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creamy chicken and cheese filled tortillas baked with a white sauce
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4.22 from 32 votes

Creamy White Chicken Enchiladas

If you love enchiladas, you'll love these Creamy White Chicken Enchiladas! Tex Mex at its finest with shredded chicken and tortillas smothered in a creamy white sauce!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Keyword: cheese, chicken, enchiladas, main course, tex mex, tortillas
Servings: 10
Calories: 334kcal

Ingredients

  • 10 flour tortillas
  • 1 lb chicken *cooked and shredded
  • 2 cups Mexican cheese *shredded
  • 4 oz cream cheese
  • 1 teaspoon Fajita or Taco seasoning
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • 3 tablespoon flour *all purpose
  • 1 tablespoon Taco Seasoning *see link below recipe card for homemade version
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup sour cream
  • 4 oz green chiles *diced/drained

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13 baking pan.
  • In a bowl, combine the cooked/shredded chicken with cream cheese, 1 teaspoon Fajita or taco seasoning, and 1 cup Mexican cheese.
  • Once combined, divide chicken mixture evenly between tortillas and place the stuffed enchilada seam side down in your pan.
  • In a saucepan, heat the butter over medium.
  • Once melted, stir in the flour and taco seasoning.
  • Slowly add in the chicken broth and whisk until smooth.
  • Allow mixture to simmer for about 3 minutes, or until it starts to thicken up.
  • Stir in the sour cream and green chiles and allow to warm up for about 1 minute or so.
  • Pour sauce evenly on top of pan of enchiladas.
  • Sprinkle remaining cheese on top and place pan into the oven.
  • Bake in oven for about 20 minutes.
  • Remove and serve!

Nutrition

Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 688mg | Potassium: 187mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 568IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 216mg | Iron: 2mg
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