Avocado Chicken Enchiladas
I have been on a major avocado kick lately. And by the looks of it, so have you guys! My Avocado Chicken Salad has become a Family Fresh Meals fan favorite!
Mexican food is always a hit in my household. My kids beg for Taco Tuesdays and I can easily make most Mexican dishes vegetarian friendly thanks to extra beans, veggies and cheese 🙂 That is exactly what I did for these delicious Avocado Chicken Enchiladas. I substituted in Darryl’s vegetarian soy chicken and used different colored tortillas to indicated the vegetarian ones.
Avocado Chicken Enchiladas
- Preheat oven to 375°F. In medium sauce pan, saute garlic in butter over medium-high heat for about 1 minute. Stir in flour and continue to stir while cooking for 2 more minutes.
- Next stir in the chicken/veggie broth, cumin, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream, salsa verde and cilantro.
- Prepare a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Add about 1/2 cup sauce to the bottom of the pan. and spread out until bottom of the baking dish is evenly coated.
- Lay out a tortilla and add chicken, shredded cheese, and avocado to the end of the tortilla and roll.
- Place each tortillas, seam-side down in the dish. Repeat until all tortillas and filling are used up.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Cover with leftover cheese and bake for about 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbling.
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Ingredients
Ingredients for the Enchilada Sauce
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp flour
- 1 cup chicken stock or vegetable stock
- 1.5 tsp cumin
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp fresh ground pepper
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 cup mild or medium salsa verde depending on how hot you want it
- 1/2 cup fat free sour cream
Ingredients for the Enchiladas
- 3-4 cups cooked chicken breasts chopped or shredded
- 2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese
- 3 avocados peeled and chopped
- 8 flour tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. In medium sauce pan, saute garlic in butter over medium-high heat for about 1 minute. Stir in flour and continue to stir while cooking for 2 more minutes.
- Next stir in the chicken/veggie broth, cumin, salt and pepper and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir in the sour cream, salsa verde and cilantro.
- Prepare a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Add about 1/2 cup sauce to the bottom of the pan. and spread out until bottom of the baking dish is evenly coated
- Lay out a tortilla and add chicken, shredded cheese, and avocado to the end of the tortilla and roll.
- Place each tortillas, seam-side down in the dish. Repeat until all tortillas and filling are used up.
- Pour the remaining sauce over the enchiladas. Cover with leftover cheese and bake for about 20 minutes or until cheese is bubbling.
Nutrition
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Post Updated August 2020
I made these tonight and they were outstanding! Thank you so much. Even my somewhat picky 15 year old loved them. It helps that he loves avocados. Thanks again!
Awesome Denise! I am so glad even your picky eater loved them!
Oh my goodness! Delicious!!! I made this tonight. My husband is picky and he went back for seconds.
Holy cow I made these tonight for my husband and my mom and they are AMAZING!!!! The enchilada sauce is incredible! I found this recipe when searching for avocado recipes, since we now have a huge avocado tree and need to come up with recipes to use the avocados. Sadly, when I was nearly done making the sauce I realized my avocados have another week or so before they’re ripe, so I added sautéed onion instead. None of us could believe how delicious they were! I can’t wait to make them again when the avocados are ripe!!! Thanks so much for the recipe!
My husband LOVED them! I’m not much of a cook, but I’m doing my best to try. He said it’s one of the best meals he’s ever had! Thank you for sharing and making us not the best cooks look great!
That is great Bethany! I am so happy to hear you guys loved these!
I have a friend who constantly requests I make these! (she doesn’t have an oven…the joys of dorm life lol) This is an easy, yet very yummy meal! Thank you!!
That’s so awesome! I’m so happy you both love it so much!