilis, enchiladas sauce, 1/4 tsp salt, pepper, garlic powder and paprika; beat until combined.
  3. Divide the enchilada sauce mixture into two bowls, add 2/3 of the sauce into a large bowl. Set aside the remaining 1/3 of the sauce for the top.
  4. Add the shredded chicken with 2 cups cheese to the first bowl with 2/3 of the sauce. Mix with a spatula to combine.
  5. Generously add chicken filling to the center of each tortilla and roll up tortillas tightly. Arrange the tortillas in a 9x13 casserole dish.
  6. Pour the reserved 1/3 of sauce over the tortillas and top with remaining 1/2 cup cheese (add more cheese if desired).
  7. Cover the dish with foil and bake at 400˚F for 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until cheese melts.
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Nutrition per serving

Protein31g
Carbs24g
Fat17g
375kcal
31gProtein
24gCarbs
17gFat

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$2285.00
Per Serving
$286.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$4570.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
flour tortillas 8 $105.00
chicken breast or thighs 0.5 lb $32.00
cream cheese 3 oz $126.00
sour cream 0.3333333333333333 cup $33.00
diced green chilis 4.5 oz $1583.00
mild red enchilada sauce 20 oz $252.00
salt 0.25 tsp -
ground black pepper 0.25 tsp $6.00
garlic powder 0.5 tsp $4.00
paprika 0.5 tsp $13.00
shredded cheese 1 cups $131.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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The BEST Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

Ingredients:
  • 8 flour tortillas ( 10-inch burrito size)
  • 1 1/2 lb chicken breast or thighs
  • 3 oz cream cheese (room temp)
  • 1/3 cup sour cream
  • 4.5 oz diced green chilis (with their juice)
  • 20 oz mild red enchilada sauce ((We used 2 - 10oz cans))
  • 1 1/4 tsp salt (divided)
  • ¼ tsp ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded cheese (divided (Mexican, Four Cheese or Colby Jack))

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