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Chicken Enchiladas

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Spice up Taco Tuesday with these super tasty & spicy chicken enchiladas!

Chicken enchiladas
Yields8 Servings
Prep Time15 minsCook Time25 minsTotal Time40 mins
Enchilada Sauce
 1 tsp vegetable oil
 2 garlic cloves, minced
 1 tsp chili powder
 1 tsp ground cumin
 ⅓ cup chicken broth
 ½ cup tomato sauce
 salt & pepper to taste
Enchilada Mixture
 2 Free Run Chicken Breasts, cooked & shredded
 1 cup onion, diced
 2 garlic cloves, minced
 ¼ tsp salt
 ¼ cup cilantro
 ½ tsp ground cumin
 ½ tsp dried oregano
 ½ tsp Chipotle chili powder
 1.50 cups tomato sauce
 8 flour tortillas
 1 cup cheese, shredded (your choice)
 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped, for garnish
Enchilada Sauce
1

In a medium sauce pan, add some non-stick spray or cooking oil and sauté garlic.

2

Add chili powder, cumin, chicken broth, tomato sauce, and salt and pepper.

3

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5-10 minutes.

Enchiladas
4

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

5

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.

6

Sauté onions and garlic on low until soft.

7

Add chicken, salt, cilantro, cumin, oregano, chili powder, tomato sauce and cook for 5 to 10 minutes, remove from heat.

8

Put 1/3 cup of chicken mixture into each tortilla and roll it.

9

Place on a baking dish, seam side down, and top with the enchilada sauce.

10

Top with cheese.

11

Cover with aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes.

12

Top with cilantro and serve.

Ingredients

Enchilada Sauce
 1 tsp vegetable oil
 2 garlic cloves, minced
 1 tsp chili powder
 1 tsp ground cumin
 ⅓ cup chicken broth
 ½ cup tomato sauce
 salt & pepper to taste
Enchilada Mixture
 2 Free Run Chicken Breasts, cooked & shredded
 1 cup onion, diced
 2 garlic cloves, minced
 ¼ tsp salt
 ¼ cup cilantro
 ½ tsp ground cumin
 ½ tsp dried oregano
 ½ tsp Chipotle chili powder
 1.50 cups tomato sauce
 8 flour tortillas
 1 cup cheese, shredded (your choice)
 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped, for garnish
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2 comments

Susan Bradshaw says:
April 12, 2019 at 9:15 am

Unless I am doing something wrong..it used to be that there was a print option on your recipes – it does not appear to be there anymore?

dylan says:
April 12, 2019 at 10:21 am

Hi Susan — thanks for reaching out! I have updated this recipe to include the print functionality! Sorry about that 🙂

Sincerely,
Dylan from Meridian