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Easy Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas

This easy cheesy chicken enchiladas recipe is one of the best chicken recipes and perfect for everything from weeknight dinners to entertaining. 

Course Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword chicken, enchiladas, mexican
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Servings 8
Calories 384 kcal

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Place chicken in large pot of salted water and bring to a boil.

  2. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray.

  3. Continue boiling chicken until it is cooked through and no longer pink.

  4. Remove chicken from water and shred in food processor or you can shred the chicken by hand using a fork. Lightly season chicken to taste with salt and pepper.

  5. Open all cans of enchilada. Set two cans to the side and pour one can in bottom of prepared baking dish.

  6. To begin assembling enchiladas, take one flour tortilla and coat both sides with enchilada sauce from bottom of baking dish. Next, add a heaping spoonful of refried beans, 1/8 of total chicken prepared, and 2T diced onions. 

    We like a lot of onions so I usually just grab some and throw them on but you could use less and still get great results. Then, lightly drizzle contents with enchilada sauce from can (1/8 of can) before rolling up seam side down.

  7. Repeat step 6 until all enchiladas are filled with bean/chicken/onion/sauce mixture.

  8. Pour remaining can of enchilada sauce over all enchiladas and then top with cheese.

  9. Cover with foil. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, then remove foil and continue to cook until cheese is melted and starting to brown (about 15-20 additional minutes). 

  10. Serve alone or with optional toppings above for even more flavor!

Nutrition Facts
Easy Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 384 Calories from Fat 171
% Daily Value*
Fat 19g29%
Saturated Fat 10g50%
Cholesterol 90mg30%
Sodium 848mg35%
Potassium 323mg9%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 29g58%
Vitamin A 415IU8%
Vitamin C 1.7mg2%
Calcium 422mg42%
Iron 1.9mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.