White Chicken Enchiladas
These simple white chicken enchiladas are stuffed with tender chicken, cheese, and a simple and scrumptious homemade white enchilada cheese sauce and baked until perfection!
These enchiladas are anything but boring. They’re bursting with flavor, thanks to a combination of tender, shredded chicken, a creamy white sauce that’s smooth and comforting, and melty cheese that pulls everything together. Plus, they’re surprisingly easy to make. These have a little kick to them thanks to some diced jalapeno which you can certainly leave it out if desired!
What you need to make White Chicken Enchiladas:
- Chicken – You can use leftover rotisserie chicken, poached chicken breasts, or even shredded chicken from a grocery store deli. I poached my chicken and shredded it for this recipe.
- Jalapeno pepper – I like to add a finely diced jalapeno to my chicken mixture for a bit of a kick. If you don’t like spice or are serving to kids, you can leave it out!
- Olive oil or flour – these will serve as the roux to thicken your white sauce!
- Chicken broth
- Spices! Cumin, paprika, garlic and onion powder, and salt. These will go both into your sauce and into the chicken filling.
- Monterey jack cheese (and lots of it!)
- Corn tortillas
- Sour cream
- Diced chilies
- Fresh cilantro
Recipe Tips and Suggestions:
- To save time, you can buy a rotisserie chicken or pre-cooked shredded chicken from your grocery store, though I find it pretty easy to toss a few chicken breasts into a pot with some spices, poach, and shred. Either way works though!
- Related to the above, you can make your chicken in advance, shred, and keep in the fridge overnight if needed.
- For the jack cheese, make sure you buy a block of cheese rather than pre-shredded cheese as shredded cheese has added ingredients to avoid clumping that will result in a less-smooth cheese sauce!
- I prefer to use corn tortillas over flour tortillas for enchiladas. Corn is more authentic and I prefer the taste and texture over flour which can get sort of gummy for enchiladas.
- Make sure to heat your corn tortillas really well before building your enchiladas to avoid tearing them once you roll them up!
Looking for more enchilada recipes? Check these out!
White Chicken Enchilada Casserole
These simple white chicken enchiladas are stuffed with tender chicken, cheese, and a simple and scrumptious homemade white enchilada sauce and baked until perfection!White Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
For the cheese sauce:
For the enchiladas:
Instructions
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 616Total Fat: 39gSaturated Fat: 21gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 146mgSodium: 728mgCarbohydrates: 30gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 38g
5 Comments on “White Chicken Enchiladas”
I can’t wait to make these
I hope you enjoy them, Debra!
Olive oil or butter for the roux? The description and recipe differ. Or is the oil for heating the tortillas?
Hi Dave, you can use either. I tend to prefer butter for the roux, but olive oil also works. I just steam my tortillas in the microwave with a damp cloth to warm them. Hope that clarifies!
The sauce is super thin! Does this need to be cooked down even more?