chicken enchiladas

Name: Chicken Enchiladas
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 medium onion,chopped; 18-24 ounce(s) picante' sauce; 2 cup(s) mexican blend shredded cheese; 1 clove(s) minced garlic; 10 medium flour tortillas, fat free; 1 cup(s) leftover cooked rice(opt.); 1 1/2 cup(s) chicken,cooked&shredded; 8 ounce(s) lite cream cheese

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Brenda Brown

Wiggins, MS

Updated on Jul 7, 2011

This one takes awile the first time you make it,but well worth it.Since it is a large amount and we are only 2,I freeze the extra in smaller batches.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 20 Min

method ---

yield At least 4

Ingredients

1 medium onion,chopped
18-24 ounces picante' sauce
2 cups mexican blend shredded cheese
1 clove minced garlic
10 medium flour tortillas, fat free
1 cup leftover cooked rice(opt.)
1 1/2 cups chicken,cooked&shredded
8 ounces lite cream cheese

How To Make chicken enchiladas

Step 1

Saute' garlic,onion in butter med-low heat.

Step 2

Stir in chicken,1/4C picante' sauce and cream cheese.Cook util thoroughly heated and cream cheese is melted.
Step 3

Remove from heat.Stir in 1C of shredded cheese and cooked rice(if desired).
Step 4

With half of remaining picante' sauce cover bottom of a13X9 baking pan.Divide chicken mixture onto tortillas,rolling each and placing seam side down into baking pan.
Step 5

Top with remaining picante'sauce and shredded cheese.
Step 6

Bake at 425degrees for 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and browned.
Step 7

I use long grain wild rice for the extra health value.
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