Chicken Enchiladas with Cream Cheese

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Description

Cream cheese, chunky salsa, and leftover chicken combine to make a creamy filling for this chicken enchiladas recipe. Your friends and family will love it.

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 cup chunky salsa
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 cups shredded, cooked chicken
8 (8 inch) flour tortillas
1 (15 ounce) can enchilada sauce
1/2 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil; coat with cooking spray.
2 Combine salsa and cream cheese in a large saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until cream cheese melted, mixture is creamy, and thoroughly combined, 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken; cook until heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.
3 Spoon chicken mixture onto tortillas; roll into enchiladas. Place, seam-sides down, on the prepared baking sheet. Top with enchilada sauce.
4 Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Top with Mexican cheese; continue baking until cheese melted, 5 to 10 minutes more. Serve hot.