Easy Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas!
I love enchiladas! When my family and I go out to our favorite Mexican restaurant I almost always get enchiladas. I prefer my enchiladas to be cheese or chicken with a mild sauce. Usually when we eat out at out favorite restaurant, my enchilada entree usually cost about $14 dollars. That’s not a terrible price to some people, but I recently made a dish of enchiladas at home with extra cheese for less than $11!
Here’s how!
My store had a sale on chicken, and I was able to get boneless skinless chicken breast and boneless skinless chicken thighs for $3 dollars a pound.
The soft corn tortillas are always cheap, costing less than $2 a bag. I bought a bag of shredded Italian cheese for $2, and I already had oil, the seasonings, and cheddar cheese at home! The enchilada sauce I used was one of many cans that I had scored during a coupon haul I did a while back( a long with taco sauce, and etc).
I share this break down with you so that you know, that you CAN eat restaurant quality food at home for a fraction of the price. Sure it’s nice to eat out occasionally, but it’s also nice to save money!
These easy chicken enchiladas were amazing, If I do say myself. The chicken was tender, and perfectly seasoned. I used a mild enchilada sauce, therefore it was hubby friendly and kid friendly ( my husband isn’t a fan of spicy food). I served these enchiladas with a small salad, and I gave everyone a scoop of guacamole and sour cream ( just like the restaurant, without the extra $3.50)! To make the plates look more appealing, I added cilantro leaves, and parsley flakes.
Check out my Easy Chicken Enchiladas once they were done!
Easy Shredded Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless and skinless chicken breast or thigh
- 2 tbsp southwest seasoning
- 1 tbsp Mrs. Dash Original seasoning
- 15-20 medium soft corn tortillas
- 28 oz enchilada sauce
- 2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1 cup Italian cheese blend cheese shredded.
- oil to fry with
Instructions
- Place the chicken into a bake dish, and season the chicken with the southwest seasoning and Mrs. Dash seasoning. Be sure to season both sides.
- Cover the bake dish, and place the chicken in the oven on 375 for 30-40 minutes.
- Once the chicken is done, shred the meat.
- Pour a little oil into a pan , and turn the heat to medium. Fry each tortilla until it softens, then place the tortillas to the side.
- Lay the tortillas on a flat surface, then add chicken in the middle of the tortillas. Roll the tortillas.
- Pour 1/3 of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of a bake dish.
- Place the enchiladas in the bake dish along with the sauce.
- Once all of the enchiladas are in the bake dish, pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the enchiladas.
- Sprinkle the cheese over the enchiladas, and if there is any chicken left over, place that on the top as well.
- Cover the bake dish, and bake in the oven on 375 for 25-30 minutes.
- Let the enchiladas sit for 5 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
Hi there! I must say I made these and they are the BOMB! Thank you for sharing your quick, cost effective recipe! Love your channel!
Hey Rosie! Just curious is green sauce good over enchiladas? Have you ever made enchiladas with green sauce?
I can’t think of a brand at the top of my head, but there are several brands out there that are pretty good. Sorry that I couldn’t be of much help. 🙁
Hi Rosie. I wasn’t able to find Southwest Seasoning anywhere 🙁 what would you suggest as a substitute?
You can use fajita seasoning as a replacement 😀