Sour Cream Enchiladas Recipe

I love a good, simple dish that uses easy, on-hand ingredients and has the ability to warm up your tummy, like this yummy Sour Cream Enchiladas Recipe.

Sour Cream Enchiladas

Dinner time rolls around every day, and if I’m not prepared, it can be really tempting to skip the homemade meal and make our evenings very stressful. To avoid that, I try to stay prepared with easy, delicious recipes to make with the foods I have on hand in my pantry. This simple sour cream enchiladas recipe is one of my go-to’s because they are so yummy and easy to make!

Tip: Looking for more easy dinner ideas? Here are 7 Simple Dinner Recipes With Chicken for $7 or Less

Ingredients in Sour Cream Enchiladas Recipe

• Shredded Chicken. You can use fresh, raw chicken breasts or pre-cooked chicken. Pre-cooked will make this recipe go even faster. However, I do give instructions below for raw chicken. You could also use leftover rotisserie chicken. Don’t want to use chicken? Swap it with ground beef instead!
• Onion. One medium-sized onion that has been chopped should be enough for this recipe. You might want more if you decide to double it for more people.
• Sour Cream. Essential as the base for the amazing sour cream sauce that makes up this recipe!
• Chicken broth. You can use store-bought or homemade chicken broth.
• Flour. This is our thickener in this recipe when you make a roux with the sour cream. You could also use a starch like cornstarch if you don’t want to use flour.
• Butter. This will help make our sauce nice and rich to give our chicken enchiladas recipe lots of flavor.
• Green Chiles. I use green chilis in this recipe but you can use jalapenos or another pepper if you are feeling adventurous. You could also replace this with salsa or salsa verde if that’s what you have on hand.
• Flour Tortillas. Homemade Tortillas are amazing in this recipe, but if you don’t have time to make them you can use tortillas from the store, corn tortillas, or another tortillas that you have on hand.
• Cheddar Cheese. We will add this to the inside and you can also put some over the top as well!

Additions to the Sour Cream Enchiladas Recipe

• Add a little salt and black pepper to the sour cream roux to give it more flavor.
• Add some taco seasoning OR chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin to the roux to give it a more taco taste.
• Serve with Mexican Rice or a side of refried beans or black beans for a more rounded meal.
• Top with fresh cilantro to give it a bit of a fresh factor.
• Add in some chopped fresh tomatoes to make it taste a little fresher. These could be sprinkled on top after baking as well.
• Add in some chopped green onions to the inside of the tortillas.

Instructions for Making Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

In a saucepan, heat up the butter until it just starts to come to a boil. Whisk in the flour and mix well. Let it cook together until boiling, stirring. Add in the chicken broth and let it simmer together for a minute or two. Remove the roux from heat and mix in the sour cream and green chilis.

In the meantime, fry the chicken and onion together in a frying pan until the chicken is cooked through. (This recipe can also be made with Canned Chicken, just fry your onions until almost done and add in your canned chicken for a few minutes towards the end to heat it up.)

Add some of the sour cream mixture with the chicken mixture after you’ve removed it from heat.

Scoop the chicken and a little bit of the shredded cheese into each of the tortillas. Roll up the tortillas and put them into a rectangular baking dish or casserole dish with the seam side down. Pour the sour cream sauce over the tops of the rolled-up tortillas and sprinkle a little more cheddar cheese over the top of the dish.

Bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly.

Gluten Free Sour Cream Enchiladas

To make these Sour Cream Enchiladas Gluten Free, just use All Purpose Gluten Free Flour in place of regular flour in the recipe and use these Homemade Gluten Free Tortillas or store bought gluten free tortillas.

Tip: Looking to add more vegetables to round out this meal? Serve alongside this Fresh and Easy Avocado Corn Salsa!

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Sour Cream Enchiladas Recipe

Delicious, super easy recipe that is perfect for a weeknight meal.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Sour Cream Enchiladas

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 369 kcal

Creator Merissa

Ingredients

• 1 lb Chicken cooked and chopped
• Onion medium size
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/4 cup butter
• green chilis
• tortillas
• cheddar cheese

Instructions

1. In a saucepan, heat up the butter until it just starts to come to a boil. Whisk in the flour and mix well. Let it cook together until boiling, stirring.
2. Add in the chicken broth and let it simmer together for a minute or two. Remove the roux from heat and mix in the sour cream and green chilis.
3. In the meantime, fry the chicken and onion together in a frying pan until the chicken is cooked through.
4. Scoop the chicken and a little bit of the shredded cheese into each of the tortillas. Roll up the tortillas and put them into a rectangular baking dish.
5. Pour the sour cream sauce over the tops of the rolled-up tortillas and sprinkle a little more cheddar cheese over the top of the dish.
6. Bake at 400F for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbly.

Recipe Notes

To make these Sour Cream Enchiladas Gluten Free, just use All Purpose Gluten Free Flour in place of regular flour in the recipe and use these Homemade Gluten Free Tortillas.

Nutrition Facts

Sour Cream Enchiladas Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 369 Calories from Fat 225

% Daily Value*

Fat 25g38%

Saturated Fat 14g88%

Trans Fat 0.5g

Polyunsaturated Fat 2g

Monounsaturated Fat 7g

Cholesterol 122mg41%

Sodium 1304mg57%

Potassium 568mg16%

Carbohydrates 13g4%

Fiber 0.2g1%

Sugar 3g3%

Protein 24g48%

Vitamin A 723IU14%

Vitamin C 1mg1%

Calcium 79mg8%

Iron 1mg6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

How to Store Leftover Sour Cream Enchiladas

Place any leftovers in an airtight container and store in the fridge until you are ready to re-heat and enjoy the next day.

More Easy Dinner Ideas:

• Amish Chicken Casserole Recipe
• Potatoes, Green Beans, and Chicken Sheet Pan Supper
• Slow Cooker Steak and Caramelized Onions
• Homemade Rice Roni Mix
• Hamburger Helper Mix
• The 30 Minute Pizza Recipe

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Merissa has been blogging about and living the simple life since 2009 and has internationally published 2 books on the topic. You can read about Merissa’s journey from penniless to freedom on the About Page. You can send her a message any time from the Contact Page.

This Sour Cream Enchilada Recipe was originally published on Little House Living in October 2011. It has been updated as of August 2023.