{"id":1160,"date":"2026-01-24T15:59:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T15:59:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1160"},"modified":"2026-01-24T15:59:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T15:59:55","slug":"creamy-chicken-enchiladas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/24\/creamy-chicken-enchiladas\/","title":{"rendered":"Creamy Chicken Enchiladas"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Creamy Chicken Enchiladas<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<p><strong>For the Filling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheese (mozzarella, cheddar, or a mix)<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup sour cream or cooking cream<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup chopped green chilies or green bell pepper<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For the Creamy Sauce:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 tablespoons butter<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>2 cups milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup chicken broth<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup sour cream or cooking cream<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>A pinch of nutmeg (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>For Assembling:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flour tortillas<\/li>\n<li>Extra shredded cheese<\/li>\n<li>Chopped green chilies (optional, for topping)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<h4>\u00a0Prepare the Sauce<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Melt the butter in a saucepan over medium heat.<\/li>\n<li>Add the flour and whisk for 1 minute.<\/li>\n<li>Gradually pour in the milk while whisking continuously.<\/li>\n<li>Add the chicken broth, salt, and pepper.<\/li>\n<li>Cook until the sauce thickens, then stir in the sour cream.<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Make the Filling<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, mix the shredded chicken, cheese, sour cream, green chilies, and seasonings until well combined.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Fill the Tortillas<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Spoon the chicken mixture into each tortilla and roll tightly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Assemble<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Place the rolled tortillas seam-side down in a baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the creamy sauce evenly over the enchiladas.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle generously with shredded cheese and green chilies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Bake<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Bake at <strong>180\u00b0C \/ 350\u00b0F<\/strong> for <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong>, until bubbly and the cheese is melted and lightly golden.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving Tip<\/h3>\n<p>Serve hot with a fresh green salad, rice, or guacamole.<br \/>\nCreamy, cheesy, and perfectly comforting<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Creamy Chicken Enchiladas \u00a0Ingredients For the Filling: 2 cooked chicken breasts, shredded 1 cup shredded cheese (mozzarella, cheddar, or a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1162,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1160\/revisions\/1162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}