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Easy Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas

By: Hunts.com 
"Corn tortillas layered with a spicy tomato puree, shredded chicken and melted cheese."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (2)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
35 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
  • 2 tablespoons Pure Wesson® Vegetable Oil
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (29 ounce) can Hunt's® Tomato Puree
  • 1 tablespoon Gebhardt® Chili Powder
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 4 cups shredded, cooked chicken
  • 3 cups shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 13x9-inch baking dish with cooking spray; set aside. Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onions and garlic; cook and stir 5 minutes, or until onions are crisp-tender. Stir in tomato puree, chili powder, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low; simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  2. Layer 4 tortillas, half of the chicken, 2/3 cup of the cheese and 1/4 of the sauce in prepared dish. Repeat layers. Top with remaining 4 tortillas, remaining sauce and remaining 2/3 cup cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.
  3. Bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake an additional 5 minutes. Cut into 8 pieces to serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 374 | Total Fat: 19.6g | Cholesterol: 73mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2012 by Lovin' it   view full review
I liked the simplicity of this recipe. I did not change anything and it tasted wonderfu. My...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2011 by maygirl16   view full review
This looks like a delicious recipe. Step two is fairly hard to understand, though.

 

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