Jalapeno Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas

Enchiladas are so good and these are easy to make and full of flavor Topped with a smooth cheese sauce, it's delicious, Enjoy good food


8-12  servings
583 cals

What you need:
3 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, minced
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced (wear gloves)
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 (28 ounce) can green enchilada sauce
12 corn or flour tortillas
8 ounces shredded Mexican style cheese, divided
1 jar of cheese sauce or homemade cheese sauce

How to make it:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Season chicken breasts with 1 teaspoon of cayenne pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, salt, and black pepper. Place into a baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the juices run clear, about 45 minutes. Allow chicken to cool, and shred with 2 forks. Set chicken aside.

Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, and cook the onion and jalapenos until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes; stir in the cream cheese in chunks, and allow cream cheese to melt and soften. Stir in cream cheese, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, chili powder, and cumin. Mix in the cooked chicken meat; remove from heat.
Pour half the green enchilada sauce into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Lay tortillas out onto a work surface, and place chicken mixture in a line down the center of each tortilla; sprinkle with about 1 tablespoon of  cheese per tortilla. Roll up the tortillas, and place into the sauce in the dish, seam sides down; pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Sprinkle remaining 4 ounces of cheese over the top. Then I top that with a jar of good cheese sauce or homemade cheese sauce.
Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is hot and bubbling and the cheese has melted, 30 to 35 minutes.

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