Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas

Name: Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 12, 12 enchiladas
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 3 cups cooked, chopped chicken; 2 cans (4-ounces each) green chiles (lightly drained (see note)); 8-ounce package cream cheese, light or regular (softened and cubed); 1 can (15-ounces) white or black beans, rinsed and drained (you can really use any type of bean you prefer here or leave them out); 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup chopped onion (about 1/2 medium onion); 2 tablespoons flour; 1/3 cup low-sodium chicken broth; 1/4 cup milk; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 cup green chile enchilada sauce or salsa verde (see note for homemade version); 1/2 cup sour cream (light or regular); 8 ounces (about 2 cups) Monterey jack cheese, shredded; 10 soft taco size flour or corn tortillas; Handful of chopped fresh cilantro for garnish

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 1h 20m total

Servings

Calories

17% of a 2,000 cal day

345KCAL

Protein

20g41% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat18g

23%

Saturated9g

47%

Unsaturated9g

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Total Carbs25g

Fiber2g

Total Sugars4g

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incl. Added Sugars1g

Starch19g

—

Sodium836mg

36%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Chicken enchiladas with a creamy green chile sauce made from cream cheese and chile peppers, topped with melted Monterey Jack. Rich and flavorful, feeds a crowd. A hearty Mexican-inspired dinner.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

3 cupscooked, chopped chicken
8 ozgreen chiles — lightly drained, 2 cans
8 ozlight cream cheese — softened, cubed, 227 g, or regular cream cheese
15 ozwhite beans — rinsed, drained, 1 can, or black beans, optional
½ cupfresh cilantro — chopped
1 tbspfresh lime juice
2 tbspbutter
½ cupchopped onion — ½
2 tbspflour
⅓ cuplow-sodium chicken broth
¼ cupmilk
¼ tspsalt
¼ tsppepper — ground
1 cupgreen chile enchilada sauce — or salsa verde
½ cuplight sour cream — or regular sour cream
8 ozMonterey jack cheese — shredded, 2 cup
10flour tortillas — soft, taco-size, or corn tortillas
fresh cilantro — chopped

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Method

1h 20m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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