Chicken Enchiladas wrapped in honey, lime and chile verde.

I love making dinner, especially when I can create a theme dinner! Who doesn’t like Mexican food? My family goes wild for these chicken enchiladas, and who can blame them? Anytime a recipe calls for shredded chicken, I go straight to Costco and get a whole chicken, a $5 timesaver! I always shred it before refrigerating, if I’m not going to cook it right away.

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Chicken Enchiladas

Chicken Enchiladas wrapped in honey, lime and chile verde. 

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Servings

people

Ingredients

Chicken Marinade

• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 pounds chicken cooked and shredded

Sauce

• 2 10 ounce cans of green enchilada sauce
• 1 cup half and half
• flour tortillas
• colby jack cheese shredded

Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 25 minutes Servings people Ingredients Chicken Marinade 1/2 cup honey 1/4 cup lime juice 1 tablespoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1 1/2 pounds chicken cooked and shredded Sauce 2 10 ounce cans of green enchilada sauce 1 cup half and half flour tortillas colby jack cheese shredded

Instructions

1. Marinade chicken. Stir together honey, lime juice, chili powder and garlic powder until combined. Add chicken and let sit in marinade for at least 30 minutes.
2. Mix enchilada sauce with half and half.
3. Spread roughly 3/4 c of the sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
4. Fill flour tortillas with marinated chicken and shredded cheese, roll-up, then place side-by-side in baking dish.
5. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over the top of the enchiladas and top with more cheese.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes.

Recipe Notes

 

1. Recipe: Keeping Up Cookbook

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My favorite part of this recipe are the sounds that come from my families mouths. Instant confirmation that the meal was acceptable in every way to their taste buds.