Green Enchiladas with Chicken: Easy Cream Cheese Filling Recipe
Delicious green enchiladas filled with a creamy chicken and cheese mixture, perfect for any meal.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 cup green enchilada sauce
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 8 flour tortillas
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a bowl, mix the shredded chicken, cream cheese, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt until well combined.
- Spread some green enchilada sauce on the bottom of a baking dish.
- Take a tortilla, fill it with the chicken mixture, and roll it up.
- Place the rolled tortillas seam side down in the baking dish.
- Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the top and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until the cheese is bubbly.
Notes
- For more flavor, add diced jalapeños to the filling.
- Serve with sour cream and fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 enchilada
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 20g
- Cholesterol: 60mg
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