Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Skillet
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Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Skillet has everything you love about your traditional enchiladas in a no-muss no-fuss one skillet recipe ready in just 20 minutes! Skillet roasted corn is the base for this fabulous meal that uses left over or rotisserie chicken to make it so amazingly easy.
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Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Skillet
After a week of fabulous Mexican food in Houston, all I could think of was enchiladas. So I decided to use some left over chicken breasts I had in the fridge. Beef or pork would be great in this meal too. Of course after a long day I wasn’t in the mood for the rolling tortillas and the mess. So I decided to whip up a fabulous chicken enchilada skillet.
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This skillet takes all my favorite things about enchiladas and pulls it together in one easy 20 minute skillet using left overs. You can utilize pretty much any protein: chicken, beef, beans, etc.
It starts by pan roasting the corn until it is golden brown and caramelized which adds a beautiful flavor to this dish.
Fire roasted tomatoes and roasted green chiles really give this dinner an all day roasted flavor which, you know I love so much (hence my name ‘The Slow Roasted Italian’). And naturally Horizon Organic cheese is mixed into the sauce to give it a creamy texture. I stirred in tortilla strips which intensifies that corn flavor (you can even use corn chips if you like) and also topped with more cheese and tortilla strips.
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Helpful Tips to make Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Skillet:
- Use your favorite enchilada sauce. The heat level of the sauce will affect the skillet, so if you like mild, use mild. If you prefer hot, use hot.
- You can also use left over beef, or rotisserie chicken in the skillet if that is what you have on hand.
Enjoy!
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Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels, or canned corn, rinsed and drained
- 1 pound pre-cooked diced chicken, about 3 cups
- 14.5 ounce can fire-roasted diced tomatoes with garlic
- 1 cup black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1/4 cup diced green chiles, from a can
- 1 cup enchilada sauce
- 4 ounce bag tortilla strips, divided
- 6 ounce package Horizon Organic Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- 6 ounce package Horizon Organic Shredded Mexican Cheese, divided
- 1 tablespoon fresh chopped cilantro
- optional: 1/2-1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Warm a medium skillet over medium-high heat, once you can feel the heat by holding your hand 6 inches over the skillet, drizzle olive oil into pan. Immediately add corn. Use a wooden spoon to create an even layer of corn.
- Allow corn to cook until golden brown and caramelized, about 3 minutes. Then add chicken and stir. Add diced tomatoes, beans, green chiles and enchilada sauce. Stir to combine and bring to a bubble, stirring occasionally, about 2-3 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Taste for seasoning, if you prefer more heat add the cayenne pepper to your taste preference. 1 teaspoon was perfect for us. If you like mild spice it may be perfect the way it is.
- Add 1/2 of the bag of tortilla strips, reserve the remaining for topping the skillet. Add all of the cheddar cheese and 1/2 of the bag of Mexican cheese. Reserve the remaining cheese for topping the
- skillet. Stir to combine. Sprinkle remaining cheese, chips and cilantro over top.
- Serve and enjoy!
Donna’s Notes
Nutrition
All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.
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What enchilada sauce do you use?
I have made this with my homemade sauce: http://www.theslowroasteditalian.com/2015/06/red-enchilada-sauce-recipe.html and also with Macayo's Enchilada Sauce. They have both been amazing. Let us know how it goes and enjoy!
Hi, shared your Skillet enchilada in a post yesterday! See it here: http://www.buzzfeed.com/jmsndrs4/29-ways-to-make-dinner-with-a-rotisserie-chicken-1s1gh 🙂
~Jamie
Did you use corn tortilla's or tortilla strips
I used tortilla strips (near the salad croutons). I hope that helps.
I love enchiladas but hate making them, the flavors in this skillet are spot on and it comes together so quickly!
Going to use left over pulled pork!