Five-Star Chicken Enchiladas

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Ingredients

  • Filling
  • 3 cups cooked chicken meat
  • 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
  • 1 onion, diced
  • Assembly
  • 1 cup enchilada sauce (Mexican gravy)
  • 12 corn tortillas or 12 flour tortillas
  • Topping
  • 2 cups enchilada sauce
  • 1 cup monterey jack cheese, grated

Instructions

  1. Prepare filling: mix filling ingredients; set aside.
  2. Preheat oven to 350.
  3. Pour enchilada sauce on a large dinner plate.
  4. Assemble enchiladas: Dip one tortilla in sauce on plate, then lay in 13x9 pan for baking.
  5. Fill center of tortilla with about 3 T. of filling; roll it up, place seam-side down in the pan.
  6. Do this with the rest of the tortillas, laying unfilled tortillas over the top as you assemble (don't get another pan dirty!); squeeze them all into one pan.
  7. Pour remaining two cups of enchilada sauce (topping) over the tortillas; sprinkle with cheese and olives.
  8. Pop the pan into the oven for about 30 minutes.
  9. Serve with sour cream and guacamole.
  10. ANOTHER SERVING OPTION: serve on a bed of lettuce, top with sour cream & guacamole.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

626 kcal 31% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 21.3g 43% DV
Total Fat 36.5g 47% DV
Carbs 55.6g 20% DV
Fiber 4g 14% DV
Sugar 20.7g 41% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 955mg 42% DV
Potassium 359mg 8% DV
Cholesterol 57.8mg 19% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 135.5mcg 15% DV
Vitamin C 2mg 2% DV
Vitamin D 0.2mcg 1% DV
Calcium 380.5mg 29% DV
Iron 2.5mg 14% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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