Five-Star Chicken Enchiladas

12 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • Filling
  • 3 cups cooked chicken meat
  • 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
  • 1 onion, diced
  • Assembly
  • 1 cup enchilada sauce (Mexican gravy)
  • 12 corn tortillas or 12 flour tortillas
  • Topping
  • 2 cups enchilada sauce
  • 1 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup sliced black olives

Directions

  1. 1
    Prepare filling: mix filling ingredients; set aside.
  2. 2
    Preheat oven to 350.
  3. 3
    Pour enchilada sauce on a large dinner plate.
  4. 4
    Assemble enchiladas: Dip one tortilla in sauce on plate, then lay in 13x9 pan for baking.
  5. 5
    Fill center of tortilla with about 3 T. of filling; roll it up, place seam-side down in the pan.
  6. 6
    Do this with the rest of the tortillas, laying unfilled tortillas over the top as you assemble (don't get another pan dirty!); squeeze them all into one pan.
  7. 7
    Pour remaining two cups of enchilada sauce (topping) over the tortillas; sprinkle with cheese and olives.
  8. 8
    Pop the pan into the oven for about 30 minutes.
  9. 9
    Serve with sour cream and guacamole.
  10. 10
    ANOTHER SERVING OPTION: serve on a bed of lettuce, top with sour cream & guacamole.

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