Light Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas Recipes

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS A LA CREMA

Steps:

• In sauce pan over medium high heat, add all ingredients for chicken. Cook for 20 minutes. Remove chicken to a cutting board and shred or chop.
• Preheat oven to 400degF.
• In another sauce pan over medium heat, add butter, garlic powder, and cumin. Once melted, whisk in flour and cook for 2 minutes. Then add chicken broth and cook for 2 minutes. Next whisk in sour cream. Once combined, add jalapenos and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Ladle a thin layer of sauce into a 13x9 baking dish. Fill each tortilla with a portion of the cooked chicken and roll it up. Line tortillas up in the baking dish. Poor remaining sauce evenly over top of tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake in oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with scallions as soon as you remove from oven. Let sit at least 5 minutes before serving.

LIGHT SOUR CREAM CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix sour cream, yogurt, soup and chiles.
• Spoon about 3 tablespoons sour cream mixture down centre of each tortilla. Reserve 1/4 cup of the cheese; sprinkle tortillas with remaining cheese, chicken and onions. Roll up; place in baking dish. Spoon remaining sour cream mixture over tortillas. Cover with foil.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with reserved 1/4 cup cheese. Bake uncovered 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Garnish with shredded lettuce and chopped tomatoes.

LOW-FAT SOUR CREAM CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Mix sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and cilantro in a saucepan over medium heat; cook, stirring occasionally, until heated through, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray; add tomatoes with green chile peppers, chicken, onion, and green chiles. Cook and stir mixture over medium heat until onion is transparent, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Place tortillas on a microwave-safe plate; heat in the microwave until warm and flexible, about 10 seconds.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x11-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla; sprinkle filling with about 1 tablespoon Colby-pepperjack cheese. Roll each tortilla around the filling and place seam side down into the prepared baking dish. Top tortillas with sour cream sauce; sprinkle remaining cheese over sour cream layer.
• Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted, 25 to 30 minutes.

ENCHANTED SOUR CREAM CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Combine the chicken, sour cream, salt, and pepper in a bowl; set aside.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Dip the corn tortillas into the hot oil one at a time until softened, about 10 seconds each. Spoon a heaping tablespoon of chicken mixture onto each tortilla, spread down the center and roll into a cylinder. Place seam side down into the prepared baking dish. When all tortillas are filled and rolled, sprinkle the green chiles over all and top with the shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese has melted and the enchiladas are hot, 12 to 15 minutes.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Butter 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish. Mix 1 3/4 cups sour cream, chilies, green onions, 1/2 cup cilantro and cumin in large bowl. Mix in chicken and 1 cup cheddar cheese. Season filling to taste with salt and pepper.
• Spoon generous 1/2 cup filling down center of each tortilla. Top filling with cream cheese strip. Roll up each tortilla, enclosing filling. Arrange enchiladas seam side down in prepared dish. (Can be made 3 hours ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Pour picante sauce over enchiladas. Cover and bake until sauce bubbles and enchiladas are heated through, about 45 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheddar cheese and bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.
• Top with remaining sour cream. Garnish with cilantro, if desired.