Leftover Chicken Enchiladas Food

LEFTOVER CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Place 1/4c chicken, 1/4c spinach, 1/4c cheese, 1/4c optional ingredients and one heaping spoonful of yogurt lengthwise on a wheat tortilla **NOTE: measurements do not need to be exact**.
• Roll up tortilla tightly and place seam side down in a 9x9 oven safe dish.
• Repeat steps 2 and 3 for the remaining 3 tortillas.
• Pour enchilada sauce and remaining yogurt over rolled tortillas.
• Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 30-40 minutes.
• Serve with rice and side of veggies.
• Enjoy and thank me later!

LEFTOVER ROASTED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• To begin, pour about a half of an inch of vegetable oil into a large frying pan and warm up on stove top on medium-high heat. The oil will be ready for frying after you mix up the enchilada ingredients. (This is assuming you have already picked the chicken from the bones and shredded it. If you haven't already done that, wait to heat the oil until you are finished and the chicken is ready to be combined with cream cheese).
• In large bowl combine shredded leftover roasted chicken pieces and softened cream cheese along with the diced green chiles. In smaller bowl, combine the Mexican cheese and taco seasoning (or cumin, paprika, and garlic powder). Add 3/4 cup of the Mexican cheese mixture to chicken mixture. Next add 1/4 cup green enchilada sauce to add moisture to chicken mixture, and set aside. If desired, add salt and pepper to taste.
• Next, place one tortilla at a time in the oil for about 10 seconds on each side. The tortillas will begin to bubble up some, and the edges will also turn upwards. If you turn them over too soon, they will tear. The frying makes it so you can roll the tortillas up, and the oil gives them a nice texture after baking. Place the fried tortillas onto paper towels to drain off the excess oil.
• Next, prepare a rectangular baking dish by pouring just enough of the green enchilada sauce to coat the bottom of the dish.
• Next, spoon a heaping tablespoon amount of chicken mixture onto the middle of the tortilla and roll up. Place each one seam side down and when the dish is filled up, spoon remaining enchilada sauce over top of enchiladas. Top with remaining Mexican cheese and cover with foil.
• Bake in 350 degree oven for 25 minutes. For crispier enchiladas, and browned cheese top, remove foil after 15 minutes of baking and bake for 10 mintues uncovered.

SHORTCUT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Stir together the beans, oregano and 1 cup cheese in a bowl. Add the chicken, season with pepper and stir until evenly combined.
• Stir the salsa together with 1 cup water in a bowl, then transfer 1 cup to cover the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Stack the tortillas, wrap them in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, about 15 seconds.
• Arrange the tortillas on a workspace, then divide the chicken filling among the tortillas (about 1/4-cup filling per tortilla). Roll the tortillas up like a cigar, then transfer them to the baking dish seam-side down, positioning the rolls so that the dish is filled evenly. Press the rolls gently with your hands so they begin to soak the sauce up. Pour the remaining salsa mixture over the rolled tortillas, then sprinkle with the remaining 2 cups cheese.
• Bake the enchiladas until the cheese melts and the enchiladas are hot in the center, about 30 minutes. Serve hot with sour cream and pickled jalapenos.

LEFTOVER CHEESY CHICKEN ENCHILADA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine condensed soup, chicken broth, enchilada sauce, and Southwest seasoning in a large pot over medium-high heat. Whisk for about 5 minutes until smooth.
• Add chicken, 1 1/4 cups Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese, cooked rice, and corn. Mix until well combined. Reduce heat to low and cook until heated through and cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and ladle into bowls. Top each bowl with remaining cheese and 3 tortilla chips.

EASY WEEKNIGHT CHICKEN ENCHILADAS: WHAT TO DO WITH LEFTOVER CHICKEN RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• Go ahead and heat your oven to 350°F MIX salsa and cream of chicken soup together in a bowl. In another bowl, mix chicken, taco seasoning, cheese, veggies if using, sour cream and ¼ cup of your salsa/soup mixture together until consistent. FILL the center of each tortilla and roll up. Place the rolled up tortillas in your baking dish (I use a 9 x 13) with the exposed edge side down. Pour your salsa/soup mixture on top making sure to spread it over all the tortilla bits so they don't get crunchy. Top with more cheese if desired. BAKE 20 min. or until heated through. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour 1/2 of the can of enchilada sauce in the bottom of an 11 by 7 inch pan.
• Take 6 tortillas and tear or cut 4 of them in half, then dip all of the tortillas (cut and not cut) into the sauce, coating both sides. Arrange the 4 cut tortillas along the edges of the pan, so that the straight cut side faces to the outside, and layering them. Place the two whole tortillas in the center of the pan, to completely cover the bottom of the pan.
• Mix together the filling: Chicken, Sour Cream, Salsa, Diced Green Chiles, Pinto beans, Hominy (or corn).
• Spread half of the filling over the tortillas in the pan.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the cheese over the filling.
• Spread the rest of the filling over the cheese.
• Tear/cut 4 more tortillas in half and arrange around the edges. Place the last two tortillas over the top to completely cover the filling. Pour and spread the last half of the enchilada sauce over the top of the tortillas and sprinkle the last 1/4 cup of cheese over the top.
• Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.

LEFTOVER TURKEY OR CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl toss turkey, vegetables, cheese, salsa, hot sauce, chili powder, and cumin.
• Spoon filling into tortilla shells. You may need to use more than four if your shells are small.
• Roll the tortilla up and place seam side down into a lightly greased baking pan.
• Top with extra cheese and salsa if desired.
• Baked until heated through, about 15-20 minutes.

SHREDDED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Whisk onion, chicken stock, salsa, 1/3 cup cilantro, jalapeno slices, flour, cumin, and garlic together in a medium saucepan over medium heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 4 minutes. Stir in chicken; cook until heated through, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in tomato, avocado, and sour cream.
• Place an oven rack in the lower third of the oven. Preheat the broiler.
• Microwave tortillas until warmed, about 30 seconds.
• Spoon 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture into the center of each tortilla and roll up. Arrange tortillas, seam-side down, in the bottom of a 9x12-inch glass casserole dish. Top with Cheddar cheese and sprinkle with remaining cilantro.
• Broil in the preheated oven until properly melted and browned, about 3 minutes.

SHARI'S SHREDDED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix sour cream and salsa together in a bowl.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and garlic in the hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in cooked chicken, 1 cup of the sour cream mixture, 1/2 of the Mexican cheese, and chile peppers.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup of the mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll tortillas and place, seam sides-down, into the prepared dish. Top with remaining sour cream mixture and cheese. Cover with foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes.