Easy One Skillet Chicken Enchilada Recipe (2024)

I’m always looking for fast, but good-tasting recipes, and this is one of those. This easy chicken enchilada skillet comes together in about 30 minutes give or take a few.

One Skillet Chicken Enchiladas

This is not one of those enchilada dishes that require you to wrap cheese and meat into the tortilla shells then cover with more cheese and sauce and bake. This one incorporates all the ingredients in one skillet, but you’re getting the same great flavor. Just chop up the corn tortilla shells into bite-sized pieces and add the rest of the ingredients, stir it all together and in about 20 minutes you’ll be eating.

The Ingredients and Process

The chicken for this dish could be from a rotisserie chicken or a large cooked chicken breast. You just need 9 or 10 ounces of chicken.

The enchilada sauce for this recipe is store-bought enchilada sauce. You may want to make your own sauce using a Recipe Like This.

Original Ro-Tel Tomatoes and Green Chilis add the heat. If you are afraid that the Ro-Tel might be too spicy for you, don’t worry. The dish has just the right amount of heat and in fact, if you like things kicked up, you may want to add some Tabasco or a hot pepper.

A mix of grated cheddar cheese and Mexican crumbling cheese, Queso Fresco, tops the skillet and gets melted in the oven.

Garnish the enchilada skillet with chopped cilantro and crispy tortilla strips.

Another thing you might add would be some black beans. That would give some nice fiber and a good mouth feel. A half cup would contribute 15 grams of fiber and 20 grams of protein. It would also add about 80 calories per serving.

This chicken enchilada skillet is a great dish if you are pressed for time and need a satisfying meal. It is really a win-win recipe.

*Holiday Season Gift Idea

The cast iron skillet that I used to make this was a Lodge 10 1/4 inch. You can look at this inexpensive skillet by clicking on the link. If you would prefer to get the Cadillac of cast iron skillets, take a look at the LeCreuset, cherry red enameled skillet. My daughter has this pan and I fell in love with it when we stayed for the summer with her in Minnesota. Either skillet should last a lifetime.