Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Detroit Free Press- Susan Selasky
Categories: sandwiches, wraps
Ingredients
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 2 (10 oz.) cans enchilada sauce
- 1 Tbsp. canola oil
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup chopped red or green bell pepper
- 3 cups shredded or chopped cooked chicken
- 1 Tbsp. favorite chile powder or to taste
- 1 (10 3/4 oz.) can reduced- fat cream of chicken soup
- 1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream
- 2 cups shredded Mexican-style cheese, divided use
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, divided use
- 18 (6-inch) corn tortillas
- Pico de gallo, optional
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 13 × 9 inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a saucepan, heat the enchilada sauce over medium-low heat. Spread about 1/2 cup of the sauce on the bottom of the baking dish. Keep the remaining sauce warm.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and peppers and sauté until softened. Remove from the heat and stir in cooked chicken and chile powder.
- Stir in the soup[, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1 1/4 cups cheese and 1/4 cup cilantro.
- Working in batches, place several corn tortillas on a plate and warm for 45 seconds in the microwave.
- Place one tortilla in the bottom of the baking dish and brush both sides with some of the warm sauce. Spoon about 1/4 cup of the chicken mixture down the center of the tortilla and roll up. Position it seam-side down in the dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas, nesting them together.
- Pour remaining sauce over the enchiladas and sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup cheese. Top with remaining 1/4 cup cilantro. Cook time : 40 minutes. Serve with pico de gallo and sour cream, if desired.
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makes 18