Saturday, March 29, 2008

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas

I don't remember where I got this recipe, but its way old. We used to use Tortilla Factory Salsa from Herndon, VA, as the salsa topping, but since we can't get that anymore, we use our own. Its not as good, but it satisfies the craving (until we breakdown and force our friends to send us the real thing).

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas
  • 1 half of a chopped onion
  • Shredded chicken breast (to make it easy, we use 1 big can and 1 small can of shredded chicken that you can get in the tuna section)
  • Shredded sharp cheddar cheese (we use reduced fat)
  • 1 cup bottled picante sauce
  • 3 ounces 1/3 less fat cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon ground chili powder
  • 8 (6 in) flour tortillas
  • 1 1/2 cups Tortilla Factory salsa (or homemade)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion and saute until tender. Add chicken, 1/2 of the cheddar cheese, picante sauce, cream cheese and chili powder. Cook until the the cheese melts. Spoon some of the chicken mixture into the center of each tortillas and roll up. Place enchilada in a 13x9 baking dish. Pour salsa over prepared enchiladas and cover with remaining cheddar cheese. Cover & bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until cheese melts.

1 comment:

Togie said...

I made this recipe last night, my fiance proclaimed this a hit! It is to be added to "The Rotation" immediatley, thank you!

I was a frequent at Doc's for sunset for years! I now live in South Fort Myers. It's nice to find another SW Flordia blog.

I'm afraid I haven't started my blog yet...as a New Year's resolution!! I figure I have until 11:59pm on Dec. 31st...RIGHT???

Thanks for your great recipes!