Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
"BEAUTIFUL - GOOD ENOUGH FOR COMPANY AND CAN BE PREPARED AHEAD. THE BONUS IS IT TASTES GREAT! I SERVE WITH A MIXED BLACK BEAN SALAD AND WILD RICE."
- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken
- 1⁄2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, diced
- salt & pepper
- salad oil
- 12 flour tortillas
- 2⁄3 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups monterey jack cheese
directions
- Saute onion in butter until soft, add red pepper, cream cheese, 1/2 cup jack and salt/pepper.
- Set aside.
- Heat oil in pan and dip each tortilla each side for a few seconds until limp.
- Spoon 1/3 cup of the filling down the center and roll to enclose.
- Set in sprayed 9x13 baking pan seam side down.
- (you can cover and refrigerate at this point-bring to room temp before baking) Spoon cream and remaining cheese over enchiladas and bake uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Garnish with coriander and lime wedges.
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Reviews
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This was a great dish. I made it for lunch and we absolutely loved it. I followed your directions, but I added 2 Tbsp. of chopped green chiles. I was not dissapointed with the outcome. DH loved it and gave it his "keeper" review. It was easy to prepare and the taste was good. Thanks for posting. It will be in my T&T book for sure. -
This will be a regular in our house, lots of 'mmmmm's' to be heard. Doesn't say in directions when to add chicken, I did at the end of step 1, also added a shake of chilli flakes. This is a keeper! -
incredibly creamy and yummy! i did the chicken the night before (picked the meat off a roasted chicken and put it in the fridge all ready for this recipe) which really speeded the prep up when i assembled these. because i had 3 cups of chicken, i added in the entire 8 oz of cream cheese and some extra red bell peppers and got 15 enchiladas - enough for a few lucky sons' lunches the next day. -
These are the best Enchiladas I have ever tasted! -
I thought this would be a great introduction to enchiladas for my kid. My last attempt was too spicy for him and I did not want to use cream of chicken/mushroom soup. He liked it and would eat it again providing I lose the onions and pepper. I used burrito size tortillas. I think that if I do it again I will use a smaller tortilla. <br/><br/>The most fantastic part of this dish is that the vast majority of it can be done the night before. Thank you.
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Tweaks
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These are so delicious!I scaled it down to 4 servings.I used 4 torillas,4 oz of cream cheese and omitted the red peppers,just not a favorite of mine.I also substituted sour cream for the heavy cream.I will be making these again for sure.Thanks for posting! -
Awesome!! A definite keeper and very flavorful. I substituted mushrooms for the onions and added onion powder. Received rave reviews from family.
