Hearty Chicken Enchiladas
"My husband, Nathan, and I really like Mexican food, and this is our favorite dish," writes Jenny Miller of Raleigh, North Carolina. "You can modify it to suit your taste, adding corn, rice or refried beans."
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) enchilada sauce
- 1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, rinsed and drained
- 8 flour tortillas (6 inches)
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- Sour cream, optional
Reviews
Amazing. These are a staple in my family. You won’t remember Greta making this yummy recipe.
love this recipe....
Simple but impressive. I've made this dish a dozen times without changing anything and have received rave reviews. I like to make it for friends who need a meal because it's quick and easy to cook for his/her family and my own while yielding left-overs too. People tell me their kids also like it (as does my own daughter). Oftentimes I've frozen half of the meal as directed and reheated it with terrific results. This dish is BIG on flavor, despite its short list of easy-to-find and inexpensive ingredients. It's called "hearty" for a reason: its super filling. My husband and I can only eat two each. It's not spicy or complex - which might explain why kids like it as much as their parents (I'm sure you turn up the heat to suit your taste). Overall, this recipe is a solid workhorse that I'm proud to serve my family and others.
These were a nice, light chicken enchiladas recipe. They didn't leave us with a heavy feeling. Not very appealing to the eye, but tasty.
I tried this recipe today and it was very good. It fed four of us and we have enough left for lunches. It could have been more spicy.
This recipe was really good! I didn't use all of the juice though because as I was adding it to the chicken mixture I was worried there might be too much. You can just eyeball it and tell when you've used enough. Overall, it tasted great! It was surprisingly filling too. Four enchiladas was plenty for my husband and I with a pot of chipotle rice to go along with them.
This is delicious! I made it as one, large main course in a 13" x 9" pan, rather than two smaller courses in 8" pans and it worked great. I used whole wheat tortillas to make it a bit healthier, and they tasted very good. Will definitely make again!
A keeper! Easiest enchilada recipe ever and low cal (depending on your helping of cheese and sour cream). So easy that I'll try to make my own enchilada sauce next time. Earth Fare only had the green sauce. So I bought it and my family loved it. Even my 20 month old ate it, chilis and all. I also used chicken tenders instead of breasts only because they were a little cheaper. I would say the servings is closer to 4-5. Unless 2 adults and 4 kids are eating all 8 servings.
Came out a bit juicy--will use less enchilada sauce next time, but the flavor was great! Also, will probably use larger tortillas next time. The little ones were a bit tricky to fill neatly.
I used corn tortillas's and added green enchilada sauce w/the red during the cooking process. Added green enchilada sauce to the final plating for an additional snap of flavor. AWESOME! Best enchilada's we've ever had. Will certainly make mucho times to come.