Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas with Jalapeno and Cream Cheese

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CHEESEY CHICKEN ENCHILADAS WITH JALAPENO AND CREAM CHEESE

Ingredients

Yield: 4

Ingredients:

  • 2 pcs Chicken breast (skinless, boneless)
  • 8g Garlic powder             
  • 2g Cayenne pepper       
  • 1g Salt and Pepper         
  • 18g Unsalted Butter       
  • 1/2 pc Large onion (fine chopped)           
  • 1-2 pc Jalapeno chile peppers (seeded and minced)         
  • 140g Cream cheese (cut into large cubes)            
  • 1g Paprika          
  • 1g Chili powder
  • 1g Ground cumin            
  • 550g Green enchilada sauce       
  • 4-5 pcs Flour tortillas     
  • 140g Monterey jack cheese       

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
  2. Season chicken breasts with 2g garlic powder, 1g cayenne pepper, salt and pepper.
  3. Baked the chicken for about 30 minutes or until fully cooked. Shred into pieces and set aside to cool down.
  4. Heat butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Sweat onion and jalapenos until translucent.
  5. Add cream cheese, cooked until melted. Add in remaining garlic powder, cayenne pepper, paprika, chili powder, and cumin.
  6. Add in shredded chicken, remove from heat.
  7. Lay tortillas on a work surface, spoon chicken mixture in the centre of each tortilla.

  8. Pour 1/2 enchilada sauce in the baking dish. Lay the rolled up tortillas in the baking tray. Pour remaining 1/2 sauce over and sprinkle remaining cheese over the top.

  9. Bake in the preheated over until filing is hot and bubbly and cheese has melted. Around 20-25 minutes.

Recipe created by: Chef Hilda Chan