Best 5 Chicken Olive Enchiladas Recipes

SIMPLE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Spoon 1/2 cup enchilada sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large saucepan, cook and stir the cream cheese and salsa over medium heat until blended, 2-3 minutes. Stir in the chicken, beans and chiles. , Place about 1/3 cup 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° until heated through, 25-30 minutes. If desired, serve with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and olives.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium, non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook chicken until no longer pink and juices run clear. Drain excess fat. Cube the chicken and return it to the skillet. Add the onion, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, parsley, oregano and ground black pepper. Heat until cheese melts. Stir in salt, tomato sauce, water, chili powder, green pepper and garlic.
• Roll even amounts of the mixture in the tortillas. Arrange in a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover with taco sauce and 3/4 cup Cheddar cheese. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 20 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

CHICKEN & OLIVE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a large casserole dish or lasagna pan, evenly spread 1 cup of the enchilada sauce across the bottom.
• Mix chopped cooked chicken with condensed chicken soup in a mixing bowl and set aside.
• Heat oil in a skillet until hot.
• Dip corn tortillas one at a time very briefly for about 1 second on each side, or until they soften.
• You may also just heat the tortillas to soften them (microwaving for a few seconds is one way), without using the oil, but they do tend to split.
• Place the softened tortilla on a plate and place several tbsp of the chicken filling across the center of the tortilla.
• Fold sides of tortilla over to enclose the filling, and place enchilada seam side down in the casserole dish.
• Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling.
• Pour remaining 2 cups red enchilada sauce over the enchiladas, trying to make sure that all the corn tortilla parts get covered.
• Sprinkle cheese evenly over the top.
• Garnish with the chopped onion and sliced olives, if desired.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes in the preheated oven or until heated through and cheese is melted.
• To serve, garnish with sour cream, if desired.

CHICKEN AND GREEN OLIVE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Place chicken and broth in heavy large pot. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover pot and simmer until chicken is cooked, about 30 minutes. Cool chicken in broth. Strain broth and spoon off fat; reserve broth. Remove chicken skin and bones; discard. Shred chicken coarsely; transfer to large bowl.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large saucepan over medium-low heat. Add 1 cup onion, garlic, oregano, cumin and cinnamon. Cover. Cook until onion is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Mix in chili powder and flour; stir 3 minutes. Gradually whisk in 4 1/2 cups broth. Increase heat to medium-high. Boil until reduced to 3 cups, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in chocolate; season with salt and pepper. Cool.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in medium skillet over medium heat. Add 1 tortilla and cook until just pliable, about 20 seconds per side. Transfer to paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas, adding oil as needed.
• Spread 1/3 cup sauce in each of two 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dishes. Mix 1 cup sauce into chicken. Arrange 8 tortillas on work surface. Spoon 3 tablespoons cheese, 1 tablespoon olives, 1 tablespoon onion and 1/4 cup chicken over center of each. Roll up tortillas. Arrange seam side down in 1 prepared dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas, 1 1/2 cups cheese, olives, onion and chicken. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover sauce and enchiladas separately; chill.)
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Top enchiladas with remaining sauce, then sprinkle with remaining cheese. Cover with foil; bake 20 minutes (30 minutes if chilled). Remove foil and bake until sauce bubbles, about 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes.

CHICKEN AND GREEN OLIVE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Place chicken and broth in heavy large pot. Bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium-low, partially cover pot and simmer until chicken is cooked, about 30 minutes.
• Cool chicken in broth.
• Strain broth and spoon off fat; reserve broth.
• Remove chicken skin and bones; discard.
• Shred chicken coarsely; transfer to a large bowl. Set aside.
• Heat 3 Tbl oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat.
• Add 1 cup onion, garlic, oregano, cumin and cinnamon to the saucepan. Cook until onion is almost tender, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Mix in chili powder and flour; stir 3 minutes.
• Gradually whisk in 4.5 cups of the broth (reserve remaining broth for Red Rice).
• Increase heat to medium-high and bring to a boil.
• Boil until reduced to about 3 cups, stirring occasionally, about 35 minutes.
• Remove from heat and whisk in chocolate. Season with salt and pepper, cool.
• Heat 1 Tbl oil in medium skillet over medium heat.
• Add 1 tortilla and cook until just pliable, about 20 seconds per side.
• Transfer to a paper-towel-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas, adding oil as needed.
• Spread 1/3 cup of sauce in each of two 13x9x2 -inch glass baking dishes.
• Mix 1 cup of the sauce into the chicken.
• Arrange 8 tortillas on work surface.
• Spoon 3 Tbl cheese, 1 Tbl olives, 1 Tbl onions, and 1/4 cup chicken over center of each tortilla.
• Roll up tortillas. Arrange seam side down in 1 prepared dish.
• Repeat with remaining tortillas (can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover sauce and enchiladas separately, cool).
• Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees F. Top each enchilada with remaining sauce, then sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Cover with foil; bake for 20 minutes (30 minutes if chilled.).
• Remove foil and bake until sauce and cheese bubbles, about 10 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes and serve.