Calling all Mexican food enthusiasts! Get ready to embark on a culinary journey with our tantalizing Chicken Enchiladas with Creamy Green Sauce recipe. This dish is a symphony of flavors, textures, and colors that will leave you craving for more. The tender chicken, nestled in a blanket of soft tortillas, is smothered in a luscious creamy green sauce that bursts with freshness and a hint of spice. But that's not all – we've also included a tangy red enchilada sauce and a flavorful tomatillo salsa to cater to every palate. So, whether you prefer mild or bold, this recipe has got you covered.
Prepare to be amazed as you master the art of making homemade enchilada sauce from scratch, using fresh ingredients like tomatoes, chiles, and spices. And for those who love a creamy and cheesy experience, our queso fresco and sour cream topping will elevate your enchiladas to the next level. We've also included a vegetarian version of the enchiladas, using black beans and zucchini, ensuring that everyone can indulge in this delectable dish.
With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, our recipe ensures that even novice cooks can create this mouthwatering dish with confidence. So, gather your ingredients, fire up the stove, and let's embark on a culinary adventure that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you with a craving for more.
CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
This easy chicken enchilada recipe is one cheesy, creamy, utterly satisfying family favorite in my house.
Provided by Holly Nilsson
Categories Main Course
Time 1h30m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cook onions, peppers, and garlic in olive oil until softened. Add cream cheese, green chiles, and cumin. Stir until melted. Stir in chicken and ¼ cup sour cream & ¼ cup enchilada sauce.
- Combine remaining ½ cup sour cream with enchilada sauce. Spread ½ cup of sauce mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 pan.
- Gently heat or fry tortillas (I heat mine over the gas stove to add a smoky flavor).
- Add 2 tablespoons cheese to each tortilla. Top with 3 tablespoons chicken mixture and a small sprinkle of cilantro. Roll and place seam side down in the pan. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Top with remaining enchilada sauce and cheese.
- Bake 20-25 minutes uncovered. Rest 10 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 583 kcal, Carbohydrate 38 g, Protein 33 g, Fat 34 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Cholesterol 121 mg, Sodium 1257 mg, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 11 g, ServingSize 2 enchiladas
CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH CREAMY GREEN CHILE SAUCE
Chicken- and cheese-filled corn tortillas baked under a creamy sauce infused with hot green chiles. Adjust the amount of chopped chiles to suit your taste!
Provided by aaronspool
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Fry tortillas (1 at a time) for 5 seconds on each side to soften and make them pliable. Add more oil to pan as needed. Drain between layers of paper towel and keep warm.
- Divide chicken, 10 ounces of Monterey Jack cheese, and onion among the 12 tortillas. Roll up each tortilla and place seam-side down in the prepared pan.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add flour and whisk until mixture begins to boil. Slowly add broth, stirring with a whisk until thickened. Mix in the sour cream and chiles, heating thoroughly but do not boil, stirring occasionally. Pour mixture over the enchiladas.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and heated through, about 20 minutes. Top with remaining Monterey Jack cheese and bake for 5 more minutes. Garnish with chopped green onions and cilantro.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 798.4 calories, Carbohydrate 33.3 g, Cholesterol 172.2 mg, Fat 51.9 g, Fiber 4.3 g, Protein 49.8 g, SaturatedFat 24.6 g, Sodium 1081.2 mg, Sugar 2.9 g
CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN CHILE SAUCE (SALSA VERDE)
Enchiladas made easy! Garnish with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, and any of your favorites!
Provided by VMB
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 1h10m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Heat olive oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and heat until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Combine chicken, onion mixture, cheese blend, cream cheese, salsa verde, olives, cilantro, and jalapenos in a large bowl for the filling. Mix well.
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour, then chicken broth. Cook until sauce starts to thicken, 6 to 8 minutes. Stir in sour cream and salsa verde; cook until heated through. Spread a spoonful of sauce over the bottoms of two 9x11-inch casserole dishes.
- Wrap a tortilla in a damp paper towel and microwave for about 30 seconds. Fill with the chicken mixture, roll up, and place seam-side down into a baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas until each dish holds 8 enchiladas.
