These Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas are a family favorite – filled with a creamy chicken and corn filling, and topped with salsa and cheese.
Love enchiladas? Try these White Chicken Enchiladas or these Green Chicken Enchiladas.
These Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas have seriously been a favorite since I first made them back in 2010.
I know these are a very Americanized version of enchiladas, but I believe all that matters is that they are delicious and they get eaten every time I make them for my family.
That’s a win for me!
Ingredients
- Cream Cheese: I know that 5 ounces of cream cheese is kind of a random amount. I’ve tried it with both 4 oz and 8 oz, just so that it makes more sense from a brick of cream cheese, but 5 oz really is the magic number. Feel free to add less or more, but I really do think that 5 ounces is the perfect amount.
- Sour Cream: You just need a little bit of sour cream to thin out the cream cheese just a little bit. You could also use a tablespoon or two of cream.
- Salsa: My biggest hint here is to use a salsa that you love. It will work with both a chunky salsa or a smoother salsa, but the flavor really comes through, so make sure you already like the flavor.
- Cheese: I like to use a mixture of cheddar and pepper jack cheese. You could use all of one or the other, if desired.
- Spices: You will need both chili powder and cumin.
- Chicken: This recipe comes together when you have cooked, shredded chicken on hand. If you don’t, you can use a rotisserie chicken, or cook up some chicken just for this recipe.
- Corn: The corn really makes this recipe different for me. But if you are not a fan, you can easily leave it out, or replace it with another favorite vegetable.
- Green Onions: You’ll use half of the green onions in the enchiladas, and the other half will be added to the top when the enchiladas are done baking.
- Tortillas: My family prefers flour tortillas, but you could use corn tortillas. If you use corn, you will get more enchiladas because they are smaller.
How to Make Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas
Step 1: Make the filling by mixing the cream cheese and the sour cream together. Then add in some of the salsa, half of each of the cheeses, as well as the chili powder and cumin. Add in the chicken, corn, and half of the green onions.
Step 2: Spread 1/2 cup of the salsa in the bottom of a casserole dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. This helps it so that the enchiladas don’t stick to the bottom of the dish.
Step 3: Place some of the filling down the center of each tortilla. Roll each tortilla and place them seam side down in the prepared dish.
Step 4: Pour the remaining salsa over the top of the enchiladas, then sprinkle the remaining cheese on top.
Step 5: Bake the enchiladas until the cheese is melted and the enchiladas are heated through.
Step 6: Serve topped with the remaining green onions.
Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas Video
If you are a visual person, you can see how to make these enchiladas here:
You can also watch it on YouTube.
What to Serve With Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas:
Tomato and Herb Salad
Tomato and Black Bean Quinoa Salad
Slow Cooker Black Beans
Refried Beans
Avocado and Tomato Salad
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Cream Cheese Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 5 oz cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 16 oz jar prepared salsa
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese divided
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels thawed
- 4 green onions thinly sliced, divided
- 8 8-inch flour tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325ºF. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese and sour cream. Stir in 1/2 cup of the salsa, along with 1/2 cup of the cheddar cheese, 1/2 cup of the pepper jack cheese, and the chili powder and cumin. Stir to combine, then add in the chicken, corn, and half of the green onions, stirring one more time.
- Spread 1/2 cup of the salsa in the bottom of the prepared dish.
- Place about 1/2 cup of the chicken mixture down the center of one of the tortillas. Roll up and place in the baking dish, seam side down. Repeat with the remaining tortillas and filling.
- Pour the remaining salsa over the top of the enchiladas. Top with the remaining cheese. Bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes, until the cheese is melted and the enchiladas are heated through.
- Sprinkle with the remaining green onions and serve.
kat says
I still get that fear as well. I've made a lot of recipes from Stacey Snacks & Kalofagas
Karly says
I get that same nervous feeling when someone says they are making something of mine. It doesn't matter that I loved it…they might hate it!
These look amazing!
Patsyk says
Love this recipe! Looks like a great meal for when school starts back up again in September.
I find that Recipegirl and Sweetnicks have many recipes that I can count on to be awesome whenever I make them.
teresa says
i tend to get a bit nervous too! but i figure not everyone is going to think the same as me, what one person find delicious, another person could easily find disgusting.
this looks DELICIOUS! with ingredients like that how could you go wrong?
Twenty-Something Blonde says
SOUNDS AWESOME! I have a family chicken enchilada recipe that I love, but I'm definitely going to have to try this out! You can't go wrong with mexican!
Jean Bugs says
I get nervous, too! Isn't it funny that most of us do? And I gt totally excited when someone says they read my blog! I don't get many comments, so it's rewarding to know that someone is reading 🙂
I love your blog, Deborah! Of course I read Pioneer Woman (who doesn't?) and Steamy Kitchen is a favorite!
scrambledhenfruit says
These look so delicious! I think everyone who shares a recipe, whether it's on a blog or not, has apprehension that it won't be pleasing to another. Keep posting them though- your recipes are great!
Monet says
I feel that your site and your recipes are pitch perfect…but I understand how you feel, I get nervous too. These enchiladas look creamy and cheesy…just the way I like them!
Joanne says
I get the same way when someone makes one of my recipes! It's totally irrational, but still.
Oo do these sound good! I've got a serious Mexican craving going on now…
Cassie says
I'm so glad you liked these! (I always get nervous, too, when someone tries something I've posted. What if they don't liiiike it?!)
I think we'd get along really well in real life too. 🙂 Thanks for all the kind words, Deborah!
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
So comforting and naughty! I can never get enough of that kind of dish!
Cheers,
Rosa
Kim says
Enchiladas can be hard to take picture of, but you nailed it! I make a recipe similar to this but with beef instead of chicken. I love the creaminess from the cream cheese. Look great!
Jennifurla says
Everyone has different tastes, no pleasing everyone! I love your blog, keep it up
Kitten with a Whisk says
I live for enchilades. Now I want to make some!
And you are not alone with being worried people won't like the recipes. I secretly worry about it too.
Stephanie says
I love your site and your recipes are golden. I know that they will usually have ingredients that I either have or can find easily and the meals (or muffins) will be tasty and usally quick. I also like another blog called noble pig.
Jane says
3 1/2 years of blogging! Wow! I am fairly new and have so much to learn. I enjoy visiting sites and bookmarking all the good recipes!