Best White Enchiladas Recipes

WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan.
• Mix chicken and 1 cup cheese. Roll up in tortillas and place in pan.
• In a sauce pan, melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add broth and whisk until smooth. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly.
• Stir in sour cream and chilies. Do not bring to boil, you don't want curdled sour cream.
• Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 22 min and then under high broil for 3 min to brown the cheese.
• *side note - the sauce doesn't freeze very well, so if you're making them ahead of time. Just make and freeze the Enchiladas. Make the sauce the day of.

CREAMY WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Place chicken breasts, water, and onion in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 30 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
• Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Drain off water. Shred chicken using 2 forks. Mix in green chiles.
• Combine chicken mixture with Monterey Jack cheese. Spoon some of the chicken filling into the middle of each tortilla and roll up tightly. Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish; arrange filled tortillas in the dish.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir in flour and cook for 1 minute. Add water, chicken stock concentrate, and cumin; whisk until smooth. Cook over medium heat until thick and bubbly, about 5 minutes. Stir in Greek yogurt, pepper Jack cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese. Do not boil, as yogurt may curdle.
• Pour sauce over enchiladas in the casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheeses melt, about 22 minutes. Broil on high until top browns, about 3 minutes.

WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH GREEN CHILI & SOUR CREAM SAUCE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch pan using non-stick cooking spray.
• Mix cooked chicken, chili powder (optional) and 1 cup of cheese together. Roll up in tortillas and place in pan.
• In a medium sauce pan, melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add broth and whisk until smooth. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly.
• Stir in sour cream, chilies, cilantro, onion powder, and garlic powder, and pepper. Make sure that you don't bring this to a boil- you don't want to have curdled sour cream!
• Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 20-22 minutes and then place under high broil for 3 min to brown the cheese.

CHICKEN ENCHILADAS...WHITE SAUCE...RICH!

Steps:

• In medium saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour, add chicken stock, heat and stir until thickened and bubbly.
• Add sour cream, green chilies and cayenne. Remove from heat.
• In a separate bowl, toss cooked chicken and chopped onion. To this bowl, add 3/4 cup sauce mixture from the saucepan. Stir well.
• Fill each tortilla with scant 1/3 cup chicken mixture, roll up and place seamside down in oblong greased casserole.
• Pour remaining sauce on top.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, covered.
• Remove from oven, take off foil and sprinkle cheese over top.
• Return to oven or just let it sit on the stovetop while you call everyone to the table. Either way, the cheese will melt.

WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Sprinkle the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and drizzle with the olive oil. Put on a baking sheet and bake until just cooked through, about 15 minutes. Let cool slightly, then shred the meat with 2 forks.
• Roast the bell peppers and chiles directly on a gas burner (or directly under the broiler) until the skin is mostly black. Throw the peppers and chiles into a plastic storage bag and seal it. Let them steam inside the bag for 30 minutes or so. Core and seed, then scrape off the black skin. Chop and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, saute the chopped onions and jalapeno in the vegetable oil until the onions are translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Throw in the shredded chicken, then stir in 1 cup of the chicken broth and 1 cup of the heavy cream. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the paprika and some salt and pepper, then add half of the chopped roasted peppers and chiles. Stir the mixture around and let it cook for a couple of minutes, then set it aside.
• In a separate skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Sprinkle in the flour and whisk it together to combine. Cook, whisking constantly, for 1 minute. Then pour in the remaining 2 cups chicken broth, stirring constantly. Cook, stirring, until the mixture is smooth, 1 to 2 minutes. Then add the remaining 1/2 cup heavy cream, the remaining 1/2 teaspoon paprika and 1 1/2 cups of the grated cheese. Finally, stir in the sour cream and the rest of the chopped roasted peppers and chiles. If the sauce needs a little thinning, splash in as much broth as you need. Give the sauce a taste and add salt if it needs it (with all the cheese, it shouldn't need much).
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Wrap the tortillas in paper towels and microwave until very soft and pliable, about a minute.
• Place a small amount of the chicken mixture and about a tablespoon of the grated cheese down the center of each tortilla. Fold over the edges and arrange them seam-side down in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Pour the sauce over the top. Sprinkle the top with the remaining 1 cup grated cheese and bake until bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Serve with a dollop of sour cream and salsa on top and a sprinkle of cilantro leaves.

CREAMY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH WHITE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper; cook and stir until onion has browned, about 5 minutes. Add drained chicken breast and flake it apart with a fork. Stir in taco seasoning and cook until until vegetables have softened, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Mix condensed soup, diced tomatoes, Greek yogurt, milk, hot pepper sauce, lime juice, oregano, chili powder, and cumin together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Wrap chicken mixture in tortillas and arrange in a 9x13-inch baking pan. Pour sauce on top and sprinkle with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is golden brown, about 30 minutes.

