Easy Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas Recipe [+Video]

Savor the melt-in-your-mouth goodness of Easy Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas! Tender shredded chicken wrapped in soft flour tortillas, smothered in a creamy sauce made completely from scratch, and baked to golden perfection. The ultimate comfort food, ready in no time!

I grew up not loving my mom’s enchiladas. I’m sorry mom. I think I’d love them nowadays, but because she uses a condensed soup which I pretty much never have, I’ve come up with an adapted version that uses sour cream and a roux instead of the condensed soup. Though, if you all want the old version let me know in the comments! I don’t even use an enchilada sauce in this recipe and you won’t even miss it!

Ingredients for Chicken Enchiladas from Scratch

We are essentially making cream of chicken soup from scratch, which may seem like extra work, but I love knowing everything going into my dinner! Using rotisserie chicken will save us some time, and everything else is so easy to get your hands on. Here is everything you’ll need:

• Butter: combines with the flour to create the roux for the creamy white sauce
• All-Purpose Flour: Helps thicken the white sauce.
• Chicken Broth: adds chicken flavor
• Sour Cream: makes the white sauce extra rich and creamy
• Diced Green Chiles: adds flavor
• Salt and Pepper: adds flavor
• Rotisserie Chicken: Break down a whole chicken yourself or buy the prepackaged rotisserie chicken breast meat that is sold at Costco.
• Monterey Jack Cheese: I recommend buying a block and grating it yourself.
• Mexican Cheese Blend: found with all the other cheeses in the cheese section
• Taco Seasoning: I like to make my own big batch and keep it on hand for when it’s needed, but a store-bought brand works fine too.
• Flour Tortillas: Grab your favorite store-bought brand or make them yourself. If you go with store-bought, I recommend the uncooked tortillas that you cook yourself.

The measurements for all the ingredients can be found in the recipe card at the end of the post.

How to Make Homemade Chicken Enchiladas

Read through the following instructions to learn how to make this easy

Crazy Easy Bean and Cheese Enchiladas

Indulge in a delicious Mexican dish with this recipe for easy bean and cheese enchiladas. Perfect for a weeknight dinner or a gathering with friends and family.

My dear friend informed me the other day that her family loooooves bean and cheese burritos. We were talking about a few Pinterest recipes we wanted to try.  She said that their absolute favorite has to be the Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas, but next up is the classic bean and cheese burrito. Really? Doesn’t that just seem so bland and boring?

I couldn’t get that out of my head for the entire day. What could possibly be so delicious about something so simple?  Mr. Handsome got home he found me working on Refried Beans. Yup. It happened. I took the plunge.

So, we generally are black bean people, but I decided that if I was truly going to try a bean and cheese filling I needed to stick with what’s normal, pinto beans, but do a little something to kick things up a notch. Hence the chili powder and cumin.

These started as burritos as I wasn’t in the mood for enchiladas per say, but by the time I was rolling them up, I just couldn’t resist making them all saucy on top.

I don’t know that this is a meal I could have once a week, as it truly is not the healthiest, but the kiddos devoured them and I actually really enjoyed them as well. It’s that saucy top. Saucy gets me every. darn. time.

Ingredients for Bean and Cheese Enchiladas

You only need a total of 7 ingredients to make this family-friendly recipe. You can also make as much or as little of this recipe from scratch as you want. Here is everything you’ll need if you’re doing it as quick and easy as possible:

• Refried Beans: If you have the time, make our amazing refried beans from scratch. If you want to save time, we highly recommend La Costeña brand.
• Cumin: adds flavor
• Chili Powder: adds flavor and a little heat
• Cheddar Cheese: shred it yourself and we use it inside the enchiladas and all over the top
  • PRO TIP: Monterey jack cheese makes a great substitute if needed.
• Flour Tortillas: We are obsessed with Vista Hermosa brand flour tortillas. You could also make homemade tortillas if you’re a superstar!

For the Sauce

• Red Enchilada Sauce: You can make you’re own homemade enchilada sauce or buy your favorite store-bought brand.
• Cumin: adds flavor
• Chili Powder: adds flavor and some heat
• Sour C