Easy Creamy Chicken Enchilada Recipe

This is a super easy and creamy chicken enchilada recipe your family will love. This recipe is filled with juicy shredded chicken and a delicious creamy sauce with added spices and cheese.

It’s a delicious lunch or dinner option that can feed many people. The best part is it’s an easy meal that doesn’t take a lot of time.

You only need a few simple ingredients and in about 40 minutes you can have dinner ready on the table. Simple, delicious and healthy dinner that can be served up in no time!

Why Make These Chicken Enchiladas?

There are so many reasons why you should give this recipe a try!

1. Its incredibly easy to make! If you are after something simple you can’t go wrong with this enchilada recipe.
2. This is a quick recipe. Are you running out of time to make dinner? Well this is a quick dinner recipe so you can get something on the table!
3. It’s healthy. This is a pretty healthy recipe filled with dairy, chicken, spices and enchilada sauce. Even healthier if you want to make your own enchilada sauce.

Enchilada Tips

1. Don’t overfill: Make sure to not overstuff your enchiladas. Overfilling can lead to a soggy enchilada.
2. Cook tortillas slightly before filling (optional) Slightly cook your tortillas on both side to help reduce the chance of getting soggy enchiladas.
3. Play around with the filling: Have fun with adding different things in the filling! Some fun things you can add include,
   • corn
   • red onion
   • beans
   • capsicum
   • cooked rice

What You Need To Make Chicken Enchiladas

To make this recipe you will need a few things. Here’s exactly what you will be needing.

1. Cooked shredded chicken: You can either buy chicken breast, cook it and shredded it. Or you can buy an already cooked roasted chicken.
2. Enchilada sauce: This couldn’t be called chicken enchilada without enchilada sauce. You can make your own or buy a storebought sauce already made.
3. Cream cheese: This makes for a delicious creamy filling!
4. Cheese: Don’t skimp out on the cheese. It makes these enchiladas extra creamy and cheesy in the middle and adds a nice crunch to the top!
5. Lime: lime juice adds a lovely flavour and taste amazing!
6. Salt: Adds delicious flavour and minerals.
7. Spices: black pepper, paprika and garlic powder for extra flavour.
8. Chopped coriander: (optional) but oh so delicious if you have. Sometimes I have and sometimes I forget like this time and don’t add.

How To Make Chicken Enchiladas

Here’s a step by step guide on how to make this super simple creamy chicken enchilada recipe.

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
2. Either hand mix or blend with an electric mixer the cream cheese, spices, enchilada sauce and lime juice together until creamy.

3. Split this mixture in half and add the chicken and half the cheese into one half of the enchilada sauce.

4. Place 1/4 cup of mixture into each wrap and roll it up.

5. Place the rolled up Wraps on a lined baking tray.

6. Once the baking tray is filled cover the top with the remaining enchilada sauce and top with cheese.

7. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes or until cheese goes a golden brown.

8. Remove from the oven and enjoy!

Storage Instructions

Once they chicken enchiladas have cooled place them in an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to 3 days. You can reheat in the oven or microwave.

You can also freeze the enchiladas in an airtight container in the freezer for a couple months. Reheat in the oven.

What To Serve With Chicken Enchiladas

You can eat these Chicken enchiladas on their own or have a delicious side. Here are some ideas!

1. Serve with a bed of rice plain or mix in some olive oil, red onion and coriander for extra flavour!
2. Make this Cauliflower Cheese side, it’s so easy and delicious!
3. Make a simple and delicious salad as a side.
4. Roast up some potatoes
5. Serve with steamed vegetables like brocolli, cauliflower and carrots.
6. Serve with roasted vegetables!

If you try this recipe and love it, I would love it if you could come back and give it 5 stars!