Verde Chicken Enchilladas

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 266.1
  • Total Fat: 10.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 23.2 mg
  • Sodium: 792.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 30.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.0 g
  • Protein: 12.4 g

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Introduction

Save your money and have Mexican at home with this affordable, delicious, and easy-to-prepare enchillada recipe! Save your money and have Mexican at home with this affordable, delicious, and easy-to-prepare enchillada recipe!
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2 chicken leg quarters, skin removed
    1 medium sweet yellow onion, diced
    1 Bottle Green Mexican Salsa (16 oz.)
    1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (10 3/4 oz.)
    8 oz. block Monterey Jack cheese, shredded.
    25 corn tortillas (16 oz package=20 tortillas)
    salt and pepper
    cilantro and parsley for garnish

Tips

-Prior to serving, garnish with additional diced onions, hot sauce, or a dallop of sour cream. Delish!
-You can substitute the chicken quarters for 2 cups of cooked shredded chicken. This is a great recipe to use for leftover rotisserie/roasted chicken.


Directions

-Cook the chicken until no longer pink. Allow the chicken to cool, then shred and set aside.
-While chicken is cooking and cooling, dice one medium sweet onion, set aside. Grate/shred the block of cheese and set aside.
-In a large measuring cup, mix together the green mexican salsa and cream of chicken soup; set aside.
-Combine cooled shredded chicken, diced onion, plus .5 cup of the soup/salsa mixture in a large bowl. Salt and pepper to taste.
(-Heat up the tortillas in a microwave prior to assembling the enchilladas.)
-Pour .5-1 cup of the soup mixture onto the bottom of a greased 9x13" baking dish.
-Spoon about 2 heaping tablespoons of chicken mixture down the middle of each tortilla, sprinkle with shredded cheese and roll up. Place seam-side down in prepared baking dish.
-Pour the remaining soup mixture over the enchilladas, then cover with remaining shredded cheese. Garnish with Parsley and cilantro.
-Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 20-25 minutes, or until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling.

Serving Size: 12.5 (2 enchilladas per serving)

Number of Servings: 12.5

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ARIELLEMCMURREY.