This dish covers chunks of chicken, green chiles, black olives, and cheese. Not to mention a handful of cheese to top off this crockpot chicken enchilada recipe. Take this flavorful Mexican-inspired dish along to your next potluck for an absolute crowd-pleaser.
How To Make Creamy Crockpot Chicken Enchiladas
This simple crockpot chicken enchilada recipe just lets the ingredients cook for a couple of hours before wrapping it up with a tortilla.
Prep:
5 mins
Cook:
4 hrs
Total:
4 hrs 5 mins
Ingredients
- 10 oz enchilada sauce, (1 can)
- 14½ oz tomatoes, (1 can), diced or crushed
- 15 oz white beans, (1 can), or beans in chili sauce or spicy beans
- 15 oz black beans, (1 can)
- 15 oz corn kernels, (1 can)
- 1½ lb chicken breasts, boneless
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ¾ tsp paprika
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- salt and ground black pepper, to taste
To serve:
- sour cream
- tortillas, toasted
- cilantro, chopped
- lime wedges
- cheddar cheese, or monterey jack, grated
- avocados, sliced, if using
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into your crockpot, except for the cream cheese. Stir everything until evenly incorporated.
- Cover and cook mixture on High for 3 to 5 hours, or until chicken shreds easily.
- Drain the cooked chicken, transfer it onto your working area, and shred it into a bowl, preferably using two forks. Set aside.
- While the sauce is still warm and still inside the crockpot, add your cream cheese and whisk until evenly incorporated.
- Return the shredded chicken back into the now creamy sauce. Stir to combine, then season with salt and pepper. Adjust taste accordingly.
- Ladle these onto bowls and garnish with cilantro. Serve together with a platter of sour cream, tortillas, lime wedges, grated cheese, and avocados!
Nutrition
- Sugar: 3g
- :
- Calcium: 312mg
- Calories: 400kcal
- Carbohydrates: 21g
- Cholesterol: 66mg
- Fat: 26g
- Fiber: 3g
- Iron: 2mg
- Potassium: 222mg
- Protein: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Sodium: 1343mg
- Vitamin A: 477IU
- Vitamin C: 5mg
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