Do you have picky eaters?
My kids aren't that picky but they have their favorites. If it was up to them they would be eating mac and cheese and chicken nuggets every night for dinner.
They didn't argue with me though over these Cheesy Ranch Chicken Enchiladas. They ate them right up and enjoyed every bite. I think I could put ranch on just about anything and get my kids to eat it 😉
I was the same way as a kid! It was pretty gross thinking back on it now but I put ranch on hot dogs and spaghetti. Needless to say, I loved these Cheesy Ranch Chicken Enchiladas just as much as the kids did!
We usually have a Mexican style food about once a week and this was a fun new way to have enchiladas.
How to make Cheesy Ranch Chicken Enchiladas:
Making Mexican food is my all time favorite dish. Enchiladas are a classic Mexican inspired dish, and one of my favorites.
You cannot go wrong with a burrito covered in sauce or cheese and baked to perfection! I took a classic Enchilada and added my favorite Southern spice for a twist! Ranch seasoning and taco seasoning in one dish??? Let's go!
Ingredients:
- Chicken breasts (skinless and boneless)
- Ranch Dressing (1 cup divided in half)
- Salsa
- Ranch seasoning
- Taco seasoning
- Flour Tortillas
- Shredded Taco Cheese Blend
- Fresh Cilantro (for garnish)
Directions:
Step one: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a casserole dish by spreading 2 tablespoons of salsa on the bottom of the dish.
Step two: Start by cooking chicken fully then shredding. Add cooked and shredded chicken into a mixing bowl. If I have more time, or depending on what else I am cooking in the week, I will use my All Purpose Slow Cooker Chicken recipe for this. If you do not have time for the slow cooker here is my simple recipe for baking chicken try this!
Step three: In mixing bowl with chicken add ½ cup ranch dressing, salsa, ranch seasoning, and taco seasoning. Mix well together.
Step four: Add ranch chicken filling into flour tortillas then place in prepared casserole dish.
- Tip: Traditionally, enchiladas are made with corn tortillas, but I used ranch as I was making this with my kids in mind. You can use either for this recipe.
Step five: Top with cheese then bake for 20-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and enchiladas are warm throughout.
Step six: Top with remaining ranch dressing and garnish with fresh cilantro. (This is why we divided the Ranch dressing).
Why are my enchiladas soggy?
One big thing people do not like, are soggy enchiladas. With this recipe there is really not a lot of sauce that will make these soggy.
Traditional enchiladas will be covered in Enchilada Sauce, thus possibly becoming soggy in baking.
If you are worried this recipe or any enchilada recipe may become soggy, you can fry your tortillas for a few seconds before filling and rolling. Just pop them on a skillet with a little oil for a few seconds on each side.
If using corn tortillas the pre-cooking method is HIGHLY recommended for the tortillas. A warmer corn tortilla will be easier to roll as well.
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Cheesy Ranch Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 3 large Chicken breast (skinless and boneless)
- 1 cup Ranch dressing (divided)
- ¾ cup Salsa (plus 2 tbsp)
- 1 teaspoon Ranch seasoning
- 1 tablespoon Taco seasoning
- 6 Flour tortillas
- 1 cup Shredded taco blend cheese
- Optional: Fresh cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a casserole dish by spreading 2 tbsp salsa on the bottom.
- Start by cooking chicken fully then shredding. Add cooked and shredded chicken into a mixing bowl.
- In mixing bowl with chicken add ½ cup ranch dressing, salsa, ranch seasoning, and taco seasoning. Mix well together.
- Add ranch chicken filling into flour tortillas then place in prepared casserole dish. Top with cheese then bake for 20-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and enchiladas are warm throughout.
- Top with remaining ranch dressing and garnish with fresh cilantro.
Notes
- Tip: Traditionally, enchiladas are made with corn tortillas, but I used ranch as I was making this with my kids in mind. You can use either for this recipe.
Nutrition
Really delicious Jennie - my husband and kids all loved this recipe! I ended up drizzling some Mexicana crema on top - delish!
Looks amazing. Made them last night. I like the flavor of the ranch and salsa with the chicken but it needed a sauce on top. The tortillas were too dry. Fortunately, I had some homemade queso to pour over them.
Glad you have something for the top Michele! We likes out with just the cheese and ranch but homemade queso in it sounds amazing!
This could not sound better!! Thanks for continually sharing such fabulous recipes, Jennie! 🙂
Omg these look amazing, and so easy!
Looks yummy! I am a sucker for cheesy enchiladas!
XOXO
Chelsea
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Oh man, my husband and I have been CRAVING enchiladas recently. We'll have to try this recipe! Thanks for sharing the goodness 🙂
These look so good! I have a picky eater but these look like something she'd actually try! Yum!
YUMMMM! Mexican. Drooling. My fave. 🙂
xx
These look incredible. I have got to make some of these!
Man on man! Girl those look delicious!!!! Thanks for the recipe! You always post the neatest recipes!
YUM!! These look amazing! I wish my fiancee liked Ranch. I always find myself making Ranch-flavored things when he's away!