Simple Chicken Enchiladas

These simple chicken enchiladas make for a quick delicious weeknight dinner. They are packed full with tender chicken, flavorful enchilada sauce and a pile of melted queso. This dish has flavor bursting in every bite and guaranteed to be a favorite to add to your Mexican nights.

What I love most about this dish is the simplicity of it. Simple yet gourmet and absolutely delicious!

If I have leftover shredded chicken from a previous dinner I will make either chicken pot pie or chicken enchiladas. Both are such a family favorite!

If you want to get real fancy you could make your own sourdough tortillas. That really elevates this dish and makes it next level! But takes some forward thinking so be mindful of that.

As for the cheese, I highly recommend buying a brick and shredding it yourself. It really doesn’t take much more than 5 extra minutes and the ooey gooey melted cheesy results will be well worth your time.

And maybe I should mention that most pre-shredded cheese has the ingredient: cellulose. It’s a fancy word for wood shavings and used as an anti-caking agent so that the cheese doesn’t stick together.

You lost me at wood shavings! As soon as I learned that fact, I have never bought pre-shredded cheese again! So do yourself a favor and just buy the brick of cheese next time 😉

I have also simplified these enchiladas with using your favorite store bought enchilada sauce as well. Our favorite is the organic enchilada sauce from Jewel Osco. Whole foods 365 brand is also fabulous.

Make this meal to give away!

This is one of my favorite meals to make for new moms. Or for anyone you may be making a meal for. Sometimes it can be hard to come up with a wholesome hearty meal to give away, so look no further than this meal right here.

It is such a gift to be able to bless a family with dinner. Giving someone a night off from cooking is just a small way to show your thinking and praying for them. Both parties are blessed and it is empowering to be able to do when given the opportunity. 🙂

I recommend preparing the meal ahead of time but omitting the enchilada sauce. Just give the family the jar of store bought sauce and have them pour over the enchiladas right before they bake them. That way they are not soggy by the time they arrive.

Ingredients to make Simple Chicken Enchiladas:

• Cooked, shredded chicken
• Diced onion (yellow or sweet)
• Canned Green Chilies
• Refried beans (optional but we love this addition)
• Bone Broth or water
• Chili Powder
• Cumin
• Oregano
• Salt and Pepper
• Enchilada Sauce
• Shredded Cheese
• 6– 8 inch flour tortillas

How to make Simple Chicken Enchiladas

1. In a 10 inch skillet or pan over medium heat cook diced onion in your favorite cooking fat or oil until translucent.
2. Add green chilis, chili powder, cumin, oregano, salt/pepper, and bone broth or water to thin.
3. Add cooked, shredded chicken. Mix and cook for 3-5 more minutes until liquid is evaporated.
4. In 9×13 oven safe dish, add a few tablespoons of enchilada sauce to coat the bottom.
5. Fill Tortillas: Spread refried beans down the center of each tortilla. Spoon 1 Tbsp Enchilada sauce down the center of each tortilla. Add a large scoop of shredded chicken and a generous amount of cheese down the center of each tortilla. Roll tortillas and place on top of the enchilada sauce in the 9×13 dish. *I find that 6 packed tortillas perfectly like sardines in this size pan.
6. Pour remaining enchilada sauce overtop all the rolled tortillas in the dish. And sprinkle with remaining cheese.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
8. Optional: Broil 2-3 minutes to get the tops of the tortillas crispy and the cheese a bubbly golden brown.

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