Creamy Tex Mex Chicken Enchiladas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 large onion, chopped
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine
• 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 1 1/2-2 cups salsa or 1 1/2-2 cups picante sauce, divided
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese or 3 cups cheddar cheese
• 16 corn tortillas
• vegetable oil

Recipe

• 1 saute onion in butter until tender but not brown.
• 2 stir in chicken, 1/2 cup salsa, cream cheese, and cumin; heat through.
• 3 remove from heat; stir in 1 cup shredded cheese.
• 4 heat about 1/2 inch oil in skillet until hot. quickly fry each tortilla in oil to soften; drain on paper towels.
• 5 spoon 1/3 cup mixture down center of each tortilla and sprinkle a little bit of cheese.
• 6 spread enough picante sauce or salsa to cover bottom of lightly greased 9x13 pan.
• 7 place enchiladas in pan and spoon salsa over top.
• 8 sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• 9 bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.