Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Breast - Meat and Poultry

My family loves these shredded chicken enchiladas with a savory cream cheese filling and green enchilada sauce.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 30 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 10 enchiladas

Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients

3 skinless

boneless chicken breasts

2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese

softened

4 cloves garlic

crushed

1 tablespoon ground cumin

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1 (15 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes

drained

8 green onions

chopped

1 (7 ounce) can diced green chiles

½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

¼ cup lime juice

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

divided

10 large flour tortillas

1 (15 ounce) can green enchilada sauce

Meat and Poultry

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking dish.

Step 2

Bring a saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook the chicken breasts in boiling water until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear 7 to 10 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Remove chicken to a cutting board to cool.

Step 3

Beat cream cheese garlic cumin salt and pepper together in a bowl. Stir tomatoes green onion green chiles cilantro and lime juice into the cream cheese mixture. Add 1 cup Cheddar cheese and fold to integrate.

Step 4

Shred cooled chicken with a pair of forks into strands; stir into the cream cheese mixture. Spoon about 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture into the center of each tortilla and fold tortilla around the filling; arrange into the prepared baking dish. Top tortillas with remaining Cheddar cheese and green enchilada sauce.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until hot and the cheese is melted about 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 576.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 23.9g 48%

Carbohydrates: 50.1g 16%

Dietary Fiber: 4.1g 16%

Sugars: 4.1g

Fat: 31g 48%

Saturated Fat: 16.5g 82%

Cholesterol: 90.6mg 30%

Vitamin A Iu: 1787.6IU 36%

Niacin Equivalents: 9.9mg 76%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 17%

Vitamin C: 24.7mg 41%

Folate: 109mcg 27%

Calcium: 350.6mg 35%

Iron: 5.8mg 32%

Magnesium: 48.5mg 17%

Potassium: 520.3mg 15%

Sodium: 1672mg 67%

Thiamin: 0.5mg 47%

Calories From Fat: 279.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.