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Simply Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

This easy simply sour cream chicken enchiladas recipe is packed with incredible flavor and simple to prepare. Perfect for family meals or special occasions!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • Serves: 8
  • lb chicken breast diced
  • medium onion chopped
  • tablespoon vegetable oil
  • flour tortillas, softened 8 inch
  • 2 cups grated monterey jack cheese or 1 1⁄
  • 2 cups Mexican blend cheese divided
  • ⁄4 cup butter
  • ⁄4 cup flour
  • can chicken broth 15 ounce

Method
 

  1. cup sour cream
  2. (4 ounce) canchopped green chilies
  3. DIRECTIONS
  4. In frypan, cook chicken and onion together in oil over medium-high heat until chicken is just done.
  5. Divide cooked chicken evenly between 8 tortillas; add 1 1/2 tablespoons cheese to each tortilla.
  6. Roll enchiladas and place seam-side down in 9x13" baking dish that has been lightly sprayed with no-stick cooking spray.
  7. Melt butter in a medium saucepan; stir in flour to make a roux; stir and cook until bubbly; gradually whisk in chicken broth then bring to boiling, stirring frequently.
  8. Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and green chiles; pour sauce evenly over enchiladas.
  9. Top with remaining 3/4 cup cheese (baking dish may be double-wrapped and frozen at this point) and bake at 400F for 20 minutes until cheese is melted and sauce near edges of baking dish is bubbly.
  10. Source: food. com