Garlicky White Bean & Chicken Enchiladas
These Garlicky White Bean & Chicken Enchiladas are packed with flavor! The enchilada filling is protein packed with shredded chicken and white beans. The enchiladas are smothered in a spicy and tart salsa verde, and topped with shredded pepper jack cheese. They're sure to curb any Mexican food craving!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 15-oz. cans cannellini beans rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 tsp cumin
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 12 corn tortillas
- 1 16-oz. jar salsa verde
- 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped
- Greek yogurt or sour cream to serve
- Lime wedges to serve
Instructions
- Boil chicken breasts.
- While chicken is cooking, add two cans of cannellini beans to a sauce pan with 1/4 cup water (watch them though - you may need to add a little more liquid). Remove beans from heat, and mash with a fork or potato masher.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Drain chicken, add to large bowl and shred. Add beans, garlic, and cumin. Mix to combine.
- Put your tortillas on a plate, and cover with a wet paper towel. Microwave for 30 seconds. remove only one tortilla at a time - this ensures they're easy to work with.
- Add 1/4 cup of salsa verde to the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Spoon 2 Tablespoons of chicken and bean mixture to one tortilla, and roll. Add filled tortilla seam side down in pan. Continue to fill all tortillas.
- Top filled tortillas with remaining salsa verde and pepperjack cheese.
- Bake for 30 minutes, then broil until cheese is lightly browned and bubbling.
- Serve with chopped cilantro, greek yogurt, extra salsa verde, and hot sauce of choice.
Notes
-Chicken can be prepped ahead! I'll typically meal prep on Sundays, and boiling some chicken is a super simple thing to add to the list.
-On that note, the beans can be prepped in advance, too! Just be sure you remove the bean and chicken mixture from the fridge a little in advance, or warm it up a bit so it's easy to work with.
-No cannellini beans? No problemo. Black beans would be delish here, too.
-The sky's the limit with toppigs! Green onions, shredded lettuce, and chopped tomatoes would be killer.
-On that note, the beans can be prepped in advance, too! Just be sure you remove the bean and chicken mixture from the fridge a little in advance, or warm it up a bit so it's easy to work with.
-No cannellini beans? No problemo. Black beans would be delish here, too.
-The sky's the limit with toppigs! Green onions, shredded lettuce, and chopped tomatoes would be killer.