Cheese and Chicken Enchiladas (OAMC)

"Another converted recipe from Cooking light for OAMC use. These are obviously good and like right away and a good alternative to fast food if you want something quick at home."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
2-4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and saute onions until soft.
  • Meanwhile, mix chicken, 1/2 c.
  • cheddar, picante sauce and cream cheese.
  • Addto onions and cook over low heat until cheese begins to melt.
  • Spoon about 1/3 cup filling on each tortilla ands roll up.
  • Place enchiladas (seam side down) in a 9x13 baking dish.
  • Drizzle with taco sauce and remaining cheese.
  • *Note:I flash freeze them and bag at this point in family size portions.
  • If you are going ahead and eating now cover and bake at 350F 15 minutes.
  • If you are pulling from the freezer, thaw in the refrigerator then bake.

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Reviews

  1. Made pretty much as directed. I used green enchilada sauce instead of green taco sauce due to personal preference. I froze the uncooked enchiladas without sauce and cheese as I was afraid they would be soggy. When I was ready to cook I took them out to defrost and when they were ready to cook I added the sauce and cheese. They turned out great when cooked fresh. They were also good from frozen. I was afraid to use the combination of red and green but they worked well together.
     
  2. When I do batch cooking, my husband is disappointed when I don't make these. I usually multiply the recipe to make over 50 enchiladas. We enjoy them a little more spicy, so I saute 3-5 minced chili peppers or 1 habanero with the onions.
     
  3. WOW These were good. I get together with a couple of friends once a month and we make 2-3 recipes in huge portions to share. Its fun and saves us all a ton by buying in bulk. This recipe is going on our FAV! List
     
  4. Fantastic recipe! My very picky daughter claimed this as one of her new favorites and the rest of the family loved it as well. Needless to say, this will definitely be on the regular rotation. As a side note, I highly recommend using chicken cooked in the crockpot in this recipe. A good basic recipe is #188329, but I add extra seasoning. It makes it really easy to pull it out and put it right in the pan with the other enchilada filling ingredients as the chicken pretty much shreds itself and is very moist. I highly recommend this recipe, particularly if you have little ones who don't care for a lot of heat (I use mild sauces).
     
  5. This is a recipe that I will try again. It is easy and can be made fast. We didn't have the green taco sauce so we used Tapitio to replace some of it. Very spicy.
     
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  1. Made pretty much as directed. I used green enchilada sauce instead of green taco sauce due to personal preference. I froze the uncooked enchiladas without sauce and cheese as I was afraid they would be soggy. When I was ready to cook I took them out to defrost and when they were ready to cook I added the sauce and cheese. They turned out great when cooked fresh. They were also good from frozen. I was afraid to use the combination of red and green but they worked well together.
     
  2. These are great! I used turkey instead of chicken, but made no other changes. I froze some before as recommended and they thawed and cooked up wonderfully. I forsee making this many times in the future. Thanks a bunch!
     
  3. This is amazing!!!! Instead of the cumin I used taco seasoning and replaced the neufchatel cheese with pepper jack. We like it hot so I added one can of diced jalapenos. Thanks so much for the recipe.
     

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