This Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Bake is basically a delicious, creamy, enchilada casserole. It comes together in no time and it tastes divine. It’s a great weeknight recipe the whole family will love! This sour cream chicken enchilada recipe is made with shredded chicken, sour cream, diced green chilis, cheese, and corn tortillas. Delicious!
Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Recipe
I’m calling this recipe a “bake” because you don’t actually take the time to roll up the tortillas into enchiladas! This Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Bake is the best bake I’ve ever had!
Instead, you simply have to build layers more like a casserole. It’s much quicker and easier, but it has a similar taste and texture to regular enchiladas!
Delicious easy dinner recipes are kind of my jam, and this is one of them! So simple!
Secret Sauce
The secret to this sour cream chicken enchilada casserole recipe is in the sauce! It’s a sour cream based sauce and it is TO DIE FOR!
It takes a little bit of time to prepare, maybe like 10 minutes, but it’s worth it! Take the time to make this sauce, follow my instructions, and your taste buds will thank me later!
But really, this white sour cream sauce is dang good and it’s perfect for these enchiladas!
These chicken enchiladas with sour cream sauce are one of those recipes that is crowd pleasing!
Sour cream green chile chicken enchiladas have so much flavor too!
The Chicken!
This recipe calls for shredded chicken! If you look towards the bottom of the recipe in the notes section, I included instructions for how I make my seasoned chicken in the Instant Pot for this recipe.
You can use any chicken you want! Rotisserie chicken, or canned chicken works great! You can also use up any shredded chicken you may already have cooked and on hand!
You can also skip adding the chicken if you wanted to, and just have this be a cheese enchilada bake if you prefer! It would still be delicious! I would add a little extra cheese to make that layer feel fueler!
This sour cream chicken enchilada casserole dish is a family favorite!
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Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Bake
This Sour Cream Chicken Enchilada Bake is basically a delicious, creamy, enchilada casserole. Made with shredded chicken, sour cream, diced green chilis, cheese, and corn tortillas. Delicious!
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded chicken breasts
- 12 corn or taco-size flour tortillas
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese, divided
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/4 cup all purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 4-ounce cans diced green chiles, drained
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tablespoons green onions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees for flour tortillas or 350 degrees for corn tortillas.
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan; stir in the flour. Add the broth all at once and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and bubbles.
- Stir in the sour cream, cumin, salt, pepper, and green chiles. Cook until the mixture starts to bubble, but do not boil. Set aside.
- Grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- Place 6 tortillas on the bottom of the baking dish, overlapping slightly so they all fit.
- Add the chicken on top of the tortillas. Sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella over chicken. Pour half the sour cream sauce over the cheese layer.
- Place the remaining 6 tortillas on top of the chicken/enchilada sauce layer.
- Top with the remaining sour cream sauce, mozzarella & cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Garnish with green onions and serve.
Notes
*Preparing the Chicken: I cook the chicken in my Instant Pot. I used thawed 4 chicken breasts and sliced them into small pieces. Add the chicken to the IP with 1/2 cup chicken broth, 2 tablespoons taco seasoning, 1 teaspoon cumin, and a tablespoon of chili powder. Lock the lid and manually set the timer for 10 minutes. When finished, quick release the pressure, shred the chicken, and use as directed in the recipe above.
*You can also use canned chicken, rotisserie chicken, or any fully cooked shredded chicken.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 558Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 115mgSodium: 930mgCarbohydrates: 44gFiber: 5gSugar: 10gProtein: 32g
Made this for lunch today. Very good