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Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas Recipe


Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas Recipe
My favorite enchiliada recipe since I was a kid!

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Ingredients
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 cups cooked chicken
  • 1 cup roasted red peppers
  • 6 oz cream cheese, cubed
  • 2 Tbl butter
  • 8-10 flour tortillas
  • 1 lg can green enchilada sauce
  • 8 oz grated monterey jack cheese
  • salt, to taste
  • Optional: Add 2 chopped jalapenos for more spice.

Directions
  1. Thinly slice onion saute in butter approximately 15 minutes. Add garlic.
  2. Remove from heat and toss with the chicken and peppers. Gently stir in cubes of cream cheese. Season with salt.
  3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Pour a little bit of green enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish.
  4. Spoon about a 1/3 cup of the chicken filling into the tortillas. Sprinkle a little cheese over the filling (do not use all the cheese) and roll up. Place enchiladas into baking dish with the seam side down. Fill entire dish (usually about 8-10 enchiladas)
  5. Cover with the remaining enchilada sauce and grated cheese.
  6. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes. You can also refrigerate enchiladas: cook 15 minutes covered, 15 minutes uncovered.

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I love creamy enchiladas - this recipe sounds perfect...hope to try this one out soon. Thanks for posting your long-time fave!


I'm with Krum, favorite meal, creamy chicken enchiladas.


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