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Chicken Enchiladas With Green Sauce

Chicken Enchiladas With Green Sauce prepared dish

These flavorful chicken enchiladas are filled with tender chicken and topped with a zesty green sauce. Perfect for a family dinner, they are sure to impress with their rich taste and satisfying texture.

This recipe is mexican style, dinner, scaled for 4 servings, with 20 min prep and 30 min cook.

Prep: 20 min · Cook: 30 min · Total: 50 min · Serves: 4

Quick cooking notes

  • Core ingredients include sour cream, corn tortillas, cumin, olive oil.
  • Follow all 9 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
  • Ingredient quantities listed below are for 4 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 8 pieces corn tortillas
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 2 cups cooked chicken (shredded)
  • 1 medium onion (chopped)
  • 0.25 tsp black pepper
  • 2 cups green enchilada sauce
  • 1 cup shredded cheese (Mexican blend or cheddar)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. In a skillet, heat the olive oil over medium heat and sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic until softened.
  3. Add the shredded chicken, cumin, salt, and black pepper to the skillet, stirring to combine and heat through.
  4. In a baking dish, spread a thin layer of green enchilada sauce on the bottom.
  5. Take a corn tortilla, fill it with the chicken mixture, and roll it up tightly, placing it seam-side down in the baking dish.
  6. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and chicken mixture.
  7. Pour the remaining green enchilada sauce over the rolled tortillas and sprinkle with shredded cheese.
  8. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
  9. Serve hot, garnished with sour cream.

Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories: 420
  • Protein: 30 g
  • Fat: 18 g
  • Carbohydrates: 40 g
  • Fiber: 4 g
  • Sugar: 2 g
  • Sodium: 800 mg

Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.

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