Chicken or Turkey Enchiladas with Sour Cream

"These rich and easy enchiladas come from Sunset's 1969 cookbook favorite recipes 1. To save more time on this time saving recipe you can buy the already grated cheese. Use your favorite red or green salsa."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a bowl, mix chicken or turkey, sour cream, 2 cups shredded cheese, and salt.
  • Heat oil in an 8-to 10inch frying pan over low heat.
  • Dip the tortillas, one at a time, in the hot oil just until limp, about 5 seconds.
  • Fill tortillas equally with chicken mixture, roll up, and arrange side by side, slit side down, in a 9-x13 inch baking dish.
  • Pour salsa evenly over top.
  • Bake in a 350 degree oven until heated through, about 20 minutes.
  • If desired sprinkle with more shredded cheese over hot enchiladas before serving.

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Reviews

  1. We used homemade guacamole on these as a sauce instead of enchilada sauce. The enchiladas were easy and wonderful! We just prefer the guac. Thanks for sharing.
     
  2. Fantastic! This recipe has a funny story for me. I had copied this EXACT recipe out of a Sunset magazine at the chiropractor's office, but had never made it. When I saw it here, I thought...now is the time. I was really tired of just plain left-over holiday turkey and made these little gems. They were absolutely wonderful! Next time I might add some olives and red onion just because I like them. Barb, thanks for an easy and wonderful recipe!
     
  3. Easy recipe with a nice turn out. I used turkey and flour tortillas that I heated to make soft over a burner instead of oil. I added crushed garlic and onions to the filling. Was going to use a red salsa, but decided to use a green. Made 6 nice size enchiladas. Thank you for posting Barb! I will fix these again.
     
  4. Made this tonight using leftover turkey, my hubby and I both loved it. I think I will try using a bit less sour cream next time though, and I used jack instead of cheddar, also used a very spicy enchilada sauce to give is some kick, it was great.
     
  5. These were simple to make, and I happened to have everything on hand. I poached one (single) chicken breast in chicken broth, which was enough meat for six enchiladas. I subbed Trader Joe's enchilada sauce (from a bottle) for the salsa, as my DH doesn't like spicy food. After frying each tortilla in hot oil for a few seconds, I dipped each one in the enchilada sauce before filling it. I then poured some of the enchilada sauce down the middle of the tortillas in my 9x9 pan before sliding it into the oven. I will make these again, thanks for sharing your recipe, Barb!
     
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  1. These were simple to make, and I happened to have everything on hand. I poached one (single) chicken breast in chicken broth, which was enough meat for six enchiladas. I subbed Trader Joe's enchilada sauce (from a bottle) for the salsa, as my DH doesn't like spicy food. After frying each tortilla in hot oil for a few seconds, I dipped each one in the enchilada sauce before filling it. I then poured some of the enchilada sauce down the middle of the tortillas in my 9x9 pan before sliding it into the oven. I will make these again, thanks for sharing your recipe, Barb!
     
  2. This was a delicious and easy way to use leftover turkey! I left out the turkey and replaced with baked beans for two of the enchiladas for me! Wonderful dinner, thanks Barb!
     

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