Ready for saucy, cheesy, crowd-pleasing goodness? Our best chicken enchilada recipes that will keep your family coming back for more.
Our Best Chicken Enchilada Recipes
Updated on Jan. 05, 2022
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Easy Chicken Enchiladas
Total Time
45 min
Servings
5 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This chicken enchiladas recipe is so quick and easy, and I always receive a ton of compliments. It quickly becomes a favorite of friends whenever I share the recipe. Modify the spiciness with the intensity of the salsa and the green chiles to suit your taste. —Kristi Black, Harrison Township, Michigan
Nutrition Facts:
2 enchiladas: 468 calories, 13g fat (6g saturated fat), 75mg cholesterol, 1394mg sodium, 51g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 8g fiber), 34g protein.
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Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Total Time
1 hour 10 min
Servings
10 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Your family is going to gobble up this cheesy, southwestern and easy chicken enchilada casserole…and will ask for it again and again. It’s real comfort food! —Melanie Burns, Pueblo West, Colorado
Nutrition Facts:
1 cup: 428 calories, 27g fat (14g saturated fat), 103mg cholesterol, 709mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 32g protein.
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Black Bean & Chicken Enchilada Lasagna
Total Time
55 min
Servings
8 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Twice a month I make chicken enchiladas, lasagna-style. It’s a regular with us because assembly is easy and my whole family gives it a thumbs-up. —Cheryl Snavely, Hagerstown, Maryland
Nutrition Facts:
1 piece with 1 tablespoon sauce (calculated without tomatoes): 407 calories, 18g fat (7g saturated fat), 64mg cholesterol, 857mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 8g fiber), 28g protein.
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Honey-Lemon Chicken Enchiladas
Total Time
30 min
Servings
6 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
Honey, lemon and chili flavors blend wonderfully in enchiladas. My family devours this dish, so I also use the chicken filling for soft tacos with toppings. —Kristi Moak, Gilbert, Arizona
Nutrition Facts:
2 enchiladas (calculated without optional toppings) : 349 calories, 11g fat (3g saturated fat), 64mg cholesterol, 698mg sodium, 39g carbohydrate (14g sugars, 3g fiber), 27g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 2-1/2 starch.
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Simple Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Total Time
1 hour
Servings
2 casseroles (5 servings each)
From the Recipe Creator:
This chicken enchilada recipe is one of the first dishes I created and cooked for my husband right after we got married. He was so impressed! We fix these creamy enchiladas for friends regularly. —Melissa Rogers, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Nutrition Facts:
2 enchiladas: 828 calories, 40g fat (17g saturated fat), 132mg cholesterol, 1738mg sodium, 72g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 7g fiber), 42g protein.
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Buffalo Chicken Enchiladas
Total Time
50 min
Servings
10 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This is not a drill. These buffalo chicken enchiladas—filled with tender rotisserie chicken, lots of cheese and, of course, Buffalo sauce—are a craveworthy, easy and delicious meal. The entire family will ask for them again and again. —Becky Hardin, St. Peters, Missouri
Nutrition Facts:
1 enchilada: 472 calories, 26g fat (10g saturated fat), 76mg cholesterol, 1387mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 3g fiber), 25g protein.
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Chili Chicken Enchiladas
Total Time
45 min
Servings
4 servings
From the Recipe Creator:
This meal's a great way to use up leftover cooked chicken, and a wonderful pick-me-up to take to friends who need a little help. —Alicia Johnson, Hillsboro, Oregon
Nutrition Facts:
1 enchilada: 514 calories, 26g fat (13g saturated fat), 103mg cholesterol, 855mg sodium, 35g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 2g fiber), 34g protein.
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Jalapeno Chicken Enchiladas
Total Time
1 hour
Servings
2 casseroles (5 servings each)
From the Recipe Creator:
These creamy enchiladas are likely to be as popular at your house as they are at mine. I have many requests for this recipe. For weddings, I place the recipe in a nice casserole dish to give as a gift. —Kaylin DeVries, Magna, Utah
Nutrition Facts:
2 each: 751 calories, 38g fat (21g saturated fat), 152mg cholesterol, 1405mg sodium, 59g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 37g protein.
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