EASY WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Spray bottom and sides of 13 x 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 1/2 cup of the enchilada sauce in bottom of baking dish.
• In large bowl, mix chicken, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese, 1 cup of the enchilada sauce and the chopped green chiles until evenly combined.
• Spoon about 1/3 cup of the chicken mixture down center of each tortilla. Roll up tortillas; arrange, seam sides down, in baking dish.
• In small bowl, mix remaining enchilada sauce and cream. Pour mixture on top of enchiladas; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.
• Bake 30 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and lightly browned. Serve with sour cream, pickled jalapeño chiles and chopped fresh cilantro, if desired.

WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Wrap tortillas in foil. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until softened. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, 1 tablespoon milk and cumin until smooth. Stir in chicken. In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute onions and red pepper until softened. Stir into chicken mixture., In another bowl, combine the soup, sour cream, jalapenos, cayenne and remaining milk. Stir 2 tablespoons soup mixture into chicken mixture. Place 1/3 cup of chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla; roll up., Place seam side down in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Top with remaining soup mixture. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.

CHICKEN AND WHITE BEAN ENCHILADAS WITH CREAMY SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• For the Filling:.
• In a medium pan, heat olive oil on low. Add onions, garlic and saute until soft, about 2-3 minutes. Add green chiles, beans, water, bullion, and cumin. Mix well and cover. Simmer on low 15 minutes. Remove cover, add chicken and cook an additional 5 minutes, or until it thickens and liquid boils down. Set aside.
• Green Chile Enchilada Sauce:.
• In a large nonstick pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens and starts to turn translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Add flour and stir well. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth. Whisk until the sauce becomes smooth. Cook over medium heat until the sauce boils and thickens, about 4-5 minutes. Add green chiles, jalepeños, and salt to tatse. Cook another minute then remove from the heat. Stir in the sour cream.
• Spread about 1/4 cup of the enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish. Fill each tortilla with 1/3 cup of the chicken/white bean filling. Roll the tortillas and place seam side down in the prepared baking dish. Continue filling remainder of the tortillas.
• Pour the enchilada sauce over the top of the enchiladas. Top with cheese. Cover with aluminum and bake 20-30 minutes, until the enchiladas are hot and the cheese is melted. Remove from oven and top with fresh cilantro or scallions.

LOBSTER ENCHILADAS W/WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Saute the lobster shells and onions in butter, then add garlic, paprika, and tomato paste.
• Cook out for a few minutes.
• Add the brandy and deglaze.
• Let the brandy reduce until dry.
• Now add the veloute, and simmer for 45 minutes.
• Strain sauce through a cheesecloth.
• Return the sauce to a simmer and add the heavy cream.
• Dice the lobster meat, saute, and add to the sauce, simmering gently for 5 minutes.
• Strain and reserve.
• Adjust the seasoning to taste with salt, pepper, Old Bay Seasoning, Backdraft and Worcestershire sauce.
• Add the white wine immediately before serving.
• Preheat oven to 375F degrees.
• Soften the tortillas (see TIP below) and roll tortilla into enchiladas, filling each with about 3 tablespoons Lobster and Brie mixture.
• Bake enchiladas for 8-10 minutes until cooked, but not crisped.
• Remove and serve two per person, covering each portion with plenty of sauce.
• TIP: To soften the tortillas, run them, one at a time, under running water.
• Shake off excess water, and then place in a hot non-stick frying pan over medium heat.
• In about 15 seconds, steam will begin to escape; flip the tortilla and heat the over side.
• Roll immediately.
• To soften in the microwave, wrap 5-10 tortillas in plastic bag, and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon of water.
• Heat for up 45-60 seconds.
• Roll immediately.

CHICKEN AND WHITE BEAN ENCHILADAS WITH CREAMY SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. For the Filling: In a medium pan, heat olive oil on low. Add onions, garlic and saute until soft, about 2-3 minutes. Add green chiles, beans, water, bullion, and cumin. Mix well and cover. Simmer on low 15 minutes. Remove cover, add chicken and cook an additional 5 minutes, or until it thickens and liquid boils down. Set aside. Green Chile Enchilada Sauce: In a large nonstick pan, melt the butter over medium heat. Add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onion softens and starts to turn translucent, about 3-4 minutes. Add flour and stir well. Cook for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Slowly whisk in the chicken broth. Whisk until the sauce becomes smooth. Cook over medium heat until the sauce boils and thickens, about 4-5 minutes. Add green chiles, jalepeños, and salt to tatse. Cook another minute then remove from the heat. Stir in the sour cream. Spread about 1/4 cup of the enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13" baking dish. Fill each tortilla with 1/3 cup of the chicken/white bean filling. Roll the tortillas and place seam side down in the prepared baking dish. Continue filling remainder of the tortillas. Pour the enchilada sauce over the top of the enchiladas. Top with cheese. Cover with aluminum and bake 20-30 minutes, until the enchiladas are hot and the cheese is melted. Remove from oven and top with fresh cilantro or scallions.

