Cilantro Lime Chicken Enchiladas
Easy Cilantro Lime Chicken Enchiladas, easy homemade chicken enchiladas made with cilantro and lime, topped with creamy green sauce and cheese.
Equipment
- 9X13 baking pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups shredded chicken cooked
- 5 tablespoons lime juice
- ⅓ cup cilantro
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- 1 cup green enchilada sauce verde sauce
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 cups Monterey Jack Cheese shredded
- 6-8 tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- First place the shredded (cooked) chicken in a medium mixing bowl. Dump in the cilantro, lime juice, garlic powder, and cumin. Mix all together.
- Evenly disperse chicken mixture and half of the cheese down the middle of each tortilla and roll up.
- Place each rolled up tortilla in a 9x13 baking pan. These guys like to be tight, so squeeze them in!
- In a small bowl mix together green enchilada sauce (verde sauce) and heavy cream.
- Pour creamy green enchilada sauce on top of rolled tortillas. Top with the remaining cup of cheese. Add more if desired. See photos above for a great visual on these steps.
- Place in the oven for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
Notes
- I have to make an effort to make sure I have cilantro on hand! Often I buy it for one meal and then it goes bad on me before I can do something with it again! I hate wasting food! Recently I discovered freeze dried cilantro. I love fresh cilantro better, but having freeze dried cilantro on hand is a great alternative when I don't have time to go to the store. It stores great, and still has the same great taste!
- Often enchilada recipes will have you put sauce on the bottom of the pan. I don't do this because I feel like it helps prevent soggy tortillas. It also helps make delicious, soggy free, leftovers. If you love sauce on the bottom, feel free to add it to your Cilantro Lime Chicken Enchiladas!
- Though heavy cream is best, you can substitute heavy cream for half and half or milk! The consistency will be runnier.
Nutrition
Serving: 1enchiladaCalories: 598kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 37gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 136mgSodium: 1253mgPotassium: 328mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 1403IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 521mgIron: 4mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was in the comments below
Tag us on Instagram!We love seeing people make our recipes. Mention @simplyscrumptiouseats_
