Chicken enchiladas. Seriously the best chicken enchiladas ever, made with lots of chicken, cheese, black beans (optional), and my favorite homemade red enchilada sauce recipe. This easy chicken enchiladas recipe is an authentic Mexican food staple. Tender pieces of shredded chicken are rolled in flour tortillas and topped with a homemade enchilada sauce.
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Our favorite red chili chicken enchiladas!
I recall often eating these chicken enchiladas with very little cheese on them. (My mom, bless her soul, has no recollection of the chicken enchiladas without.
You can have Chicken enchiladas using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Chicken enchiladas
- It's 3-3.5 cups of shredded chicken (I use 2 x 12.5 oz canned chicken.
- It's of or boil and shred a couple chicken breasts).
- You need 2 cups of (about 1.5 to 2 of 8 oz packages) jack cheese, shredded.
- Prepare 1/2 c of sour cream.
- It's 1 (4.5 oz) of can diced green chiles.
- Prepare 1/3 c of cilantro, chopped.
- Prepare 7-9 of flour tortillas (8 in.).
- It's 2 tbsp of taco seasoning (see my recipe on this site) or more to taste.
- It's 1 (28 oz) of can green enchilada sauce.
Season chicken with salt and pepper. This Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe from Delish.com is the best. Originally a Mexican street food, enchiladas began simply as rolled tortillas dipped in chili sauce. This recipe is so quick and easy, and I always receive a ton of compliments.
Chicken enchiladas instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 pan..
- Stir together shredded chicken, 1 cup cheese, sour cream, chiles, cilantro and taco seasoning. Add more taco seasoning if needed and stir again..
- Spoon chicken mixture into tortillas and roll up..
- Arrange in the 9x13 pan and pour enchilada sauce over the top..
- Sprinkle remaining cheese over the top..
- Bake at 350 for 40 mins..
- Topping suggestions: chopped cilantro, chopped tomato, avocado, sour cream..
It quickly becomes a favorite of friends whenever I share the recipe. Here is one of my favorite ways to make cheesy saucy chicken enchiladas. Thank you to my sister Monie for always making her chicken enchiladas when she. Tender roasted chicken gets dressed up with spicy, piquant enchilada sauce, covered in shredded While the recipe relies on shortcut ingredients, the resulting enchiladas certainly aren't short on flavor. These chicken enchiladas are so easy to throw together.