Creamy Chicken Enchiladas Verde

May 26, 2023May 26, 20230 10
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas Verde Recipe for a Delightful Dinner
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Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Ready In

50 min

Level

Easy

Rating

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Ingredients

1 cup BREAKSTONE 'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
1 cup tomatillo salsa
1 small onion , chopped
2 cloves garlic , minced
2 teaspoons oil
3 cups shredded cooked chicken breasts
1 can chopped green chiles , drained
1 1/2 cups KRAFT Mexican Style Shredded Four Cheese with a Touch of PHILADELPHIA
8 flour tortillas

Nutrision Information

Servings Per Recipe
8
Calories
539
Sugar
6g
Fat
33g
These creamy chicken enchiladas taste super delicious with their tangy and tart tomatillo salsa flavor, creamy sauce and juicy chicken all wrapped inside soft flour tortillas. This is a classic Mexican dish that comes with plenty of spices and flavors. This dish is also a great way of using up leftover chicken. If you want the dish to be healthier you can also try using brown rice or quinoa instead of tortillas!

Instructions

1.Preheat oven to 375°F.
2.Mix sour cream and salsa in a medium bowl; set aside.
3.In a large skillet, cook onion and garlic in oil until tender.
4.Add chicken and chiles, stirring occasionally until heated through.
5.Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of the cheese.
6.Spoon chicken mixture evenly onto tortillas, rolling up each tortilla and placing seam side down in a greased 13x9-inch baking dish.
7.Top with the sour cream mixture and remaining cheese.
8.Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until bubbly and lightly browned.

PROS

This dish is creamy, delicious, and filling.

It is a good option for dinner for any season, and also perfect for an office lunchbox.

It is a one-pan dish, and there is almost no clean-up.

CONS

This recipe is not the healthiest option.
It is high in calories and fat when compared to other healthy dinner recipes.

It contains carbohydrates and sodium.

HEALTH & BENEFITS

The dish has a good source of protein and calcium. Calcium is important for bone and teeth health and protein is known to be the building block of the body. The tomatillo salsa is a good source of vitamin C, which has antioxidant properties and also helps to boost the immune system.

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