I have a few different recipes that I have used for chicken enchilada’s. Most of them have cream of chicken soup involved. This one does NOT, which is exciting and a reason to try it out!
You are going to need some chicken. There are so many different options for this. I tossed some in the oven for a bit and then found a kid to chop it up for me.
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O.K. back to the chicken. You can pull the meat off a rotisserie chicken, use canned, leftover from the grill, you name it, just chop it up!
Next, take some flour tortillas, and add about 1-2 T of chicken and about 1/4 or so cheese to each one. Roll them up tight and arrange in a 9×13. The recipe is for 1 dish, I make 2 because we like to eat! I sprinkled a little cheese on top.
Now, you make the white sauce with green chilies to go over the top.
Pour it all over. I topped with some cheese, green onions and black olives.
Chicken & Cheese Enchiladas with Green Chili & Sour Cream Sauce
These are the products that I use when making this dish:
- Cuisinart 9×13 insulated baking pan Nonstick.
- Aroma 10 cup cooked, 20 cup Digital rice cooker
- Cuisinart Grill Pan Nonstick 12 inch
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charlene at myfrugaladventures gave us a tip to shredd the chicken in your kitchenaid mixer i did it for her shredded chicken tacos recioe it was great worked like a charm who knew! but dont leave it to shred to long it will chop it up after while.
I was in your neighborhood I should of stopped for dinner this sounds YUMMY 🙂
I’ll have to make this as I’m trying to phase “cream of” soups out of our storage. I have some Zaycon chicken from the first group buy that I canned up that I may make this with. Kim sh is right, using the kitchen aide to shred chicken is like the BEST Pinterest tip ever. I was going to sell my KA after Dan got me a Bosch but I changed my mind. The KA now sits in my food storage room for the couple times a month that I shred chicken.
I was going to let you know that I made your taco salad the other day when our stove was broken. I used ground beef and beans that I had canned a while ago (just nuked them) and it turned out so yummy! Dan told me it was just like the one that Karen makes.
Anyway, thanks for posting these yummy recipes. You’ve figured out what I’m fixing for dinner. 🙂
So shredding the chicken in a KA..you just use the regular mixing attachment? (hate to sound stupid but I don’t want to ruin my chicken!)
Yes, just use the regular attachment. The paddle one.
Thanks for the tip on shredding the chicken in a KitchenAid. Who knew?! This is one of my least my favorite jobs- right up there with emptying the dishwasher! Anyway, I made this recipe yesterday and froze it to take to the beach this weekend. It smells soooo good- can’t wait to taste it!
I made this tonight and it was a hit! I’m going to add some chopped onions next time, not sure what I could have done wrong but my sauce came out a little soupy?? It did appear to thicken up a little after sitting out for a few minutes. I am a huge fan of your blog, and I LOVE your recipes anxiously looking forward to your next food post 😀 oh, and I have YET to try the snickers brownie though I’m dying to try it lol
I made this last summer and froze it to take to the beach for an easy dinner. It froze beautifully and everyone gobbled it down! Best of all, we had a great meal after a long day at the beach, and all I did was throw it in the oven. Fabulous!
Did you cook before freezing?
Can you make this up the night before ready to cook after work
You can also put cooked ground beef in our kitchen aid to get a finer texture. The extra step make s a huge difference.
I made this recipe today and my kids loved it (me too). We added some chili powder to the chicken and cheese inside the tortillas and I added a can of rotel instead of just green chilies. We like our food spicier here. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
Great idea!! We like our Mexican food spicy too.
Just made this it was so quick and easy thanks
Is there something I can use besides green chilies?
you can just omit them.
This is a great recipe. I made one modification to the recipe. I added a small can of Herdez salsa verde. Half of the can was mixed in with the chicken filling. The other half was added to the enchilada sauce.
Yum. I do that too!
YUm ! I have that and I have been wanting to use it too. I am going to use the salsa verde like that too! Thank you for the suggestion 😃
Does anyone know if I can put it in the fridge after pouring the sauce on and then bake it a few hours later?
Yes!
Thanks for the quick response (and the recipe). I am trying this today!!!
Making this now, I just put in the oven. I scroll down and I read that you use a rice maker in your process. Did I miss something and is there rice in this meal? I reread many times and do not see rice anywhere…
No! It is just as a side dish!
gotcha! 🙂
I prepping meals for the week. And I’m wondering if I pour sauce on the tortillas now and let sit until dinner time (5 hours from now)…do u guys think the tortillas would get too soggy?
Would love to pin on pinterest, but my little grammar nazi heart won’t let me. It’s enchiladas, not enchilada’s.
You’re missing out, DeAnn. Great recipe. Hope you don’t choke on that apostrophe. Must be nice being perfect.
Wow, Tamara, how rude.
This made me laugh way too hard. I don’t think Tamara was rude at all.
I have made this recipe several times and I love it! This is the first time I have ever red (that’s gotta kill DeAnna) the comments and I think Tamara’s, or is it Tamaras comment is hilarious! I agree with Erica, I laughed way to hard! Enchilada’s!!!
I’m with you Erica! Who knows how Jessice felt, she had too many commas! LOL
Hee hee
Bahahahahaha. You go girl. Trying this tonight. 🙂
Saw this on pinterest and came here to say the same thing.
You actually came all the way over from Pinterest to take the time to leave a comment correcting someones grammar? Must be nice to not have anything more important to do.
Someone’s grammar not someones. The apostrophe shows possession. Without it, you have a plural. Actually she was correcting punctuation, grammar refers to word usage. Apostrophes are part of punctuation, not grammar! ?
I completely agree! 😇. Get a life!
Maybe just get over yourself. I know you knew what she went.
Just a quick question for someone who knows more than me.im very new to cooking, but am loving making freezer meals. If I make this to freeze, would I put the sauce on and freeze or freeze the sauce separately?
I do sauce on. It is easier that way and I have never had a problem
Do I need to drain the chillies?
I wondered this also!
No, don’t drain the chiles.
Love this! I have been looking for this recipe for 35 years. Thank you.
please answer fast can you add a can of rotel to the sauce and taco seasoning to the chicken as I am fixing this now
Absolutely delicious! I added sautéed mushrooms, onion and spinach to mine. The sour cream sauce is simple. YUM! Thank You!
Can i use corn tortillas
I just wanted to take the time and day this recipe is soo good! Well, i did use a pork butt instead..but the first time trying I doubled it for freezer meals and I can’t get enough of them. I’m quadrupling the recipe today lol. Amazing and I hate sour cream.
Just made this with my 7 year old and it taste amazing all my kids chowed and had 2nds even my husband
This recipe was so delicious and will definitely make it again.
This was so good my family loved it. I will definitely keep this recipe
Is this Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese? Recipe says MJ but photo appears to be yellow like cheddar. Thanks!
Can I use mozzarella cheese? I don’t have Monterey Jack.
Yes, it will change the taste a little, but that will totally work.