Creamy Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas

These creamy green chili chicken enchiladas are mild, cheesy, and made with a simple homemade sauce that comes together in minutes. Built around cooked chicken and pantry staples, this is an easy baked dinner that rolls easily, bakes smoothly, and reheats like a dream.

Course Dinner Recipes

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword green chili chicken enchiladas

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Total Time 50

Servings servings

Calories 477kcal

Author Jesseca

Equipment

Ingredients

Green Chili Sauce

3 tablespoons salted butter
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2¾ cups chicken broth
1 cup sour cream
7 ounces diced green chiles
½ teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon black pepper
¼ teaspoon onion powder

For the Enchiladas

4 cups cooked chicken shredded or diced
2½ cups shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese divided
8 to 10 flour tortillas 8-inch size works best

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish and set aside.
Make the sauce. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and cook for about 1 minute, just until bubbly but not browned.
Slowly whisk in the chicken broth until smooth. Continue cooking for 3 to 4 minutes, whisking often, until the sauce thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the sour cream, green chiles, salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
In a large bowl, combine the cooked chicken with 1 cup of the shredded cheese.
Spread about ½ cup of the sauce evenly across the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
Warm the tortillas briefly so they’re pliable. Spoon the chicken mixture evenly into each tortilla, roll snugly, and place seam-side down in the dish.
Pour the remaining sauce evenly over the enchiladas, then sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Bake uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes, until bubbly and lightly golden on top.
Let the enchiladas rest for about 5 minutes before serving so the sauce can set slightly.

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