Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
on Apr 11, 2022, Updated May 12, 2024
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Enchiladas are one of my favorites! They’re packed with protein and so good. I like to make them all different ways. Here’s a version from my Easy Macro Meals cookbook. These Creamy Chicken Enchiladas aren’t as lean (low in fat) as most my other enchilada recipes, but worth programing into your day for.
This is a creamy white sauce version I made using my easy crockpot or instant pot Shredded Greek chicken. Of course you can use plain shredded chicken, or even pork if that’s all you have.
The single serve versions I like to make for meal prep have been causing huge controversy over on Tiktok on Instagram Reels. Apparently if you don’t roll them, they aren’t enchiladas? I suppose they could be called stacked enchiladas, enchilada inspired, enchilada lasagne, or enchilasagne! Call them what you want, the individual size ones so easy to make, and great for meal prepping.
I hope you love this recipe as much as I do. Tag me on Instagram if you make it! I absolutely love seeing you guys making my recipes and sharing, it means a lot.
This recipe is originally from cookbook 3. View all our cookbooks here.
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 600g Greek Shredded Chicken
- 12 corn tortillas
- 2 cups Monterrey Jack shredded cheese (224g)
- 3 tablespoons butter (42g)
- 3 tablespoons flour (22g)
- 1/4 cup chopped onions (50g)
- 1/2 cup light sour cream (60g)
- 2/3 cup 2% milk
- 1/4 cup green chilies
Instructions
- Warm up your corn tortillas in the microwave about 30 seconds to make them soft.
- Spray a casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Fill each corn tortilla with 50g cooked chicken and top with a bit of the cheese.
- Fold up your enchiladas and flip so the opening is down and arrange neatly in your casserole dish.
- Over medium low heat melt your butter.
- Slowly whisk in your flour (it will be thick and clumpy).
- Next slowly whisk in your milk and continue to stir until it starts to boil. Continue to stir and cook about 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream & green chilies.
- Pour creamy mixture over your enchiladas and top them all with the remaining cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until the edges are bubbling and the top is getting crispy.
Nutrition Facts
Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Serves: 6
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Amount Per Serving: 250g
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|---|---|---|
| Calories | 465 | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 23 | 35.4% | |
| Saturated Fat | 0 | |
| Trans Fat | ||
| Cholesterol | 0 | |
| Sodium | 0 | |
| Total Carbohydrate 29 | 9.7% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0 | |
| Sugars | ||
| Protein 35 | ||
| Vitamin A | Vitamin C | |
| Calcium | Iron | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Hi! I put this all together and popped it in the oven, but when I was cleaning up I realized that my onions were still sitting on the cutting board. LOL! Can you tell me when they’re supposed to be added, so I know for next time? Thanks!
Oh my goodnes I’m sorry! I’ve got to update this one tonight. The diced onions go in with the butter!
No worries at all! Glad to know when to add them!! Thanks for the reply 🙂
For all the work of marinating and slow cooking chicken my family wasnt very impressed. With only 2/3 cup of milk for the creamy sauce, it sure didnt add a lot of moisture, making the enchiladas pretty dry. I also couldn’t figure out what to do with the onions but after the amount of work the rest of the recipe took I just omitted them. Maybe a recipe error and would be really good if the measurements are off? Seemed good in theory but not in practice
Hi Jessica! I’m sorry you guys didn’t love this one. Did you use the Greek shredded chicken? I don’t think plain shredded chicken would be as moist and flavorful. I also always use Hatch Green chilies. This is an older recipe that I certainly need to update on the website to include a few extra notes. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. I hope you enjoy plenty of other SFM recipes!
When does the onion get incorporated in?
Can you freeze this and then put this in the overnight later?
Hi Catherine, You can certainly freeze these before baking. I would make all the enchiladas and then freeze.