Easy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

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5 from 7 votes

Quick, easy and filling with loads of flavor.

Prep Time20

Cook Time15

Total Time35

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: chicken, spicy

Servings:

Calories: 388kcal

Author: Tricia

Ingredients

For the enchiladas:

1 tablespoon olive oil
5 ounces baby spinach leaves or chopped kale
2 tablespoons water
2 cups cooked chicken breast shredded or diced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
2 cups prepared red enchilada sauce (16 ounces)
¼ cup sour cream
2 chipotles in adobo sauce minced (more or less to taste)
12 corn tortillas
1 cup onion diced
2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese (8 ounces)

Ideas for optional toppings:

Shredded lettuce
Sliced jalapeños
Diced red onion
Lime wedges
Sliced or cubed avocado
Cilantro leaves
Sour Cream
More cheese!

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F.
Add the olive oil to a large oven-proof skillet over medium-high heat. Once shimmering, add the spinach and 2 tablespoons water. Cook stirring frequently until the spinach is wilted. Add the chicken, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir gently until combined and heated through. Transfer the mixture to a large bowl. Set aside.
In a medium bowl whisk together the enchilada sauce, sour cream and the minced chipotle peppers. Spoon about ¾ cup of the sauce into the bottom of the now empty skillet. Layer 4 tortillas over the sauce, overlapping the edges to cover the bottom of the skillet.
Top the tortillas with half the chicken and spinach mixture. Sprinkle with ⅓ of the onions and ⅓ of the cheese.
Spoon half the remaining sauce over the casserole, then repeat with 4 more tortillas, the remaining chicken mixture, half the remaining onion and half the remaining cheese.
Top with the last 4 tortillas, all the remaining sauce, then the onions and cheese.
Bake the casserole until hot and bubbling, about 10-15 minutes. Sprinkle with red onion, jalapeños and other desired toppings before serving.

Notes

Adapted from a recipe by Breana Killeen, EatingWell.com

Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.

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