- Spoon remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Sprinkle cheese on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 374 calories, Carbohydrate 16.7 g, Cholesterol 84.2 mg, Fat 24.8 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 21.2 g, SaturatedFat 11.7 g, Sodium 514.3 mg, Sugar 1.2 g
CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
My daughter has the best sour cream and cream cheese chicken enchiladas recipe I've ever tried. She brought 10 pans of it to my wedding reception and they were the biggest hit of all the food. So many guests wanted the recipe, we sent it out with our Christmas cards. -Pat Coffee, Kingston, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h5m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, water, onion powder, cumin, salt and pepper until smooth. Stir in chicken. , Place 1/4 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in two greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. In a large bowl, combine soup, sour cream, milk and chiles; pour over enchiladas. , Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 651 calories, Fat 38g fat (18g saturated fat), Cholesterol 151mg cholesterol, Sodium 1392mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 37g protein.
CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH CREAMY GREEN SAUCE
This Mexican favorite makes a festive dish for a Cinco de Mayo party or a fun family dinner.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h55m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Season chicken with salt and pepper; place with garlic on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake until an instant-read thermometer inserted in thickest part of breast (avoiding bone) registers 165 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine salsa and cream.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Once chicken is cool enough to handle, shred meat, discarding skin and bones. Peel and chop garlic. In a large bowl, combine chicken, garlic, and 1/2 cup salsa mixture.
- Stack tortillas flat, and wrap in damp paper towels; microwave on high for 1 minute to soften. Working with one tortilla at a time, dip in salsa mixture, lay flat, and fill with 1/3 cup chicken mixture. Roll up and arrange, seam side down, 8 enchiladas lengthwise and 4 crosswise in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Top with remaining salsa mixture, then cheese.
- Bake until cheese is browned and salsa is bubbling, 40 to 45 minutes; let rest 10 minutes. Serve, sprinkled with cilantro, if desired.
GREEN CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
Great to assemble the night before and have ready to pop in the oven after work. Garnish as desired. Serve with Spanish-style rice.
Provided by A.Meyer
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 13h5m
Yield 3
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Prepare a 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Wrap tortillas in paper towels moistened with water; cook in microwave until soft, about 20 seconds.
- Stir mushroom soup, taco sauce, green chiles, and green onions together in a bowl. Fold chicken into the soup mixture.
- Spread chicken mixture into each tortilla, sprinkle small amount of cheese over portion of the chicken mixture, and roll the tortilla around the filling; place with the seam side down in the prepared baking dish. Spread remaining chicken mixture over the rolled tortillas. Sprinkle remaining Cheddar cheese over the chicken mixture.
- Cover baking dish with aluminum foil; refrigerate at least 12 hours to overnight.
- Remove baking dish from refrigerator. Keep dish at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until the cheese begins to brown along the edges, about 15 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 609.8 calories, Carbohydrate 67.6 g, Cholesterol 112.6 mg, Fat 22.9 g, Fiber 5.7 g, Protein 45.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.4 g, Sodium 2302.7 mg, Sugar 3.1 g
WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN CHILI & SOUR CREAM SAUCE RECIPE
Simple ingredients and easy-to-follow directions make this an easy weeknight meal. My family basically INHALED them. This is our favorite Enchilada recipe.
Provided by Six Sisters Stuff
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan using non-stick cooking spray.
- Mix cooked chicken, chili powder (optional) and 1 cup of cheese together. Roll up in tortillas and place in pan.
- In a medium sauce pan, melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add broth and whisk until smooth. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly.
- Stir in sour cream, chilies, cilantro, onion powder, and garlic powder, and pepper. Make sure that you don't bring this to a boil- you don't want to have curdled sour cream!
- Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake 20-22 minutes and then place under high broil for 3 min to brown the cheese.
Tips:
- For the best flavor, use fresh, ripe tomatillos. If you can't find tomatillos, you can substitute green tomatoes.
- If you don't have a blender, you can chop the tomatillos and peppers by hand. Just be sure to chop them very finely.
- Don't overcook the chicken. Chicken is best when it is cooked through but still tender and juicy.
- If you are using corn tortillas, be sure to soften them before using. You can do this by wrapping them in a damp paper towel and microwaving them for 30 seconds to 1 minute, or by heating them in a skillet over medium heat until they are pliable.
- Be sure to heat the enchiladas through before serving. You can do this by baking them in the oven or by microwaving them.
Conclusion:
Chicken enchiladas with creamy green sauce are a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. The combination of tender chicken, flavorful sauce, and gooey cheese is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy recipe, give these chicken enchiladas a try.
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