SHRIMP ENCHILADAS WITH WHITE CHEESE SAUCE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. Make cheese sauce. In a large sauce pan, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• 3. Add flour, while stirring constantly. It will turn into a paste.
• 4. Add chicken broth slowly, while constantly stirring, until fully combined. Let it come to a slight boil, which will slightly thicken it.
• 5. Add 1 1/2 cups grated cheese, stirring to melt and combine.
• 6. Add sour cream and salsa verde, stirring to combine. Remove from heat, cover and set aside.
• 7. Make the filling. Grill, roast or saute shrimp until just done (do not overcook....better slightly undercooked since they will go in oven as well) Chop shrimp into chunks, and set aside.
• 8. In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium heat. Saute red pepper, onion and carrots for about 4 minutes. Add spinach and continue to cook until spinach is wilted.
• 9. Add shrimp, all the spices/herbs, and about 3/4 cup of the cheese sauce. Gently stir to combine. Remove from heat.
• 10. Using a 9x13 casserole dish, pour a little cheese sauce on the bottom of pan. Fill each tortilla with filling, roll up, and place in casserole dish.
• 11. Pour the remaining cheese sauce over the tortillas. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• 12. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove and let sit for about 5 minutes, then serve. Top with fresh chopped cilantro if desired. Enjoy!

WHITE BEAN CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat large pan with olive oil. Add chicken either whole or sliced into strips.
• Season chicken in pan with fajita seasoning, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and salt and pepper, using more or less according to your preferred taste.
• Meanwhile, as chicken cooks, drain beans from cans and rinse thoroughly in a colander. Place in food processor or bowl. Add water. Grind beans with food processor or a hand chopper until resembling refried bean texture, like a paste.
• Add cumin, more cayenne pepper if desired, and a generous amount of salt to bean paste. Blend well.
• Once chicken is cooked, remove from heat and cut in strips if not done so already. Set aside.
• Take a single corn tortilla, and spread a spoonful of bean paste on it. Put a few pieces of the cut up chicken down the center in a line. Add a sprinkle of the colby jack cheese blend.
• Roll up the tortilla and place seam side down in the casserole dish. Repeat using as many tortillas as it takes to fill the entire dish.
• With leftover bean paste, spread in cracks and crevices of enchiladas, like mortar on bricks.
• Sprinkle cheddar cheese over top of the entire dish.
• Bake in oven at 350 degrees for 15 or 20 minutes or until hot. Use broiler if necessary to melt cheese completely.
• Serve with a side of yellow rice and condiments such as sour cream and salsa.
• In a 13 x 9 casserole dish, spread bean paste thinly.

VELOUTE (USED FOR "LOBSTER ENCHILADAS W/WHITE WINE SAUCE")

Steps:

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• Heat the clarified butter or oil in a pan over moderate heat.
• Add the flour all at once.
• Stirring constantly, cook over low heat until the roux is very pale ivory, about 8 minutes.
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• Cut the vegetables into an appropriate size, based on the cooking time of the dish.
• Add mirepoix to the recipe as directed.
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• Place all ingredients on a piece of cheesecloth approximately 4 inches square.
• Gather up the edges and tie with butcher's twine, leaving a long tail of string to tie to the stockpot handle.
• A standard sachet d'epices, French for"bag of spices," as with the bouquet garni, should be removed and discarded after enough flavor has been released into the stock or other preparation.
• ----------Veloute-----------.
• Thicken your stock with just enough roux for the proper texture.

WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS W/ GREEN CHILIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 pan Mix chicken and 1 cup cheese. Roll up in tortillas and place in pan. In a sauce pan, melt butter, stir in flour and cook 1 minute. Add broth and whisk until smooth. Heat over medium heat until thick and bubbly. Stir in sour cream and chilies. Do not bring to boil, you don't want curdled sour cream. Pour over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese. Bake 22 min and then under high broil for 3 min to brown the cheese.

