58 chicken enchilada recipes

Made this recipe with some leftover turkey meat, and it worked well. Quite easy to put together, and it came out delicious. This is the kind of dish to make when you don't feel like cooking up a storm, and everyone at the dinner table will still be happily fed.

Saucy Mexican chicken and black bean casserole: shredded chicken in a creamy enchilada sauce melted with cream cheese, layered between corn tortillas with black beans, corn, and olives, under a crunchy chip-and-cheddar crust.

El Paso chicken rolls pounded breasts around a cream cheese and salsa filling, then bakes them seam-side down over rice in enchilada sauce. A Tex-Mex one-dish dinner with a creamy surprise inside.

Santa Fe pumpkin soup blends canned pumpkin with enchilada sauce, fire-charred red peppers, and half-and-half for a creamy, smoky bowl with Southwestern heat. Topped with sour cream and fresh cilantro.

Golden chicken cutlets simmered in enchilada sauce with corn, green chiles, and melted cheddar. Roll them up in warm flour tortillas for a 35-minute Tex-Mex dinner.

Layered enchilada pie with seasoned ground beef, green chiles, two cheeses, and flour tortillas baked in enchilada sauce. Cut into squares and topped with sour cream.

This is a super easy and savory casserole, everyone loves it, definitely a great recipe.

Mexican chicken lasagna layered with chili-cumin enchilada sauce, cilantro-laced cottage cheese filling, and sharp cheddar with Monterey Jack. A 9x13 crowd dinner.

This soup is a deconstructed chicken enchilada in a bowl. Perfect served with hot corn bread and sliced fruit.

Green tomatillo mole with toasted pumpkin seeds, jalapenos, cilantro, cumin, cinnamon, and romaine lettuce. An authentic Mexican mole verde for chicken, enchiladas, or dipping.

Velvety tomatillo cream sauce blended from tangy tomatillos and green chiles with heavy cream, egg, and a pinch of coriander. Five ingredients, 15 minutes, and endlessly versatile over enchiladas, tacos, or grilled chicken.

Enchiladas banderas are chicken enchiladas striped with green salsa verde, white sour cream and red salsa colorado to mirror the Mexican flag. A festive, party-ready presentation built on a from-scratch dried chile sauce.

Crockpot chicken tortilla casserole layers shredded chicken, cream of chicken soup, green chili salsa, tortillas, and cheese. Hands-off slow cooker enchilada-style dinner.

Chicken and cheese enchiladas in a creamy sour cream sauce with green chiles, cumin, and Monterey Jack. Corn tortillas dipped in homemade sauce, rolled, and baked until bubbly.

Light Swiss enchiladas with ground chicken, green chilies, and tomato puree in corn tortillas topped with a skim milk sauce and melted Swiss cheese.

From-scratch enchilada sauce made with roasted dried chiles, pasilla peppers, and a flour-thickened chicken broth base seasoned with Mexican oregano and cumin.