Name: Enchiladas Suizas
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 1-2 Tablespoons olive oil; 1 small onion, (finely diced); 2 teaspoons minced garlic; 1 store-bought rotisserie chicken; 4 ounce can diced green chiles; 1/4 cup sour cream; 10-12 soft-taco sized flour tortillas, ((or corn tortillas)); 2 Tablespoons butter; 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk; 1/2 block (4 ounces) cream cheese, (softened to room temp); salt and pepper, (to taste); 2 cups shredded Swiss cheese; dried parsley, (for topping (optional)); lettuce, cilantro, diced tomatoes, sliced olives, salsa, taco sauce, Pico de Gallo

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Enchiladas Suizas are made with corn tortillas stuffed with a creamy chicken mixture and topped a cream cheese sauce!

CREAMY SWISS ENCHILADAS

I know. Swiss and enchiladas aren't two words you usually see together. I actually got this recipe from a cooking magazine years ago. The recipe title was Enchiladas Suizas or Swiss Enchiladas. And apparently it is called that because it uses ALL the dairy products. Lots of milk, cream, butter and cheese. Supposedly it was Swiss immigrants to Mexico that introduced the cream-based sauce.

a fork holding up a slice of Swiss enchiladas over a plate with two enchiladas on the plate.

TIPS FOR MAKING ENCHILADAS SUIZAS

Instead of cooking chicken, I decided to pick up a rotisserie chicken. It saves time and isn't much to fuss with.
As you can see, this is a very creamy dish. It doesn't have a whole lot of spice to it except for the diced green chiles. So we like to serve it with salsa, pico de gallo or lettuce and tomato on top.
This is traditionally made with corn tortillas. Keep in mind, you have to warm corn tortillas up first or they will split as you roll them up. If you don't want to do that extra step, just use flour tortillas.

two Swiss enchiladas on a white plate and topped with salsa, olives and sliced lettuce with a fork starting to scoop up a bite.

INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)

onion
minced garlic
rotisserie chicken
diced green chiles
sour cream
soft-taco sized flour tortillas (or corn)
butter
all-purpose flour
milk
cream cheese
shredded Swiss cheese

rotisserie chicken, corn tortillas, shredded Swiss cheese, milk, onion, garlic, butter, cream cheese, green chiles.

HOW TO MAKE ENCHILADAS SUIZAS:

Preheat oven to 350f degrees. Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. De-bone your store-bought rotisserie chicken and cut meat into 1-inch chunks. I leave the skin on but you can remove it.

diced rotisserie chicken shown on a wooden cutting board.

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in onion and saute for about 5 minutes (until tender.) Stir in garlic and saute for another minute.

Stir in diced chicken, green chiles and sour cream. Season the mixture with salt and pepper. Continue to stir until warmed through (about 5-6 minutes.) Take off heat.

Spoon about ¼ cup of the chicken mixture into each tortilla. If using corn tortillas, you'll want to wrap them in a paper towel and warm in the microwave for about 30 seconds so they are a bit easier to roll up.