CHEZ JOSE LIME CHICKEN WHITE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Put chicken, onion, wine, chicken broth, garlic, white pepper, oregano, 2 teaspoons of salt and the juice from 1-1/2 limes,(bottled lime juice works nicely, also) and enough water to cover chicken. Simmer until meat falls off the bone (about 45 minutes)(I just use my pressure cooker for 35 minutes after it starts to release it's pressure.).
• Remove chicken from pot, into bowl, with a slotted spoon and allow to cool until you can handle it easily. Remove bones from the chicken. Discard bones;reserve meat. This can even be done the night before. Save the stock, it makes into a wonderful chicken soup,later.
• In a small bowl stir sour cream,the half and half, 1/2 teaspoon salt, a good pinch of cayenne pepper, remaining lime juice and rind together.
• Lightly grease microwave proof casserole dish that is big enough to lay an 8 inch corn tortilla in it flat.
• Soften the corn tortilla's in the microwave for a few minutes, layered between a clean damp kitchen towel.
• To Assemble the Enchiladas:.
• Place a corn tortilla in the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Layer with chicken meat and top with the lime/sour cream mixture. Sprinkle with cheese, repeat these layers until the ingredients are gone. The top layer shall be the lime/sour cream mixture and more cheddar cheese.
• Put in microwave for about 6 minutes or until it is bubbling nicely and cheese is melted.

AWESOME WHITE CHEESE AND CHOCOLATE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• For the sauce: Saute onion in oil until tender.
• Add garlic, oregano, cumin and cinnamon; saute together for a few minutes.
• Stir in flour and chili powder, coating onion mixture.
• Slowly whisk in vegetable (or chicken) stock; reduce until sauce thickens, whisking frequently (this will take about 30 minutes).
• Stir in semisweet chocolate until melted and smooth.
• Assemble enchiladas: Steam or soften tortillas in a lightly greased skillet (although I've been known to skip that step).
• Roll up 1/2 cup (or whatever fits your tortillas) of cheese in each corn tortilla.
• Sprinkle with green onions and pour sauce over.
• Cover baking dish and bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes or until heated through.
• (Oaxacan cheese takes slightly longer to melt.).

RED AND WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Heat oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat, add onion and bell pepper and saute until they just begin to brown, remove from heat and set aside.
• In a blender or food processor, combine the canned tomatoes, chipotle pepper, garlic, tomato paste and corn meal, blend or process on high speed until smooth and then pour the red sauce into a shallow mixing bowl that's at least six or seven inches in diameter.
• In a medium sized mixing bowl, combine soup and sour cream.
• Spread 1/2 of the soup and sour cream mixture over the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Taking one corn tortilla, dip it into the red sauce to coat both sides, then place about one tbs. of the cheese and 1/3 cup of the chicken in the center of the tortilla, roll it up and place it in the bottom of the baking dish, continue until you have a single layer of enchiladas covering the bottom of the dish (I was able to fit in ten enchiladas, eight placed side by side vertically with two more placed horizontally at the top of the dish).
• If you have any red sauce left over, pour it over the enchiladas, and distribute any remaining chicken over the top.
• Spread the other 1/2 of the soup and sour cream mixture over the top of everything.
• Sprinkle with the remaining cheese and the onion and bell pepper.
• Bake in the center of the oven for 20-25 minutes until bubbly and heated through.

SPEEDY WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Mix soup and sour cream and set aside.
• Heat butter in medium saucepan.
• Add onions and chili powder and cook until onions are tender.
• Add the canned chicken and chilis and 3 tablespoons of the sauce mixture.
• Spread 1/2 cup of the soup mixture into a 9x13 pan.
• Spoon mixture into tortillas, roll up, and place (seam down) on top of the soup mixture.
• Spread remaining sauce mixture on top, and cover with cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes -- or until cheese is bubbly and browning.
• Suggestion: One can use chopped/shredded leftover chicken rather than canned chicken.
• Suggestion: Serve with salsa and chips for a great meal!
• Suggestion: This is a very forgiving dish. I have added black olives, used less chicken, doubled the sauce mixture, upped the spice factor, etc. You can easily tweak this recipe to your liking.

WHITE CHICKEN OR TURKEY ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Section meat and mix lightly with cream cheese.
• Form into logs about 1 inch in diameter and a little shorter than the diameter of your corn tortillas.
• Stir salt, pepper, vinegar and chili powder into cream. If everyone you're serving like heat, add cayenne pepper to taste.
• Melt butter. Coat both sides of a tortilla generously, then put a chicken/cheese log in the middle of a tortilla and roll up. Lay enchilada in pan (seam side down). Repeat for all tortillas and logs.
• Cover enchiladas with cream mixture and slices of Gruyere.
• Bake at 375 degrees until lightly browned, about 30 minutes. Note that cooking time is only approximate.
• Using evaporated skim milk in place of the cream does not work well. If doubled, add 1 cup milk to cream rather than using 2 cups of cream.