Creamy White Chicken Enchiladas

Name: Creamy White Chicken Enchiladas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 3 cup shredded chicken; 4 oz softened cream cheese; 1 cup quesadilla cheese; 1 tbsp garlic powder; tbsp taco seasoning; 5 burrito tortilla shells; 16 oz Gordo's Cheese Dip

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These white chicken enchiladas bring shredded chicken, cream cheese, quesadilla cheese, and taco seasoning together in burrito tortillas with Gordo's Cheese Dip poured over the top. They head into the oven at 350°F and bake until heated through and bubbly.

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A person in a Dill with it shirt spoons shredded chicken onto a tortilla on a wooden board, with another tortilla and a rolled wrap beside it.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

The chicken filling combines cream cheese, quesadilla cheese, garlic powder, and taco seasoning in one bowl. Five burrito tortilla shells hold the mixture, with the ends left open as they are rolled.

Gordo's Cheese Dip covers the rolled tortillas before baking. The recipe finishes with a bubbly top after 20 to 25 minutes in the oven.

A person wearing a Dill with it apron places a rolled tortilla into a glass baking dish on a kitchen counter next to a wooden cutting board.

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Ingredients You'll Need

This recipe starts with 3 cups of shredded chicken and 4 ounces of softened cream cheese. A cup of quesadilla cheese joins the chicken mixture along with 1 tablespoon of garlic powder and taco seasoning.

Five burrito tortilla shells are filled and rolled for the casserole dish. A 16-ounce portion of Gordo's Cheese Dip is poured evenly over the tortillas before baking.

A person rolls a flour tortilla with filling on a wooden cutting board, next to another rolled tortilla and an unrolled tortilla. Both hands are visible, and the person wears a t-shirt with cacti illustrations.

How To Make It

Have the shredded chicken, softened cream cheese, quesadilla cheese, garlic powder, taco seasoning, tortilla shells, and cheese dip ready to use. The recipe moves from the mixed filling to filled tortillas, then into the prepared casserole dish.

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a 9×13-inch casserole dish. Place the shredded chicken, cream cheese, quesadilla cheese, garlic powder, and taco seasoning in a mixing bowl.

Mix the ingredients until well combined. Spoon the chicken mixture into each burrito tortilla shell and roll them up, leaving the ends open.

A person sprinkles garlic powder into a glass bowl containing chopped chicken and a block of cream cheese, using a red spatula to mix.

Place the rolled tortillas seam-side down in the greased casserole dish. Pour the Gordo's Cheese Dip evenly over the top of the tortillas. Pro tip: Keep the rolled tortillas seam-side down in the casserole dish before adding the cheese dip, following the recipe's order from filling to topping.

A person adds shredded cheese to a glass bowl filled with a creamy mixture, using a red spatula to stir, on a wooden surface.

Cooking

Bake the casserole at 350°F for 20 to 25 minutes. It is ready when heated through and bubbly.

Allow the enchiladas to cool slightly before serving. That short cooling period comes after baking and before the dish goes to the table.

A person pours white cheese dip from a container onto rolled tortillas arranged in a glass baking dish on a kitchen counter.

Serving & Variations

Serve the enchiladas after they have cooled slightly. The chicken-filled tortillas are served with the cheese dip baked over the top.

This recipe uses the listed chicken, cheeses, seasonings, tortilla shells, and Gordo's Cheese Dip as its complete set of edible ingredients. The finished casserole is centered on those rolled, open-ended tortillas and the bubbly topping.

A person sprinkles seasoning from a bottle into a glass bowl filled with chopped meat and a block of cream cheese, mixing with a red spatula on a wooden surface.

Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take to prepare White Chicken Enchiladas?

The prep time is 10 minutes.

How long do White Chicken Enchiladas cook?

The cook time is 25 minutes.

What is the total time for White Chicken Enchiladas?

The total time is 35 minutes.

How many servings does this White Chicken Enchiladas recipe make?

This recipe makes 5 servings.

Wrapping Up

For a baked white chicken enchilada dinner, this method keeps the process straightforward: mix the filling, roll the tortillas, cover them with cheese dip, and bake. The key finish is the 20 to 25 minute bake at 350°F, followed by a slight cooling period before serving. Recipe created by Cookinwithbabe for Trust Me Try It.

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