Homemade Chicken Enchiladas
Discover a mouthwatering world of flavor with our delectable chicken enchiladas recipe. Explore easy steps to create homemade enchiladas.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- spoon
Ingredients
- 2 cups leftover chopped chicken (we use chicken from a rotisserie or smoked chicken)
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 2-4 medium tortillas
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 jar salsa
- 16 ounces sour cream
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 1 can enchilada red sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Add the chicken, cumin and chili powder together.
- Make sure the chicken is chopped into bite size pieces.
- Mix together and add in 1/2 the cheese and mix.
- In a separate bowl, mix the sour cream and salsa.
- Place a layer of the salsa mixture on the bottom of the pan you will be baking the enchiladas in.
- Take the tortillas and spread a tablespoon of cream cheese or tortilla.
- Add a good portion of chicken mix on the tortilla (about 3-4 tablespoons).Add 2 tablespoons of salsa mix over the chicken.
- Add a little cheese on top of everything.
- Roll up the tortilla, and close it, then place into pan.
- Repeat until the pan is full.
- Pour the remaining salsa mix on top of the tortillas.
- Spread the remaining cheese on top of the tortillas.
- You can also add red sauce on top if desired.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown at 350 degrees.
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Notes
If you like more cheese, spread more cheese in the enchiladas and on top. Add more or less cream cheese as well.