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Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Calibeach — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 17:51:34 GMT

This was posted on Instagram by Jennifer Garner. It's received a good number of positive comments. Looks very simple for a weeknight dinner. I think using a roasted chicken from Costco or the grocery store would also work instead of homemade poached chicken.

Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

My mom and sisters visited me on Nantucket last month. Mom made a crowd favorite— something we loved growing up and that she brings out when a casserole is just the thing. The proportions are perfect to increase and increase as needed—even enough to feed a football team, which Mom would like you to know—she has done. She would also like you to know it freezes well. Thanks, Mom! (After decades in California I recognize these are barely related to enchiladas—but they go right down, anyway).
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Ingredients:
- 12 flour tortillas
- 2 cups cooked chicken (we poach ours and shred by hand)
- 4 Tbsp butter
- 1 can Cream of Chicken soup
- 2 cans green chilis
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup diced celery
- 2 lbs Monterey Jack cheese (we halve it, and buy shredded if you can, for ease!)
- 1 cup sour cream
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Directions:
1. Poach your chicken! We put three boneless, skinless breasts in cold water (just enough to cover it) with onion, salt, peppercorns— basic brothy things you like, but not overboard. Bring to a boil, lower to medium, and start checking it between 10-15 minutes, until a thermometer reads 165℉ inside the breasts. Shred.
2. Preheat your oven to 350℉.
3. Sauté onion and celery in butter. Add shredded chicken.
4. Combine chicken soup, green chilis, and sour cream. Put a layer of this mixture into a casserole prepared with butter or baking spray.
5. Fill your tortillas, roll them and place seam side down into the pan.
6. Spread the majority of the soup mixture on the tortillas and finish with your cheese on top.
7. Bake for 30 minutes, until browned!
8. Yum!

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Kachina624 — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:45:51 GMT

I pressure cook a ton of chicken at once and freeze. It would be perfect for this use.

I use FROZEN green chili in my cooking.

Sounds good!

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

FranandZoe — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 19:37:42 GMT

Sounds great. And easy.

When I cooked more I I always had diced chicken breasts frozen - very handy.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Dazzlespaz1993 — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:16:58 GMT

i dont like jen garner and i dont like chicken enchiladas.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Kachina624 — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:25:04 GMT

@Dazzlespaz1993. Goodness, why in the world did you click on this thread that's clearly, titled "Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas"?

Just spead the joy, I guess.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

shoekitty — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:12:08 GMT

omg, this is nearly the recipe I made in the 70's. It had sliced black olives and grated cheddar on top but nearly identical. I can guarentee you it is good, and it is well RECIEVED at pot luck, family meals. I don't make it anymore, I would eat it all! Too fattening, and the soup has MSG. But, not to worry, lol. I did try it years ago with Amy's, cream of mushroom, and her cream of chicken and it was good. I think the old Campbell unfortunately has the salt and flavor. But it can be adapted. Just don't use non fat or low fat sour cream lol.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

drizzellla — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:52:29 GMT

@Calibeach Thanks for the recipe.

One thing I notice that Chicken Enchiladas seem to be chicken and you make a sauce.

I seem to look for recipes that have other goodies in addition to chicken. But the recipes all seem to just have chicken.

Have anyone added other ingredients (corn, beans, salsa? etc.?) And has it "worked"?

Or should I try the chicken as is and enjoy it like that.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Kachina624 — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 21:53:02 GMT

@shoekitty. I love the olive/cheese addition. This recipe gets better and better.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

shoekitty — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 22:02:47 GMT

it is good. IMO, the Ortega diced green chilis, and I add smidge more, the sour cream and chicken are just made for each other. I am going by memory, but i shredded chicken, or in those days ground beef too. I put in flour or corn tortillas with a few olives, some onion wrapped, then I made the sauce from sour cream, soup, chilis, etc. I put some sauce on bottom arranged the filled torts open end down, then cover with sauce, then add shredded cheese and olives . Sometimes I put a little cheese in with the chicken, so when it melted it held the shredded chicken together. lol. I just like the cheese.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

shoekitty — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 23:40:37 GMT

Ok, this is recipe I got from cousin on recioe we used in 70's.

Yellow/ corn tortillas. Or flour. For sauce…Mix half pint sour cream, 1 cream chicken soup, and small can Ortega chopped green chiles ( I use more) fry up some ground beef… about a 1.5lbs, or use the seasoned shredded chicken) with sautéed onions. Mom only used salt and pepper (I will add other spices). Spread some of the sauce on the bottom of a glass 9x13 pan. Fill a warm tortilla with some meat and a sprinkle of shredded cheese. ( we used cheddar but some the Mexican 3 blend). Roll place seam side down and immediately top it with a layer of the sauce . (It keeps the tortillas from cracking ). Repeat until pan is full then top with rest of sauce and a a layer of cheese,sliced black olives . Bake covered 350 about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with sliced green onion when done if you want.

i remember I doubled the sauce because more was better! But up to you I also think when I used corn torts, I made 12!

