Queso Chicken Enchiladas
HB-9126 · Hand-built original · Mexican
Burrito-size tortillas filled with seasoned shredded chicken, sour cream, cheddar, and green chilies, then covered with a melted queso blanco and tomato sauce. They bake until hot and bubbly.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
Serving count not stated for this recipe, so quantities are shown as written.
Ingredients
- 5 burrito size flour tortillas
- 2 ½ cups shredded chicken
- ½ packet taco seasoning
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
- 2 tablespoons chopped green chilies
- 10 ounces diced tomatoes with green chilies (undrained)
- 1 pound queso blanco Velveeta (cubed)
Method
- Mix the shredded chicken, taco seasoning, sour cream, cheddar, and green chilies in a large bowl until evenly combined.
- Melt the cubed queso blanco with the undrained diced tomatoes in a saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until the sauce is smooth and creamy.
- Spoon about ½ to ¾ cup of the chicken mixture onto each tortilla and roll it up tightly, burrito-style.
- Arrange the filled tortillas snugly in a casserole dish, seam side down.
- Pour the warm queso sauce evenly over the top of the rolls.
- Bake at 350°F for 20 to 25 minutes, until the enchiladas are hot and bubbly throughout.
- Serve the enchiladas straight from the casserole dish while the queso is still pourable.
Nutrition not computed — no serving count in the source recipe (per-serving values cannot be derived without one).