
How To Make Easy Chicken Enchilada Skillet
Chicken enchilada skillet is a quick way to satisfy your cravings. Classic enchilada ingredients all cooked in a skillet, you’ll have dinner in 20 minutes.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1tbspolive oil
- 1smallwhite onionpeeled and diced
- 1redbell peppercored and diced
- 4ozOld El Paso chopped green chiles
- 1cupblack beansrinsed and drained
- ½cupwhole-kernel corncanned or frozen
- 3cupsshredded cooked chicken
- 1canOld El Paso Red Enchilada Sauce
- 2cupsshredded Mexican-blend cheeseor your desired kind of cheese, divided
- 1cupTortilla strips or crumbled tortilla chips
- 1packageOld El Paso Burrito-Sized Flour Tortillasoptional for serving:
Instructions
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Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.Â
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Add onion and saute for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add red pepper and continue sauteing for another 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onion is soft and translucent. Â
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Add green chiles, black beans, corn, chicken, and enchilada sauce, and stir to combine. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the mixture reaches a simmer.
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Stir in 1 cup shredded cheese and the tortilla chips, and stir to combine until the cheese is melted. Add the extra 1 cup of cheese evenly on top of the mixture, then remove from heat. Sprinkle on additional toppings if desired.
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To serve these in tortilla bowls, place a tortilla in each serving bowl, then portion the enchilada mixture on top of it.  Alternately, serve the enchilada mixture on plain plates or bowls.
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Serve immediately.
Recipe Notes
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Top the enchilada with diced avocado, chopped fresh cilantro leaves, diced red onion, extra tortilla strips, or sour cream for extra flavors.
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Nutrition
- Calories:Â 698.75kcal
- Fat:Â 26.61g
- Saturated Fat:Â 9.37g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.02g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 10.35g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 4.56g
- Carbohydrates:Â 73.63g
- Fiber:Â 8.56g
- Sugar:Â 6.46g
- Protein:Â 41.50g
- Cholesterol:Â 87.97mg
- Sodium:Â 814.29mg
- Calcium:Â 443.82mg
- Potassium:Â 955.21mg
- Iron:Â 5.91mg
- Vitamin A: 117.54µg
- Vitamin C:Â 72.84mg
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