What if I told you that you could get a chicken enchilada dinner on the table using just 5 simple ingredients? What if I told you that it takes only about 5 minutes of effort to get it in the oven? What if I told you that it uses a couple pantry items, shredded cheese and a package of frozen chicken taquitos? Yes you can get delicious chicken enchiladas on the table lickety quick even on a busy weeknight.
The shortcut ingredient that makes this meal so surprisingly quick and easy to make is a package of frozen chicken taquitos. Instead of serving them to your kids as a snack, use them as the base for a casserole of chicken enchiladas. The next time you’re at the market toss a package of chicken taquitos into your cart so you have them on hand in your freezer. When you need an easy to make meal on the table you can easily whip up this meal with just a few minutes of effort.
Preheat oven to 400℉.
Pour about a half cup of enchilada sauce in the bottom of a casserole dish. Spread it out to cover the entire bottom of the dish.
Place frozen taquitos in the bottom of a casserole dish in a single layer. No need to thaw them out.
Top taquitos with enchilada sauce, making sure to entirely cover the taquitos with the sauce.
Top with a generous layer of shredded cheddar cheese.
Sprinkle with sliced black olives.
Bake for 30-35 minutes or until heated through and the cheese is melted, and hot, and bubbly.
Top each serving with a dollop of sour cream.
Round out the meal with an easy to make side of The Best Restaurant Style Spanish Rice. No Mexican meal is complete without a side of Spanish rice and this tasty restaurant style version compliments all your favorite Mexican dishes.
Quick & Easy Chicken Enchiladas
Equipment
- Oven safe casserole dish.
Ingredients
- 16-18 oz package frozen chicken taquitos
- 19 oz can of red enchilada sauce
- 1½ cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2.25 oz can of sliced black olives, drained
- sour cream, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Place taquitos in the bottom of a casserole dish in a single layer.
- Top with enchilada sauce, making sure to cover the taquitos with the sauce.
- Top with the shredded cheddar cheese.
- Sprinkle with sliced olives.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes until heated through and the cheese is hot and bubbly.
- Serve with a dollop of sour cream.
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