Easy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

Easy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe Easy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe photo by Taste of Home Rating 5

“This recipe is so quick and easy, and I always receive a ton of compliments,” writes Kristi Black from Harrison Township, Michigan. “It quickly becomes a favorite of friends whenever I share the recipe. Modify the spiciness with the intensity of the salsa and the green chilis to suit your taste.” TIP: Kristi suggests serving her Easy Chicken Enchiladas with sweet corn cake for a “really yummy” summer spread!

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Easy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min.
  • Yield: 5 Servings
20 25 45

Ingredients

  • 1 can (10 ounces) enchilada sauce, divided
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, cubed
  • 1-1/2 cups salsa
  • 2 cups cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 can (15 ounces) pinto beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
  • 10 flour tortillas (6 inches)
  • 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Mexican cheese blend
  • Shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, sour cream and sliced ripe olives, optional

Directions

  • Spoon 1/2 cup enchilada sauce into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. In a large saucepan, cook and stir the cream cheese and salsa over medium heat for 2-3 minutes or until blended. Stir in the chicken, beans and chilies.
  • Place about 1/3 cup of chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down over sauce. Top with remaining enchilada sauce; sprinkle with cheese.
  • Cover and bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until heated through. Serve with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and olives if desired. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 468 calories, 13 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 75 mg cholesterol, 1,394 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 8 g fiber, 34 g protein.

Originally published as Easy Chicken Enchiladas in Simple & Delicious July/August 2006, p15

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Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.

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Reviewed on May. 04, 2013 by chattypc

Easy to make ahead of time and pop them into the oven when needed. Also, easily modifiable to your personal likes/dislikes.

Reviewed on Mar. 05, 2013 by bseegar

These enchiladas are so easy to make and are absolutely delicious! My husband LOVES these and I've now had to make them 3 weeks in a row! I follow the recipe, except that I use pulled chicken from a Rotisserie chicken, and I use 10 inch tortillas rather than 6 inch. My 3 year old even likes these! I serve with spanish rice, and a side salad of lettuce, tomato, avacado and sour cream. Yum!

Reviewed on Feb. 07, 2013 by raina2002

This recipe was absolutely amazing! My husband is a huge mexican food fan and he was ranting and raving about it all night.

Reviewed on Feb. 06, 2013 by jknight0012

Just tried it tonight and loved it! Like one reviewer said, depending on the salsa you might not even need to add the green chili, unless you like it hot. I think next time I will half the cream cheese because that made it a little too rich for us. This would make an easy and popular potluck dish.

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2012 by 3peeps

Very good enchilada recipe, I was looking for something better than past recipes & this will the one I use from now on.

Reviewed on Sep. 08, 2012 by katlaydee3

These were really good, simple and fast. I served them with my new favorite rice; Viggo Mexican Rice.

Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2012 by markjanelle

Yummy recipe we all love! I blend the salsa (no onion chunks for my kids) and sometimes omit the green chilis for a less spicy enchilada but it's all around one of my favorites.

Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2012 by Luomala

Delicious and makes plenty. Yes, I agree. It makes GREAT leftovers! My husband has asked for me to make again!

Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2012 by bouleyr

I didn't add the pinto beans or chilis for personal taste and they turned out great. This is not one of my regular recipes!

Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2011 by bfify80

This was very good! I used black beans instead of pinto and the johnny cake made it all a great combo!!

Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2011 by angiemoves

This recipe was so easy to make using the $6 rotisserie chicken from Costco and some impromptu home made salsa made from stewed tomatoes, onions, lemon juice and 2 canned chipotle adobo chiles for spice/flavor. Made a full 9 x 12 tray which took longer to warm 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Tastes even better the second day! A WINNER.

Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2011 by kpeown

Super easy, fast and delicious!

Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2010 by pbetty2

Love these!!!

Reviewed on Dec. 06, 2010 by afoth73

This recipe was super easy and a huge hit with my husband!! He didn't even know I substituted lower fat cream cheese! I love these and will definitely make them again!!

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2010 by kaismia

I forgot to add my children LOVED this I havent seen them eat so much at on sitting. they eat more than me.

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2010 by kaismia

This reciepe was okay I had to add lots of different ingedience to make it have good flavor. It was easy and a good base to make my own.

Reviewed on Jun. 10, 2010 by emfranklin

These are yummy! I agree w/ teadrinkinlady and will use more enchilada sauce next time. Definately going to make for friends and family if I am able to share ;0)

Reviewed on Apr. 10, 2010 by mama2many

Awesome recipe!! Relatively nutritious and all my kids loved it - even my picky eaters. This has become a regular at our house.

Reviewed on Dec. 27, 2009 by jadedraven

super easy and really good...i use 1/3 fat cream cheese, black beans, fresh chopped jalepeno peppers, whole wheat tortillas and pepper jack cheese (everything else i left the same). I serve with light sour cream and some jasmine rice and my hubby and i love it

Reviewed on Oct. 14, 2009 by hollyhobbym

I have passed this on to many family members

Reviewed on May. 19, 2009 by Danollie

With very picky eaters in the family, I am often searching for something to please everyone. I thought this recipe was a long shot, but everyone loved it. Now I get requests for it all the time. I actually cook the chicken on my Foreman grill and then shred it with a couple forks and it really soaks up the flavor. Thanks for the great recipe!

Reviewed on May. 15, 2009 by shawninger

I had left over chicken so this seemed a good way to use it. we loved this recipe. I would make it for company. It is very pretty when it comes out of the oven.

Shawn from Manchester,Mi

Reviewed on Apr. 24, 2009 by xcsk8ter

Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2009 by glitter18k

I tried this recipe the other night since I had all the ingredients on hand. My family just raved about the flavor and it looked pretty too..My husband said it was absolutely delicious. It was easy to prepare and will definitely make it again. Thanks Taste of Home!

Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2009 by jomoslomo

I have taken this recipe to a few gatherings and have had rave reviews. Everyone wants the recipe and can't believe how easy it is. I used black beans because we like those better, but otherwise it is Excellent!!!

Reviewed on Feb. 05, 2009 by October13

My family loved these! Easy to make too.

CA

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2009 by teadrinkinlady

This is a yummie recipe and very easy to make. I think the only change I would make is to use a bit more enchilada sauce. Black beans are good in this too!

Reviewed on Jan. 10, 2009 by layla noel

This is by far and away my favorite chicken enchilada recipe. It's also one of the least fattening that I've seen. My husband is always begging me to make this recipe. Since there is only two of us in the home, we eat on this for several days. You can't go wrong with this recipe! It's great!

Reviewed on May. 08, 2008 by kkreed527

 
 

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