Name: Chicken Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sauce Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 2 ½ cups chicken; 1 ¾ cups pumpkin puree; ½ tsp garlic powder; ½ tsp onion powder; 1 tbsp chili powder; 1 tsp seasoned salt; ½ tsp kosher salt; 8 Tortillas; 2 cups Monterey Jack cheese; 1 tomato; ½ cup black olives; ¼ cup cilantro leaves

Chicken Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sauce Recipe

Izaak Salazar Modified: November 12, 2023

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How To Make Chicken Enchiladas with Pumpkin Sauce

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

cooking spray
2 ½cupschickencooked, shredded
1 ¾cupspumpkin puree
½tspgarlic powder
½tsponion powder
1tbspchili powder
1tspseasoned salt
½tspkosher salt
8tortillas
2cupsMonterey Jack cheesegrated
1tomatoseeded and diced
½cupblack olivessliced
¼cupcilantro leaves

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a blender, puree pumpkin, chili powder onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and kosher salt with water until smooth.
Pour 1 cup of the sauce into the bottom of the baking dish, spread to coat evenly.
Lay the tortillas on a work surface. Spoon the chicken onto half of each tortilla, dividing evenly. Sprinkle the tortillas evenly with cheese.
Roll up tortillas and place seam side down in the baking dish.
Pour remaining sauce on top and sprinkle with remaining cheese cheese. Place the dish on a baking sheet and bake until cheese is golden and sauce is bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes.
Let cool for 5 minutes. Arrange the tomatoes, olives and cilantro on top and serve.