Creamy chicken enchiladas with white sauce is a luscious and comforting Tex-Mex dish that is a favorite of many. This creamy, flavorful, and versatile casserole is made with tender chicken, soft tortillas, creamy white sauce, and melted cheese, creating a rich and satisfying meal. Whether you serve it with a side of beans and rice or a crisp salad, these enchiladas are sure to be a hit at your next dinner party or family gathering.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS (CREAMY GREEN CHILE)
Delicious White Chicken Enchiladas, smothered in an creamy, cheesy sauce. So simple to make and so tasty!
Provided by Becky Hardin
Categories Main Course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl, stir together the chicken, enchilada sauce, 1 cup cheese, 7 ounces green chiles, and onion.
- Place 2-3 tablespoons of the chicken mixture and fill each tortilla down the center, rolling to close. place in the baking dish, seam side down. I put 8 tortillas along the long side of the baking dish and then squeezed in the extra two along the side.
- Make the cheese sauce.
- In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Once melted, whisk in the flour until smooth.
- Pour in the chicken broth and whisk to combine. Allow to simmer and thicken for 2-3 minutes.
- Stir in the sour cream and remaining 7 ounces green chiles.
- When bubbling, stir in 1 cup cheese and stir until melted and smooth.
- Pour the sauce over the enchiladas, fully covering. Top with the last remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly and slightly browned. Garnish with cilantro.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 699 kcal, Carbohydrate 50 g, Protein 43 g, Fat 36 g, SaturatedFat 19 g, Cholesterol 144 mg, Sodium 1594 mg, Fiber 5 g, Sugar 10 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH WHITE SAUCE
A perfect blend of creamy chicken, cheese, and a little spice make this a comfort food with zest!
Provided by SKBrown617
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 1h10m
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook and stir until onion has browned, about 5 minutes. Add drained chicken breast and flake it apart with a fork. Stir in taco seasoning and cook until until vegetables have softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Mix condensed soup, diced tomatoes, Greek yogurt, milk, hot pepper sauce, lime juice, oregano, chili powder, and cumin together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Wrap chicken mixture in tortillas and arrange in a 9x13-inch baking pan. Pour sauce on top and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.4 calories, Carbohydrate 21.5 g, Cholesterol 60.4 mg, Fat 15.7 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 22.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.7 g, Sodium 1205.9 mg, Sugar 2.7 g
CREAMY WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
These enchiladas freeze beautifully and are fast to make. I like cooking the chicken breasts in my Instant Pot®, although a rotisserie chicken can be used for even faster recipe prep.
Provided by thedailygourmet
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place chicken breasts, water, and onion in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 30 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
- Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Drain off water. Shred chicken using 2 forks. Mix in green chiles.
- Combine chicken mixture with Monterey Jack cheese. Spoon some of the chicken filling into the middle of each tortilla and roll up tightly. Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish; arrange filled tortillas in the dish.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Add water, chicken stock concentrate, and cumin; whisk until smooth. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Stir in Greek yogurt, pepper Jack cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese. Do not boil, as yogurt may curdle.
- Pour sauce over enchiladas in the casserole dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheeses melt, about 22 minutes. Broil on high until top browns, about 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 364.8 calories, Carbohydrate 21.4 g, Cholesterol 88.7 mg, Fat 18.7 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 27.7 g, SaturatedFat 10.2 g, Sodium 475.1 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
My daughter has the best sour cream and cream cheese chicken enchiladas recipe I've ever tried. She brought 10 pans of it to my wedding reception and they were the biggest hit of all the food. So many guests wanted the recipe, we sent it out with our Christmas cards. -Pat Coffee, Kingston, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h5m
Yield 10 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, water, onion powder, cumin, salt and pepper until smooth. Stir in chicken. , Place 1/4 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in two greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. In a large bowl, combine soup, sour cream, milk and chiles; pour over enchiladas. , Bake, uncovered, 30-40 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 651 calories, Fat 38g fat (18g saturated fat), Cholesterol 151mg cholesterol, Sodium 1392mg sodium, Carbohydrate 37g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 37g protein.
