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20-Minute Chicken Enchiladas

Tender rotisserie chicken and black beans soak up a rich chili cumin tomato sauce that clings to every bite. Rolled inside warm corn tortillas and finished with melted cheese, each enchilada tastes savory, lightly spicy, and deeply comforting.

20-Minute Chicken Enchiladas
Total
21 min
Prep
12 min
Cook
9 min
Serves
6

Nutrition per Serving

Calories
374
Protein
31g
Carbs
31g
Fat
13g
Sodium
569mg

Ingredients

  • 1 cup prechopped onion
  • 1 cup unsalted chicken stock (such as Swanson)
  • 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tbsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 3/4 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 (15-ounce) can unsalted tomato sauce
  • 3 cup shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken breast (about 15 ounces)
  • 1 (15-ounce) can unsalted black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas
  • Cooking spray
  • 3 oz preshredded 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese (about 3/4 cup)
  • 1 cup chopped tomato
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 6 tbsp sour cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat broiler to high.
  2. Combine onion, chicken stock, flour, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, salt and tomato sauce in a medium saucepan; stir with a whisk. Bring to a boil over high heat; cook 2 minutes or until thickened. Reserve 1 1/2 cups sauce mixture. Add chicken and beans to pan; cook 2 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly heated.
  3. Stack tortillas; wrap stack in damp paper towels and microwave at HIGH for 25 seconds. Spoon about 1/3 cup chicken mixture in center of each tortilla; roll up. Arrange tortillas, seam sides down, in bottom of a 13 x 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with reserved sauce and cheese. Broil 3 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned and sauce is bubbly. Top with tomato and cilantro. Serve with sour cream.