CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH CREAM
CHEESE
 
1 chopped onion
2 tbsp. vegetable oil
1 tsp. each chili powder, garlic powder & ground cumin
8 oz. cream cheese
6 c. shredded, cooked chicken (2 lbs.)
3/4 c. bottled salsa
8 oz. cheddar cheese, shredded (2 c.)
1/4 c. chopped black olives
16 corn tortillas
2 cans (14 oz.) enchilada sauce

Heat oven to 350 °F. Have 2 (11 x 7 inch) baking dishes ready. In large saucepan cook onion in oil for 5 minutes or until translucent. Stir in chili, garlic and cumin. Add cream cheese and cook, over low heat, breaking cheese into chunks with wooden spoon, until melted. Add chicken and salsa. Stir over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes until hot. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 1/4 cups of cheddar cheese and olives.

Wrap tortillas in stacks of 8, in foil. Heat in oven 8 to 10 minutes until warm and pliable. Spread 1/4 cup enchilada sauce over bottom of pan. Spoon 1/3 cup chicken mixture in each tortilla. Roll up and place seam side down in pan. Top with remaining enchilada sauce.

Bake 20 to 30 minutes.

recipe reviews
Chicken Enchiladas with Cream Cheese
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 Kay (North Dakota) says:
I'm fairly new to cooking but this was simple to follow & my family loved it! It was perfect for a much needed change. Thanks so much!
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 Deborah Girardo (British Columbia) says:
I have made this recipe twice with a little variation. I used Newman's Own black bean and corn salsa, great! Also after the sauce on top I put a few sliced black olives and some morzanni tomatoes sliced then more cheese, they looked great and were fabulous.
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 Nancy (Indiana) says:
oh my so good. best i have ever made had to make a second batch THANKS FOR GREAT RECIPE
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 Angela (Texas) says:
I made this recipe, my only substitution was instead of salsa I used two cans of drained Rotel Chili's. Turned out amazing. I also sprinkled cheese on top with the enchilada sauce. Will definitely make again. Delish!
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 Bethany Mitchell (Texas) says:
Was really easy to make...made mine with medium salsa and enchilada sauce for a work pot luck party...they loook delish..
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 Dusty (Kansas) says:
I put this recipe together hoping it would come close to one I had been looking for and trying to duplicate. It turned out wonderful and almost as good as the one I was looking for. I even fried one that I had as an extra and wouldn't fit in pan. It tasted like a taquito you get at Taco Bell. I will reuse this recipe over and over. My husband took one bite and asked if I would make them for superbowl!

 

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