Best 4 Chicken And Spinach Enchiladas Recipes

SPINACH AND CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir green onions and garlic in butter until fragrant and softened, about 2 minutes. Stir chicken, spinach, chili powder, black pepper, and salt into the green onion mixture and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix ricotta cheese, sour cream, 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese into chicken mixture until thoroughly combined. Reserve remaining Monterey Jack and mozzarella cheeses for topping.
• Place tortillas into a plastic bag, seal bag, and microwave on high until warm and soft, 30 to 45 seconds. Spoon about 3/4 cup of chicken filling down the center of each tortilla in a line. Roll tortillas around filling and place with seam sides down into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Pour enchilada sauce over filled enchiladas and sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of Monterey Jack and mozzarella cheeses over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until filling is bubbling and cheese topping is browned at the edges, about 30 minutes.

CHICKEN AND SPINACH ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Boil chicken or bake in oven until fully cooked. Then shred.
• Drain spinach and use paper towels to towel dry.
• Mix sour cream, cream cheese, taco seasoning, spinach and chicken.
• Lay tortillas flat and fill with mixture. Fold and roll. Put all enchiladas in 9 X 13 pan. Cover with enchilada sauce.
• Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes. Pull out of oven, top with cheese. Put pan back in oven until cheese is melted.
• Enjoy! ** Remember these are very filling!

CREAMY CORN AND SPINACH ENCHILADAS WITH CHICKEN

Steps:

• Filling: Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook until clear.
• Add chicken, chilies, cayenne and cumin, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and stir in corn, spinach, sour cream, 1 cup monterey jack cheese and salt. Adjust seasonings if necessary.
• Lightly spray a 13x9 inch pan and a piece of aluminum foil big enough to cover it with non-stick spray.
• Microwave 6 tortillas wrapped in damp paper towels on high about 1 minute, until soft enough to roll. Keep warm during assembly by covering with clean kitchen towel. Place a rounded 1/3 cup filling down each tortilla, roll into a cylinder and place seam side down in pan. Repeat with all 12 tortillas. You will probably have two layers of enchiladas in the pan.
• For sauce: stir the taco sauce and sour cream together in a small bowl. Pour evenly over enchiladas in pan. Bake, covered with foil for 30 minutes at 350 degrees, sprinkle with cheese and cilantro, and bake uncovered 10 minutes more or until cheese is melted.

CHICKEN AND SPINACH ENCHILADAS!

Steps:

• In a 3-quart saucepan place chicken in enough water to cover.
• Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
• Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink.
• Remove chicken from saucepan.
• When cool enough to handle, use a fork to shred chicken into bite-size pieces.
• (You should have about 2-1/2 to 3 cups).
• Set aside.
• In a large bowl combine chicken, spinach, and green onions; set aside.
• In a bowl combine sour cream, yogurt, flour, cumin, and salt.
• Stir in milk and chili peppers.
• Divide sauce in half.
• Set one portion aside.
• For filling, combine one portion of the sauce and the chicken-spinach mixture.
• Divide the filling among the tortillas.
• Roll up tortillas.
• Place, seam side down, in an ungreased 9x13 rectangular baking dish.
• (It's ok if you have to cram) Spoon reserved portion of sauce over tortillas.
• Bake, uncovered, in a 350 º oven about 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.
• Sprinkle with cheese; let stand for 5 minutes.
• Heat black beans, and pour a few large spoonfuls of them and desired amount of salsa over each enchilada after putting on plate.