Description
This Queso Chicken Enchiladas Bake is a creamy, cheesy, and flavorful dish featuring shredded chicken mixed with taco seasoning, sour cream, cheddar cheese, and green chilies, rolled in tortillas and baked with a rich queso blanco and diced tomato sauce. It’s a comforting, easy-to-make casserole perfect for a satisfying main meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients
- 5 burrito size flour tortillas
- 2.5 cups shredded chicken
- 0.5 packet taco seasoning
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped green chilies
- 10 ounces diced tomatoes with green chilies, undrained
- 1 pound queso blanco Velveeta, cubed
Instructions
- Prepare Chicken Mixture: In a large mixing bowl, combine the shredded chicken, taco seasoning, sour cream, shredded cheddar cheese, and chopped green chilies. Stir thoroughly until all ingredients are well mixed and set aside.
- Make Queso Sauce: Place the cubed Velveeta and undrained diced tomatoes with green chilies into a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir occasionally until the cheese is completely melted and the sauce is smooth and creamy.
- Assemble Enchiladas: Lay out the flour tortillas on a flat surface. Spoon between 1/2 and 3/4 cup of the chicken mixture onto the center of each tortilla, spreading it slightly, then roll each tortilla up tightly to form burritos.
- Arrange and Top: Place the rolled burritos side by side in a 9×13-inch casserole dish. Pour the warm queso sauce evenly over the top, making sure all burritos are covered.
- Bake: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake the assembled enchiladas for 25 minutes until they are heated through, bubbly, and the cheese sauce is slightly golden.
- Serve: Remove from the oven and serve hot. Enjoy your creamy, cheesy queso chicken enchiladas bake!
Notes
- You can use rotisserie chicken or canned chicken to save time without sacrificing flavor.
- If substituting corn tortillas for flour, warm them in the microwave for 20-30 seconds to make them more pliable and prevent breaking.
- For extra heat, add more chopped green chilies or a dash of hot sauce to the chicken mixture.
- To make it ahead, assemble the dish and refrigerate it before baking; just add a few extra minutes to the baking time if chilled.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
- Fat: 28 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
