Easy 5 Ingredient Chicken Enchiladas
These Chicken Enchiladas are made with only 5 ingredients and will take the guess work out of Mexican night at your house!
As I sat at my desk and stared at the computer, my hope started to quickly fade.
It had been two years since we moved to New Mexico and my patience was starting to wear thin.
My fingers were steadily typing word for word into the Google search box…”How to Make Enchiladas“…”Easy Ways to Make New Mexican Enchiladas“…”New Mexico and Enchiladas.”
Surely it couldn’t be that hard to find a simple recipe for this popular Mexican dish!
If anyone has ever set foot in this state, then you will know that it is covered with morsels of New Mexican restaurants, both chains and small businesses.
Once you step inside these restaurants and taste their food, you begin to wonder, “how would I make this at home?” At least this is what I’m always thinking.
My quest into how to make the perfect enchilada has resulted in a headache full of fifteen ingredient recipes with ten thousand steps for directions. At the end of the day, who really wants to make this intricate of a dish?
Maybe if we were expecting Julia Child for dinner, however, normal evenings in this house usually equal simple. Like, 5 or 6 ingredient simple.
This recipe is hands down, the easiest recipe we have tried when it comes to making Chicken Enchiladas. Truth be known, it’s been in our family for years. However, it seems to be the only enchilada recipe that has had staying power.
what ingredients are needed to make these chicken enchiladas?
You only need 5 ingredients to make these enchiladas!
- Shredded chicken
- Already-made red enchilada sauce
- Flour tortillas
- Shredded Colby and Monterey Jack Cheese
- Chopped green chilies (optional)
My cousin is responsible for gifting it to us many moons ago. I can finally stop my Google search for the perfect enchilada recipe! I wonder if she has a recipe for Chile Rellenos?
P.S. Need a side for these enchiladas? Check out the Mexican food section on the site!
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded and cooked chicken
- 38 ounce can of already made enchilada sauce (equivalent to two 19 oz. cans)
- 6 flour tortillas (8 to 10 inches in diameter)
- 2 cups shredded Colby and Monterey Jack cheese
- 4.5 ounce can chopped green chilies (optional)
Cookware Recommended For These Enchiladas:
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a skillet heated over medium heat, combine chicken, one can of enchilada sauce, 1 cup of the shredded cheese, and can of chilies. Stir together until the cheese is completed melted, around 10 minutes.
- Lightly spray a 9x13 inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place 1 cup of the second can of enchilada sauce onto the bottom of the dish.
- Fill each flour tortilla with 1/2 cup of the chicken filling. Roll each one up and place them in the casserole dish, open side down.
- Pour the rest of the enchilada sauce over all of the tortillas. Top the sauce with the rest of the shredded cheese.
- Cover the casserole dish with aluminum foil and bake for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve immediately.
Libby's Notes
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Oh yummy : ) I love enchiladas and it's been a LONG time since I've made them. I love that these are easy to throw together and so tasty. I need to make these for my hubby this weekend. Great recipe…no one would know they only took 30 minutes or so!!
This looks like a wonderful (and speedy) dinner. Great idea; I'll bet my family will love 'em.
I have been craving enchiladas for a long time. I must say these sound wonderful and I love your shortcut.
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This recipe is tasty looking and sounding. I found only tiny gluten free tortillas. Let's see what I can figure out. I have to keep it meatless though.
Hubby would be thrilled with this recipe.
I use corn tortillas, I find they cook better and not get chewy and tough. Not a fan of the flour tortilla in this dish
I imagine corn would work well too in this dish even though we haven’t tired it.
These do look great and SO easy! On my list to try for my worknight dinner series!
I have been meaning to tell you we really enjoy these enchiladas (I made them for dinner tonight!) I usually make some with chicken and some with refried beans, as we enjoy both.
I am so glad y'all like it 😉 It's a family favorite around here 🙂
wow going to have to try this 🙂
Let me know how it goes if you do try them 😉
soooooooooooooooooo delicious! made these 2nite & was a hit with me & my guys! I even made my own enchilada sauce from here: http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/ten-minute-enchilada-sauce/Detail.aspx
I was out, and was not going to go to the store–LOL. I just cooked chicken breasts last nite, and had in the frig, and had all the ingredients except the yellow chez, but they were great with the mozzerella! This is definately keeper! Thanks!
Yay! I am glad you and the fam enjoyed it 😉 I bet it tastes even better with homemade enchilada sauce 😉
YES!!! Can hardly wait to try it. I love enchiladas anyway and am in great need of quick, easy and delicious right now. I'm so glad I asked you about your fave chicken recipes today :))) Thanks!
Hey Michele! Yes…I hope you enjoy this recipe 😉 It's Husband Man's favorite 😉
this sounds wonderful! cant wait to try this!
@Anonymous-I hope you enjoy it 😉
Yuuuummmmaaaay 🙂 I love enchiladas! 🙂
We do too Mippy 😉
You said you can freeze these enchiladas. What if you already cooked them and have left overs with the sauce and cheese on them, is it still ok to freeze them?
Yes. It is still ok to freeze them with the sauce and the cheese on top 🙂
I wanted to tell you that the recipe was so easy, and the enchiladas were excellent. I did make my own taco rice to add it to the chicken. It was a big hit. Thank you.
You are very welcome 😉 So glad it turned out great for you 😉
This is our family’s favorite recipe for enchiladas!
I made a modification and decided to basically put everything in the first step in my crockpot so that I could shred it and let it cook in the sauce and then put in the tortillas and bake. I also added some onion and garlic to the sauce. Turned our really good!
What a great idea! Thank you for sharing! I am glad you enjoyed the recipe 🙂
This one of my favorite Pinterest recipes that I have made often. Since I’m diabetic, I use the carb balance wraps and they work well with this recipe. Thanks Libby!