Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas
Creamy, cheesy enchiladas made with leftover rotisserie chicken, cream cheese, sour cream, and canned enchilada sauce. Ready in under an hour with 15-minute prep.
Servings 8
Calories 530kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups pre-cooked rotisserie chicken
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 4 ounces green chilies
- 10 6-inch tortillas
- 20 ounces red or green enchilada sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- De-bone chicken, and shred chicken into small pieces, if you don't have a rotisserie chicken you can use 3 to 4 cooked chicken breasts.
- In a large skillet, combine chicken, cream cheese cubes, sour cream, chilies, chopped onion, seasonings, and 3/4 cup cheddar cheese. Heat until the cheeses are completely melted.
- Coat baking pan with cooking spray. Scoop a heaping spoonful of chicken mixture onto tortilla, roll, and place it into the pan with seam side down.
- Repeat until all of the filling is used. Pour enchilada sauce over the rolled tortillas.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese on top of enchiladas and bake at 350 uncovered for 20-25 minutes.
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Recipe Tips
Pro tips for success
- Do not skip warming the tortillas. Cold tortillas crack during rolling and absorb sauce more quickly, resulting in a softer, mushier texture after baking.
- If your filling seems too thick to spread easily, stir in a small spoonful of sour cream to loosen it without changing the flavor.
- Slightly underfilling each tortilla is safer than overfilling. A tight, neat roll holds its shape better in the baking dish and is easier to serve.
- Let the dish rest for 5 minutes after baking. This lets the sauce thicken slightly around the enchiladas and makes serving much cleaner.
- For a richer top layer, mix a small amount of enchilada sauce into the shredded cheddar before sprinkling it over the dish.
Nutrition
Calories: 530kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 82mg | Sodium: 1432mg | Potassium: 248mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1230IU | Vitamin C: 3.7mg | Calcium: 279mg | Iron: 3.5mg
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