Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream Sauce
This sour cream chicken enchilada recipe is simple enough for a weeknight with ingredients such as cream of chicken, sour cream, and canned green chiles. However, it is impressive enough for a special occasion with its creamy sour cream sauce.
Servings: 8 enchiladas
Cost: $12
Ingredients
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 can cream of chicken
- 1 small can diced green chiles
- 1 can Rotel with green chiles undrained
- 1 cup sour cream
- 4 cups shredded cheddar or Mexi blend
- 8 burrito-size tortillas
- 3 shredded chicken breasts pre-cooked and shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a saute pan or skillet, saute the onion and the precooked chicken together until the onion goes translucent.
- In a separate bowl, combine cream of chicken, chiles, tomatoes, sour cream, and half of the cheese.
- Lay tortillas out flat and place one large spoonful of mixture on each tortillas.
- Layer a handful of shredded chicken on top.
- Roll the tortillas tightly and place them on a greased 9x13 baking tray with the seams facing down.
- Top each tortilla with more of the sour cream mixture.
- Evenly spread the remaining two cups of shredded cheese on the very top.
- Bake, uncovered for about 20 minutes or until edges of tortillas begin to turn brown and cheese melts.