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Chicken Cheese Enchiladas

  • Prep Time 15 min.
  • Cook Time -
  • Serves 6
Pillsbury Bake-Off®

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Average (112 Ratings): 4 out of 5 stars

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1. Ingredients

  1. 1 (1.25 ounce) package Old El Paso(R) Taco Seasoning Mix
  2. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  3. 1/2 cup water
  4. 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces or strips
  5. 3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
  6. 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  7. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  8. 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
  9. 1 (4.5 ounce) can Old El Paso(R) Chopped Green Chiles
  10. 1 egg
  11. 1 (16 ounce) jar Old El Paso(R) Thick 'n Chunky Salsa
  12. 1 (10.5 ounce) package Old El Paso(R) Flour Tortillas for Soft Tacos & Fajitas

Nutrition Info

Per Serving

  • Calories: 627 kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 42 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1 g
  • Fat: 32 g
  • Protein: 42 g
  • Sugars: 4 g

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2. Cooking Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. In resealable food storage plastic bag, combine taco seasoning mix, oil and 1/4 cup of the water; seal bag and mix well. Add chicken pieces; turn to mix. Refrigerate 5 minutes or up to 12 hours.
  2. In medium bowl, combine 2 1/2 cups of the Monterey Jack cheese, cilantro, salt, ricotta cheese, chiles and egg; mix well.
  3. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add chicken with marinade; cook and stir 5 to 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink in center.
  4. In ungreased 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish, combine 1/2 cup of the salsa and remaining 1/4 cup water; mix well. Spread evenly in bottom of baking dish. Spoon 1/3 cup cheese mixture down center of each tortilla. Top with chicken; roll up. Place filled tortillas, seam side down, over salsa mixture in baking dish. Drizzle enchiladas with remaining salsa. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Yield: 6 servings

3. Still Hungry?

Boring chicken breasts? Guess again! This chicken got wrapped and rolled in tasty favorites.

Notes:

Submitted by

Barbie Lee, Tavernier, FL

Bake-Off(R) Contest 40, 2002

$2,000

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  • Amazing!!!!!!!

    newstartkwbw76 - October 12, 2007 07:28:06 PM PST
    It tastes good and smells good too. I just left out the green chilies.

    6 of 8 found this review helpful.

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  • Terrible!

    brittshott@ymail.com - September 3, 2008 02:01:37 PM PST
    Daisy was right... I didn\'t listen to her review! made my own for my husbands bday dinner. They were terrible no body liked them. Everyone said they tasted funny! It was nothing I did, it was the recipe. My husband didn\'t even eat them. So he had no bday dinner. Ruined the night and I wasted money on all the ingredients. Ricotta cheese doesn\'t work!!!!

    1 of 1 found this review helpful.

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  • not authentic enchiladas

    jannadusza - February 24, 2009 02:53:54 PM PST
    Ok, this dish was so-so. I made it exactly as the recipe called for. I am a native Texan and know a thing or two about enchiladas. These are nowhere near what an enchilada is expected to be.
    That being said, it wasn\\\'t terrible. We ate it. If I were to make again, I would skip the ricotta - it doesn\\\'t work - and put in cheddar instead. And I would use corn tortillas and enchilada sauce or chili sauce instead of salsa. I think they\\\'d be pretty tasty that way.

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  • Sorry, but ricotta doesn

    Lynne M - February 17, 2009 02:20:04 PM PST
    These enchiladas were like spicy, funny-tasting cannelloni, not enchiladas.

    I recommend cooking the breasts in low salt chicken stock, shredding, then mixing with a taco seasoning packet according to the directions. Better yet, skip the salt and toss the shredded chicken with 1T chili powder and 1/4 t ground cumin (pick the chili of your choice, or create a blend - regular chili powder isn\\\'t spicy, chipotle has a nice kick, and ancho is a bit too spicy for me).

    For the cheese, any envelope of already shredded mexican blend, or a combination of monterey jack, a good quality cheddar, and/or a true mexican cheese would taste better. Use 2/3 inside the tortillas reserve 1/3 to put on top to make cheesy, gooey, good enchiladas.

    Enchilada sauce - you would be MUCH better off making either a sour cream sauce for chicken enchiladas or even using canned ranchero/enchilada sauce from the Mexican food section. I like Old El Paso mild enchilada sauce for super quick enchiladas.

    I recommend a garnish of cilantro and chopped green onion for color -- the green with the red of the sauce and the white of the cheese is pretty.

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  • What! Flour tortillas?

    Reading in Lakewood, Ca. - August 28, 2008 08:38:50 PM PST
    Flour tortillas AND ricotta cheese? Sorry folks...it doesn\'t work.

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