How to Make Quick and Simple Chicken Enchiladas

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How to Make Quick and Simple Chicken Enchiladas

This is a delicious and easy recipe from a college roommate. It's always a hit a potlucks and large group gatherings.

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Heat water in large pot. Bring to a boil and add fresh chicken breast.

Heat water in large pot. Bring to a boil and add fresh chicken breast.

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Boil until cooked through- approx 10 min.

Boil until cooked through- approx 10 min.

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Drain water. Shred chicken with forks.

Drain water. Shred chicken with forks.

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It can be a bit of work...

It can be a bit of work...

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Add your favorite taco seasoning to taste.

Add your favorite taco seasoning to taste.

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Mix in taco seasoning. Feel free to add in other yummy things like chopped jalepeños, green chiles, etc.

Mix in taco seasoning. Feel free to add in other yummy things like chopped jalepeños, green chiles, etc.

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Choose either green or red enchilada sauce.

Choose either green or red enchilada sauce.

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Layer the bottom of a Pyrex pan with sauce.

Layer the bottom of a Pyrex pan with sauce.

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Set up your enchilada-building station: grab your shredded cheese, sour cream, flour tortillas, and enchilada sauce. Have the prepped chicken nearby.

Set up your enchilada-building station: grab your shredded cheese, sour cream, flour tortillas, and enchilada sauce. Have the prepped chicken nearby.

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Step one: spread layer of sour cream across tortilla.

Step one: spread layer of sour cream across tortilla.

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Add chicken.

Add chicken.

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Add cheese (be generous!).

Add cheese (be generous!).

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Add some sauce.

Add some sauce.

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Roll snugly into your Pyrex dish.

Roll snugly into your Pyrex dish.

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Cover with enchilada sauce! Trust me, be generous!

Cover with enchilada sauce! Trust me, be generous!

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Top with plenty of cheese.

Top with plenty of cheese.

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Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 min or until thoroughly heated.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 min or until thoroughly heated.

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Supplies

1 ½ Pounds Chicken breast

3 Cups Cheddar Cheese

2 Cups Enchilada Sauce

1 Cup Sour cream

3 Tablespoons Taco seasoning

8 Flour tortillas

Suzannah Whitford

Never tried it with flour tortillas do they get soft and chewy from the moisture?

Suzannah Whitford 10 months ago

Elliemae The Soap Lady

Sounds good. One thing you might want to try, instead of boiling the chicken, cut up the chicken into tiny cubes, then quickly stir fry it in a tablespoon of coconut oil or olive oil.

Elliemae The Soap Lady 10 months ago

Cherpea Ceplease

These look quick n Delish. Thanks!

Cherpea Ceplease 10 months ago

Shaira MacKenzie

Looks good! Will surely try this! Thanks for sharing!

Shaira MacKenzie 10 months ago

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