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Decadent Chicken Enchiladas

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These creamy chicken enchiladas are amazing, especially when paired with borracho beans and rice.

Ingredients

  • 2 whole Chicken Breasts
  • ½ packages (about 1 Oz. Package) McCormick Baja Citrus Marinade
  • ¼ cups Diced Onion
  • ½ whole Diced Jalapeno
  • ⅓ packages (8 Oz. Package) Light Cream Cheese
  • 2 dashes Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Cumin
  • 1-½ can (7 Oz. Can) Herdez Salsa Verde, Divided
  • 8 whole Corn Tortillas
  • 1 can (4 Oz. Can) Diced Green Chilles
  • ½ cups Shredded Monterey Jack Cheese

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Marinate chicken according to the McCormick package instructions and then grill it. I grill a couple of pounds of chicken in this marinade and save it for recipes throughout the week.

Shred or dice two chicken breasts and place in a bowl. Add diced onions, jalapeno, cream cheese, salt, cumin, and one can of Herdez salsa. Mix it together until creamy.

Stack 8 tortillas on a microwave safe plate. Lightly spray every other tortilla with cooking spray and microwave for 1 minute or until tortillas are soft.

Spoon about 2 tablespoons of chicken mixture into each tortilla and roll tortilla up. Place tortilla seam side down in a 13×9 baking dish.

Mix the diced chilles with remaining 1/2 can of Herdez salsa verde. Pour evenly over the top of the enchiladas, sprinkle cheese over the top and bake for 20 minutes. Then broil or about 5 minutes or until cheese is bubbly and browned in spots.

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misswhit85 on 8.10.2010

Yes, I think these would freeze very well but like someone else said definitely let them thaw in the fridge first. I’ll post my borracho beans soon!

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laurainthecountry on 8.7.2010

I made these! well, kinda – i omitted the jalapenos, and the chile and salsa topping – and topped it with lots of fresh chopped tomatoes instead – to make it kid friendly. yummo!

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mpierce on 8.2.2010

This looks delicious!!
Please post the recipe for borracho beans and rice.
I’ve searched the site and can’t find anything but would love to check out the recipe!

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lillieknits on 8.2.2010

Yum. How do you make borracho beans?

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stina42 on 8.2.2010

I think you could freeze these, they would probably need to be cooked longer or thawed before cooking.

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redhousephotography on 4.11.2011

These were some of the best enchiladas I’ve ever had!!! My family LOVED them! They take a bit of effort (with the grilling) but are so very worth it! This will be on my ‘cook to impress’ list for sure! :)

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khutchis13 on 3.1.2011

These are easy and delicious. My boyfriend and I loved them, so I made some for a party – they were the first thing to go and everyone raved about them. I couldn’t find Baja Citrus marinade so I used Mojito Lime, that’s the only change I made to the recipe. This one goes in the book for sure.

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Lindsay on 1.9.2011

Delicious! And not overly cheesy/heavy like some other enchilada recipes. I used my mini-cuisinart to chop the chicken after it was cooked and that made it SO easy. It took a little coaxing to get my 2 year old to try it, but once she did she gobbled it up. This recipe is definitely staying in my recipe box :)

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Danielle on 10.12.2010

Loved all the ingredients so had to try it…DELISH :) Will make again…printed recipe and it is in my recipe binder! Thanks

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daftdahlia on 9.30.2010

This turned out great! I didn’t want to fire up the grill so I baked the breasts in a 400 degree oven for about 45 minutes or so. I’ve found some corn tortillas that are Hand Made Style white corn. They are delicious and very much like homemade. I love your recipe and will make them again!! I can only imagine that grilling the chicken will make it that much better.

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