CHICKEN ENCHILADAS CREAMY WHITE SAUCE
This is too good!!! LOVE this!! Does not use Red or Green enchilada sauce but is quite a winner!!! If my kids know Im making this I have to make 2 pans and they invite friends for dinner
Provided by kzbhansen
Categories Chicken Breast
Time 1h15m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Dice chicken and brown in a large skillet, remove from heat.
- Add soup, sour cream, yogurt, and chilis and stir til well combined.
- Place about 1/4 Cup of the chicken mixture into tortilla and roll up.
- Place evenly into a 9X13 pan.
- Spread the remaining chicken mixture over the top of the rolled tortillas in the pan making sure to completely cover the top of them.
- Bake for 30 minutes, covered.
- Remove from oven, sprinkle with shredded cheese and put back into the oven to bake for 10 minutes more or until the cheese melts.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 597.9, Fat 39.2, SaturatedFat 22.6, Cholesterol 165.7, Sodium 986.8, Carbohydrate 14.3, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 5.1, Protein 46.7
EASY CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
I adapted the recipe for these rich and creamy enchiladas from a cooking class I had a while back. -Janice Montiverdi, Sugar Land, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 40m
Yield 6 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute onion, green pepper and jalapeno in oil until onion in tender. Stir in chicken. Remove from the heat; set aside. , For sauce, melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in flour until smooth. Add broth, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat; stir in sour cream. Add 1 cup on the sauce to chicken mixture. Spoon 1/2 cup chicken mixture on each tortilla; roll up and place seam side down in a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Pour remaining sauce over enchiladas., Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 15 minutes or until sauce is bubble. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer.
Nutrition Facts :
CHICKEN ENCHILADAS IN CREAMY WHITE SAUCE
These are wonderful! My mother always makes a half a pan with nuts and a half pan without them. I prefer the texture the nuts give. Add crushed red pepper to soup mixture for more heat.
Provided by Little Mommy
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- In a skillet cook 1/4 cup pecans and onion until onion is tender and pecans are toasted.
- In a bowl combine cream cheese, milk, salt and cumin. Add nut mixture and chicken. Stir to combine.
- Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture onto each tortilla near one edge. Roll up and place seam side down in a greased 12x7 1/2x2 baking dish.
- In another bowl combine cream of chicken soup, sour cream, green enchilada sauce and jalapeno peppers. Pour soup mixture over tortillas .
- Cover with foil and bake in a 350 degree oven for anout 35 minutes. (Until heated through).
- Remove the foil and sprinkle enchiladas with cheese and 2 tablespoons chopped pecans. Return to over uncovered until cheese is metled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 611.9, Fat 38.7, SaturatedFat 16.6, Cholesterol 102.4, Sodium 1643.8, Carbohydrate 41.9, Fiber 3.4, Sugar 9.4, Protein 25
Tips:
- To make the chicken filling extra flavorful, marinate the chicken in a mixture of chili powder, cumin, paprika, garlic, and lime juice for at least 30 minutes before cooking.
- If you don't have white enchilada sauce, you can make your own by blending together sour cream, cream cheese, chicken broth, green chilies, and seasonings.
- To prevent the enchiladas from becoming soggy, be sure to drain any excess sauce from the chicken filling before assembling the enchiladas.
- For a crispy topping, sprinkle some shredded cheese or crumbled cotija cheese on top of the enchiladas before baking.
- Serve the enchiladas with your favorite toppings, such as sour cream, guacamole, salsa, and cilantro.
Conclusion:
Creamy chicken enchiladas with white sauce are a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for lunch, dinner, or even as a party appetizer. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a meal that your family and friends will love. So next time you're looking for a satisfying and flavorful dish, give these creamy chicken enchiladas a try!
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