Creamy chicken enchiladas are stuffed with a flavorful chicken filling then topped with a sour cream mixture and shredded cheese.
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These Creamy chicken enchiladas are a perfect weeknight meal. Top with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and jalapeños. Super easy and quick! Serve with some Mexican rice and beans or a salad.
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas Ingredients
- 4 cups chicken, cooked and shredded
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 1/4 cup, butter
- 1/4 cup, flour
- 2 1/2 cups, hot water
- 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream, room temperature
- 2 cups, shredded cheddar cheese (or your favorite)
- 1 (4 ounce) can, chopped green chilies, drained
- 1 teaspoon, cumin
- 10 (8 inch) soft, flour tortillas
Making Creamy Chicken Enchiladas Sauce
Start by preheating your oven to 350ºF. Next, in a medium saucepan melt the butter and add the onions cooking until the onions are soft and translucent. Add in the flour, mixing until combined, followed by the water and bouillon cubes.
Cook until the bouillon cubes have dissolved and the sauce has thickened. Set aside.
Preparing the filling
Next, grab a large bowl and add in your chicken, chilies, 1 cup of the shredded cheese, cumin and 2 cups of the sauce for the creamy chicken enchiladas.
Mix until everything is combined.
Fill, Fold and Roll!
Lastly, you will want to soften your flour tortillas per package directions. Once softened, add equal portions of the filling. Fold in the sides first and then roll up placing them in a greased 9×13 baking dish. Top with the remaining sauce and cheese.
Bake the Creamy chicken enchiladas for 25 minutes. Serve hot. I like to top mine with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes and some sliced jalapeños.
Whenever I make this particular recipe it takes me back to my days (well years) in MN. Being a new parent and getting yourself out there was tough. I signed my first born up for preschool classes in which I had to attend with him. Once he reached 3 or 4, all the moms and dads were able to leave the room for one hour and go commiserate with one another.
We would share advice, ideas, tears, laughter, food and recipes. The hour would fly by but as a new parent you know that even getting 5 minutes to yourself is like a vacation.
I have been making this Creamy chicken enchilada recipe for over 15 years now. I’m not joking. I have made other enchilada recipes but this one just always seems to hit the spot. I have a lot of recipes that I have been making for years now and I see myself making them for many more years to come. Here are a couple that have been in my kitchen for over 15 years. I hope you give one, if not all of them a try.~Christina