Creamy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

Name: Creamy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon butter or margarine; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 (4.5-oz.) can chopped green chiles, drained; 1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, cut up and softened; 3.5 cups chopped cooked chicken breast; 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas; 2 (8-oz.) packages Monterey Jack cheese, shredded; 2 cups whipping cream

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This easy and flavorful main dish recipe comes together in a flash.

By Southern Living Editors

Updated on July 8, 2021

Yield:

4 to 5 serves

If you're looking for an easy Mexican main dish recipe, try these creamy chicken enchiladas. Eight ingredients and a few minutes of prep time are all you need to get these enchiladas baking away in the oven.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter or margarine
1 medium onion, chopped
1 (4.5-oz.) can chopped green chiles, drained
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, cut up and softened
3 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken breast
8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
2 (8-oz.) packages Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
2 cups whipping cream

Directions

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add onion, and sauté 5 minutes. Add green chiles; sauté 1 minute. Stir in cream cheese and chicken; cook, stirring constantly, until cream cheese melts.
Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons chicken mixture down center of each tortilla. Roll up tortillas, and place, seam side down, in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese, and drizzle with whipping cream.
Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.

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