White Chicken Enchiladas Recipe

I combined several recipes to come up with the perfect white chicken enchilada recipe. It’s a great make-ahead dish to bring to a friend or family member, is awesome as leftovers, and is great to feed a crowd. Also, it’s toddler and baby approved! I honestly think they might be better made the night before or in the morning and served later that day/night so they have time to sit and solidify with all the sauce/yumminess!

Ingredients

• 8 flour tortillas (I use the Mission brand, Soft Taco size)
• 3 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 cans (4oz) diced green chiles
• 2 cups shredded cheese ( I typically use the Mexican blend)
• 1/2 white onion, diced
• 4 tbs butter
• 4 tbs flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1/2 cup half and half
• 4-5 green onions, chopped
• 1 jalapeño (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13 baking dish.

Sauce:

• Melt butter and saute onions until soft.
• Stir in flour.
• Add the chicken broth.
• Add 1.5 cans of green chiles. (The other 1/2 can will be used in the enchilada mixture.)
• Add garlic, salt, and cumin.

*Let the sauce simmer on low heat, stirring occasionally while you make up the enchiladas. It will start to thicken.

Enchiladas:

• Add the shredded chicken, sour cream, 1 cup of shredded cheese, and the last 1/2 can of green chiles to a bowl and mix it up.
• Fill each tortilla with enough mixture until it looks full, but can still be rolled up.
• Roll each tortilla up and place them seam down in a greased 9×13 baking dish. You should be able to squeeze 8 tortillas in an 9×13 dish.
• Pour the sauce evenly over the tortillas and then pour the half and half on top.
• Press the enchiladas down with a spatula so they are under the sauce.
• Sprinkle with 1 cup of shredded cheese and top with chopped green onions. (Add fresh slices of jalapeños if you like it spicy!)
• Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

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*Let them sit before serving so they can solidify a bit if you have time. When they are hot out of the oven they still taste great, but are a little runny. Drizzle with hot sauce if you like more heat!