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30 Minute Chicken Enchiladas When You Need a Fast and Nutritious Meal.

30 Minute Chicken Enchiladas are the perfect meal on busy days!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cloves garlic minced ( I like the ones in that jar)
  • 1/4 cup onion chopped
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 cups cooked chicken (you can use canned chicken)
  • 2 10 oz cans mild green chili enchilada sauce
  • 1 8 oz pkg cream cheese
  • 8 10 inch flour tortillas
  • 3 cups grated cheddar cheese

Instructions
 

  • Cook your onions and garlic in a frying pan in olive oil with some salt and pepper until golden brown. While that is cooking chop up your chicken into chunks.
  • When onions and garlic are cooked add your 2 cans of green enchilada sauce.Then add 1/2 cup of chicken broth.(If you are like me I do not like food from cans and Mel's Kitchen has a yummy homemade enchilada sauce recipe that I would prefer to use.)
  • Add your cream cheese and chicken to the pan.Then add 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon lime juice and 1 teaspoon honey.
  • Stir everything in pan well and let cook 2-3 minutes. Then take 2/3 of the sauce and chicken out and put aside in a bowl which leaves 1/3 of this mixture in the bottom of your frying pan.
  • Layer 4 tortillas over the sauce in pan.Top with 1/12 cups shredded cheddar cheese. Layer 4 more tortillas over the cheese and top with the rest of the sauce on top.
  • Turn on your broiler. Cover your frying pan and let this mixture simmer for a few minutes. Then cover with 11/2 cups of cheddar cheese and put under broiler until cheese in melted. (Make sure your pan is oven proof.)
  • Add some chopped olives, green onion, and chopped tomatoes on the top.
  • Ring that dinner bell it is time to eat.
  • Thanks Jamie Cooks It Up For This Fabulous Recipe.
Keyword 30 minute chicken enchiladas, quick meals