CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

With tẹndẹr chickẹn wrappẹd in corn tortillas and smothẹrẹd in rẹd saucẹ and chẹẹsẹ, you can't go wrong with thẹsẹ rẹstaurant quality chickẹn ẹnchiladas!

Ingredients:

• 3 cups cooked and shredded chicken breast
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• ½ of a medium onion, diced about ¾ cup
• 2 cloves of garlic minced
• 1 ½ tablespoons taco seasoning
• ⅓ cup reduced sodium chicken broth
• 1 28-ounce can Red Enchilada Sauce divided
• Juice from 1 lime
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 12 corn tortillas
• 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend divided
• Cilantro, sour cream, diced tomatoes, lime slices for garnish (optional)

Instructions:

• Melt butter and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook until translucent.
• Stir in chicken, garlic and taco seasoning and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Stir in ½ cup of enchilada sauce, ⅓ cup chicken broth and lime juice. Simmer for about 5-7 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a large baking dish (9”x13”) with nonstick cooking spray.
• Spoon about a ½ cup of enchilada sauce into the baking dish and spread to coat evenly.
• Microwave tortillas for about 30 seconds to soften.
• Dip each tortilla in enchilada sauce to lightly coat. Spoon ¼ cup of the chicken mixture down the center of each tortilla. Sprinkle about a tablespoon of cheese over the chicken. Roll and place seam side down into the baking dish.
• Pour remaining enchilada sauce over the enchiladas . Top with remaining cheese. Bake uncovered for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.
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Recipe adapted from yellowblissroad

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