Light Chicken Enchiladas Recipes

LIGHTER CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet with a tight-fitting lid, bring 1 inch salted water to a boil. Add chicken. Cover; reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer 5 minutes; remove skillet from heat. Let chicken steam, covered, until opaque throughout, 12 to 14 minutes. Transfer chicken to a medium bowl; shred with two forks. Set aside.
• While chicken is cooking, make sauce: In a medium saucepan, heat oil over medium. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add flour, cumin, and chipotles in adobo; cook, whisking, 1 minute. Whisk in broth and 1/2 cup water; bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer, and cook, whisking occasionally, until sauce has thickened slightly, 5 to 8 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Transfer 1 cup sauce to bowl with chicken; toss to combine.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour 1/4 cup sauce into bottom of an 8-inch square baking dish; set aside. Stack tortillas, and wrap in a double layer of damp paper towels; microwave until hot, about 1 minute. Fill each tortilla with chicken mixture; roll up tightly, and arrange, seam side down, in baking dish. Cover with remaining sauce, and top with cheese. Bake until hot and bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving.

EASY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the cream cheese and salsa. Cook, stirring until melted and well blended. Stir in chicken and pinto beans. Fill tortillas with the mixture, roll and place into the prepared baking dish. Spread cheese over the top. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until heated through. Garnish with your favorite toppings such as lettuce and tomatoes, or sour cream.

LIGHT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, combine chicken broth, onion, chiles and chicken.
• Cook chicken thoroughly.
• When done, remove chicken from skillet and shred with two forks, set aside.
• Pour the onion, chile, chicken broth mixture in a medium sauce pan.
• On medium heat, combine chicken, tomatoes, spices.
• Heat until warm and combined evenly.
• Remove mixture from heat, and let sit and cool for about 5-10 minutes.
• Spread an even amount of the mixture in each tortilla shell, wrap and place facing down in a greased casserole pan.
• Pour enchilada sauce and sprinkle cheese evenly over enchiladas.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

EASY CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1/4 cup of the enchilada sauce in bottom of baking dish.
• In medium bowl, mix chicken, 1 cup of the Cheddar cheese, the cream cheese and seasoning mix with spoon, breaking apart cream cheese cubes. Spoon slightly less than 1/2 cup filling onto each tortilla. Roll up each tortilla tightly; place seam side down in baking dish. Drizzle with remaining enchilada sauce. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Cover with foil; bake 15 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer or until bubbly and lightly browned.

QUICK AND EASY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Boil chicken until it falls apart, then shred.
• Mix 1/2 can of sauce and a little cheese with chicken.
• Put other 1/2 can on bottom of 11x9 baking dish.
• Microwave tortillas until soft.
• Roll chicken mixture into tortillas.
• Put in pan semi-tightly.
• Cover with remaining 2 cans sauce.
• Cover top with remaining cheese and bake at 350 until cheese is fully melted (usually about 20-25 min).
• Brown top slightly or to preference.

LIGHT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375-degrees.
• In a bowl, mix soup, sour cream, corn, black beans, cumin, diced chicken, green chilis, and half of cheese.
• Heat butter in a pan; add onion and chili powder; cook until tender.
• Add chicken mixture to pan, heat.
• Spread 1/4 cup mix along center of each tortilla. Roll, place seam side down in baking dish.
• Pour enchilada sauce over enchiladas.
• Bake, covered, for 15 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle cheese, continue cooking until melted.

SIMPLE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Spoon 1/2 cup enchilada sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. In a large saucepan, cook and stir the cream cheese and salsa over medium heat until blended, 2-3 minutes. Stir in the chicken, beans and chiles. , Place about 1/3 cup chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down over sauce. Top with remaining enchilada sauce; sprinkle with cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° until heated through, 25-30 minutes. If desired, serve with lettuce, tomato, sour cream and olives.