To warm tortillas if you don’t have a tortilla warmer..place 1 on plate and cover with a damp paper towel 10 seconds in microwave. Use immediately or they get hard and crack. Repeat process 1 at a time. You’ll get your rhythm. It’s easy. Flour torts don't often need to be warmed

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Calibeach — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:42:37 GMT

@shoekitty wrote:
Ok, this is recipe I got from cousin on recioe we used in 70's.
Yellow/ corn tortillas. Or flour. For sauce…Mix half pint sour cream, 1 cream chicken soup, and small can Ortega chopped green chiles ( I use more) fry up some ground beef… about a 1.5lbs, or use the seasoned shredded chicken) with sautéed onions. Mom only used salt and pepper (I will add other spices). Spread some of the sauce on the bottom of a glass 9x13 pan. Fill a warm tortilla with some meat and a sprinkle of shredded cheese. ( we used cheddar but some the Mexican 3 blend). Roll place seam side down and immediately top it with a layer of the sauce . (It keeps the tortillas from cracking ). Repeat until pan is full then top with rest of sauce and a a layer of cheese,sliced black olives . Bake covered 350 about 40 minutes. Sprinkle with sliced green onion when done if you want.
i remember I doubled the sauce because more was better! But up to you I also think when I used corn torts, I made 12!

To warm tortillas if you don’t have a tortilla warmer..place 1 on plate and cover with a damp paper towel 10 seconds in microwave. Use immediately or they get hard and crack. Repeat process 1 at a time. You’ll get your rhythm. It’s easy. Flour torts don't often need to be warmed

Thanks for sharing @shoekitty It sure looks like a similar receipe

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Calibeach — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:44:34 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:
@Calibeach Thanks for the recipe.

One thing I notice that Chicken Enchiladas seem to be chicken and you make a sauce.

I seem to look for recipes that have other goodies in addition to chicken. But the recipes all seem to just have chicken.

Have anyone added other ingredients (corn, beans, salsa? etc.?) And has it "worked"?

Or should I try the chicken as is and enjoy it like that.

@drizzellla Looks like you can option other proteins for the chicken per @shoekitty experience and similar recipe.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Tissyanne — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:50:52 GMT

@Calibeach , thank you for sharing this chicken enchilada recipe here. It sounds delicious. I really like enchiladas, and enjoy making them.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

santorini — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:48:36 GMT

I'm going to ask a really dumb question. When you serve this, do you use a knife and cut squares (like lasagna)? Or do you part the sauce, find the individual rolled tortillas and lift out one at a time?

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Calibeach — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 15:53:41 GMT

@santorini wrote:
I'm going to ask a really dumb question. When you serve this, do you use a knife and cut squares (like lasagna)? Or do you part the sauce, find the individual rolled tortillas and lift out one at a time?

@santorini I use a spatula to slide under the enchilada and serve them separately. Usually 2 of them per serving with a side salad, veggies, rice

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

santorini — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:09:12 GMT

@Calibeach wrote:
@santorini wrote:
I'm going to ask a really dumb question. When you serve this, do you use a knife and cut squares (like lasagna)? Or do you part the sauce, find the individual rolled tortillas and lift out one at a time?
@santorini I use a spatula to slide under the enchilada and serve them separately. Usually 2 of them per serving with a side salad, veggies, rice

@Calibeach Thank you!

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

Sooner — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 16:20:16 GMT

Thanks to OP for reminding me! I need to make a batch, and lazy one that I am will get a rotisserie chicken!

This is pretty much what we do except skip the butter and half as much cheese. We will also add hot or medium green or red enchilada sauce--hotter versions for more heat! And we use green and red bell pepper sauted in olive or avocado oilinstead of celery. One of us doesn't care for celery.

Also, we put shredded lettuce and fat free Greek yogurt on top when we eat! We love these!

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

shoekitty — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:14:57 GMT

@drizzellla I have used bean filling. I mix refried beans, whole black beans and pintos together too with onions and green chilis and cheese. . You could use the sour cream sauce. Or, you could even use chili verde enchilada sauce and top with cheese and olives. When I make bean enchiladas I tend to use flour tortillas. My daughter has followed the original recioe in this thread using shredded beef from a roast she had left over, like chuck roast. Even roasted pork butt is good. I don't eat meat. But I know cooks often sub what they have. Left over meats and poultry are great

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

drizzellla — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:25:10 GMT

@shoekitty wrote:
@drizzellla I have used bean filling. I mix refried beans, whole black beans and pintos together too with onions and green chilis and cheese. . You could use the sour cream sauce. Or, you could even use chili verde enchilada sauce and top with cheese and olives. When I make bean enchiladas I tend to use flour tortillas. My daughter has followed the original recioe in this thread using shredded beef from a roast she had left over, like chuck roast. Even roasted pork butt is good. I don't eat meat. But I know cooks often sub what they have. Left over meats and poultry are great

@shoekitty Your suggestions sounds good. I was thinking along the same line. The original recipe sounded good but I always seem to look for more items to fill the tortillas.

My son does not eat tomatoes or tomatillos, so I was happy to see the sour cream sauce.

Re: Jennifer Garner Chicken Enchiladas

shoekitty — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 23:00:33 GMT

@drizzellla wrote:
@shoekitty wrote:
@drizzellla I have used bean filling. I mix refried beans, whole black beans and pintos together too with onions and green chilis and cheese. . You could use the sour cream sauce. Or, you could even use chili verde enchilada sauce and top with cheese and olives. When I make bean enchiladas I tend to use flour tortillas. My daughter has followed the original recioe in this thread using shredded beef from a roast she had left over, like chuck roast. Even roasted pork butt is good. I don't eat meat. But I know cooks often sub what they have. Left over meats and poultry are great

@shoekitty Your suggestions sounds good. I was thinking along the same line. The original recipe sounded good but I always seem to look for more items to fill the tortillas.

My son does not eat tomatoes or tomatillos, so I was happy to see the sour cream sauce.

@drizzellla if you use the sour cream sauce, I might make the filling with whole black beans, corn,

chilies and onion and season with salt, pepper, dash of cumin,or a chipotle power. Just the slightest pinch. My friend even adds tiny pieces of diced potato to the beans. She adds them barely steamed or raw, they cook with baking