My family loves Mexican food, so in addition to our fairly regular taco night I often whip up a batch of these simple Chicken Enchiladas with White Sauce.
We also enjoy the more traditional chicken enchiladas with red sauce, but lately this cheesy sour cream version has been our favorite. I don’t recall where I first found this recipe. It’s simple enough that after you make it once or twice you won’t need the recipe, and trust me when I say you’ll be making this more than once.
Chicken Enchiladas with White Sauce
This dish is what I call perfection, really. The simplicity of the dish and the ooey gooey white sauce is comfort food at it’s finest. I recommend serving these enchiladas with this easy bean dip appetizer and some cilantro lime rice and a salad.
This recipe serves 6-8 people. For your convenience, a printable recipe card is available at the bottom of this page.
Chicken Enchilada Ingredients
- 10 soft flour taco shells, medium size
- 1 rotisserie chicken, shredded (about 2 cups)
- 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 1 cup chunky salsa (mild)
- 1 can (4 ounces) diced green chilies
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
White Sauce Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup sour cream
How to Make Chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream Sauce
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare pan by lightly spraying with cooking oil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together shredded chicken, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese, salsa, green chilies, and salt.
- Spread one large heaping spoonful of the chicken mixture onto the end of a taco shell. Roll up the taco shell, and place it seam down into the prepared pan. Repeat for the remaining shells.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the flour and whisk constantly for one minute. Add the chicken broth and continue to whisk until smooth. Stir in the sour cream and remove from heat.
- Pour the sauce evenly over the enchiladas, completely coating in between each enchilada and down the sides. Top with the reserved 1/2 cup of cheese.
- Bake for 20 – 23 minutes. Turn the broiler onto high and broil for 2 – 3 minutes, until the cheese is slightly browned and completely melted.
- Remove from the oven and serve warm.
Chicken Enchiladas with White Sauce
About a MomIngredients
- 10 soft flour taco shells, medium size
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 2 cups Mexican cheese blend, shredded
- 1 cup salsa
- 4.5 oz. diced green chilies
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp butter
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 3 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare pan by lightly spraying with cooking oil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together shredded chicken, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese, salsa, green chilies, and salt.
- Spread one large heaping spoonful of the chicken mixture onto the end of a taco shell. Roll up the taco shell, and place it seam down into the prepared pan. Repeat for the remaining shells.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the flour and whisk constantly for one minute. Add the chicken broth and continue to whisk until smooth. Stir in the sour cream and remove from heat.
- Pour the sauce evenly over the enchiladas, completely coating in between each enchilada and down the sides. Top with the reserved 1/2 cup of cheese.
- Bake for 20 – 23 minutes. Turn the broiler onto high and broil for 2 – 3 minutes, until the cheese is slightly browned and completely melted.
- Remove from the oven and serve warm.
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Dig in and enjoy! What’s your family’s favorite Mexican dish?
You might also like these Mexican recipes:
Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Beef Enchiladas
Creamy Baked Chicken Fajitas Casserole
I love this recipe, especially the white sauce that complements everything so well.
I loooove enchiladas! These look very tasty.
OMG I want this right NOW. The white sauce just makes it look extra yummy!
I just made a similar recipe last night for dinner. They are so good! I’ll try your recipe the next time and see how we like it as compared to our normal recipe. Thanks for sharing!
i loooooooove mexican food. this looks divine.
Oh my this is calling my name. I love enchiladas because who doesn’t love cheese! These look delicious.
mmm this would be great to make ahead, and serve after work, thanks
YUM..YUM..YUM.. love enchiladas and the white sauce sounds awesome…sooo have to try it and add to the Menu Plan…thanks for sharing
This sounds good. I have all the ingredients too!
I love me some good Mexican food and these look delicious.