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Easy 30-Minute Roast Chicken Enchiladas - a delicious Mexican chicken recipe made entirely from scratch in just 30 minutes! Perfect for busy weeknights | www.happyhealthymotivated.com
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Easy 30-Minute Roast Chicken Enchiladas

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 huge enchiladas or 8 normal size ones

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cooked and shredded roast chicken
  • 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 onion thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • ¼ cup tomato puree
  • 1 cup vegetable or chicken stock
  • 4 tortillas
  • Mexican cheese grated
  • fresh coriander
  • cooked chicken skin

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 390F/200C and toss the cooked and shredded chicken with the taco seasoning. Drizzle the olive oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion over a high heat for 5 minutes, until it starts to soften.
  • Sprinkle the cayenne pepper and flour into the frying pan and stir. Leave to cook for 2 minutes until you can really smell the cayenne pepper.
  • Stir in the tomato puree and stock and leave to cook over a high heat for a further five minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and stir ¼ of the tomato sauce into the cooked and shredded chicken.
  • Lie the four tortillas on a flat surface and spread one side of each tortilla with 1-2 tablespoons of the tomato sauce.
  • Evenly divide the chicken between the four tortillas and sprinkle a small amount of cheese on top of each pile of chicken.
  • Spread about ¼ of a cup of the tomato sauce on a 9"x9" baking tray.
  • Roll up each filled tortilla and place open side down onto the tomato sauce inside the baking tray.
  • Spread the rest of the tomato sauce over the top of the rolled up tortillas.
  • Sprinkle with the cooked chicken skin and Mexican cheese.
  • Place the enchiladas into the pre-heated oven and cook for 10-15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and the cheese has melted.
  • Top the enchiladas with fresh coriander and serve.

Notes

I love making over-stuffed enchiladas, but you can easily make more normal-sized enchiladas and divide the chicken between 8 tortillas instead of 4. If you decide to make 8, you'll need to use a larger baking dish - at least 13"x9".