Recipe: Appetizing Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas. Roll even amounts of the mixture in the tortillas. Using a large shallow bowl, dip each tortilla in enchilada sauce to lightly coat. Prepare your enchilada sauce.; In large sauté pan, heat oil over medium-high heat.

Line flameproof casserole or baking dish with enchiladas, seam side down. Pour hot tomato sauce over the chicken enchiladas and top with cheese. A family favorite, these chicken enchiladas are made healthier by using reduced-fat cheese, and adding beans and bell peppers, and using whole wheat tortillas. You can have Chicken Enchiladas using 8 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Chicken Enchiladas

1. You need 6 lbs of ground chicken or turkey.
2. You need 2 cans of black beans.
3. You need 2 cans of rotel.
4. You need 2 packs of Goya Mexican rice.
5. Prepare 24 of tortilla burrito.
6. Prepare 1 cup of taco seasoning.
7. Prepare 32 ounce of Mexican cheese.
8. Prepare 60 ounce of Enchiladas sauce.

Corn tortillas are filled with shredded chicken and baked in a creamy green tomatillo sauce. Use tongs to toss the mixture and coat the chicken and cheese with the sauce. In this Chicken Enchiladas recipe, I used shredded chicken breast, but here's a few more ideas. Vegetarian enchiladas are great with refried beans or zucchini and cheese, then topped with sauce and more cheese.

Chicken Enchiladas step by step

1. Brown ground chicken and drain fat..
2. Add taco seasoning and water. Let simmer 20 min..
3. Cook rice. Follow rice directions. When cooked add to meat mixture..
4. Add black beans and rotel to meat. Heat to boiling.
5. Fill tortilla with meat mixture and roll. Place on greased pan.
6. When pan is full pour enchiladas sauce over enchiladas and then cover with cheese..
7. Bake 20 min to let cheese melt and heat everything up..
8. Serve with chips and salsa.

Leftover taco meat or picadillo also makes a great filling for enchiladas. You can use beef or turkey for this. Spoon chicken mixture evenly down centers of tortillas. These easy, cheesy chicken enchiladas come together in a snap and are faster and way more delicious than fast food. If you have leftover roast chicken, use that here.