Chicken Enchilada Dip

An enchilada is a Mexican dish, which consists of a corn tortilla wrapped around a filling made with a variety of ingredients, including meat, cheese, beans, potatoes, vegetables or combinations. The roll is topped with a fiery chili pepper sauce that gives the preparation the signature Tex-Mex zest and often served with a side of rice and refried beans. But what if we told you that you could just eat the heart and soul of the enchilada – the filling – with your choice of snack and chips? Behold, the chicken enchilada dip!

As the name suggests, the enchilada dip is a Mexican dip made with the core enchilada ingredients like cream cheese, chicken, cheddar, and chili peppers. The dip is essentially the enchilada filling baked along with a blanket of cheddar on top sounds heavenly, doesn’t it? Follow the recipe below to cook some of this mouth-watering Mexican dip at home!

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Chicken Enchilada Dip

A creamy cheese and chicken dip.

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Course

Sauce, Snacks, Starters

Cuisine

Mexican

Cook Time

95 minutes

Servings

people MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts
• 8 ounce cream cheese softened
• 8 ounce mayonnaise
• 8 ounce cheddar cheese shredded
• 4 ounce green chili peppers shredded
• 1 jalapeno pepper finely diced

Course Sauce, Snacks, Starters Cuisine Mexican Cook Time 95 minutes Servings people MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1 pound boneless and skinless chicken breasts 8 ounce cream cheese softened 8 ounce mayonnaise 8 ounce cheddar cheese shredded 4 ounce green chili peppers shredded 1 jalapeno pepper finely diced

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. Place chicken breast halves on a medium baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 20 minutes, or until no longer pink. Remove from heat, cool and shred.
3. Place shredded chicken in a medium bowl, and mix in cream cheese, mayonnaise,
4. Cheddar cheese, green chili peppers and jalapeno pepper. Transfer the chicken mixture to a medium baking dish.
5. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven 30 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
6. Serve with chips or nachos.