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Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

Delicious cream cheese chicken enchiladas with a creamy sauce, perfect for dinner and freezer-friendly. Ready in under an hour!
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course dinner
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4 servings
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

  • large skillet
  • baking dish
  • Mixing bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 4 ounces diced green chiles
  • 1 ½ cups salsa verde or green enchilada sauce
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 cups shredded chicken
  • 2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
  • 8 (10-inch) flour tortillas, warmed often labeled as burrito-size
  • Sour cream, for topping (optional)
  • chopped cilantro, for topping (optional)
  • diced tomatoes, for topping (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350℉. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes until softened and translucent. Stir in garlic and cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.
  • Stir in the cream cheese, green chiles, salsa verde, and sour cream.
  • Transfer half of the sauce to a large bowl and add the shredded chicken. Toss until fully coated.
  • Assemble the enchiladas by spooning ¼ cup of the remaining sauce onto the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
  • Spoon about a ¼ cup of the shredded chicken mixture and 2 tablespoons of shredded cheese onto a tortilla, roll it up, and place it in the baking dish seam side down. Continue until all the tortillas have been filled.
  • Pour the remaining cream cheese sauce on top and sprinkle with the remaining shredded cheese. Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and bake for 25 minutes, removing the foil halfway through.
  • Serve immediately and top with sour cream, chopped cilantro, and diced tomatoes.

Notes

You can use homemade shredded chicken or store-bought rotisserie chicken. For a thicker sauce, add 1-2 additional ounces of cream cheese. For a thinner consistency, add an extra ½ cup of salsa verde. These enchiladas keep great in the fridge in an airtight container for up to a week.

Nutrition

Serving: 1enchiladaCalories: 400kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 25gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 800mgPotassium: 400mgFiber: 3gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 20IUVitamin C: 10mgCalcium: 15mgIron: 6mg
Keyword chicken enchiladas, Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas, dinner, Easy Recipe, Freezer Friendly, Mexican Cuisine
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