Dinner for 8
Chicken Spinach Enchiladas
Chicken, spinach, and creamy cheese fill tortillas covered with green enchilada sauce and baked until hot.
$5.66for 4 servings
$1.42 per serving$5.66 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
The amounts listed are small for a full dinner, so this price per serving is likely low. Plan on a side or a bigger portion.
- 35 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.15 lb | $0.20Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.15Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
| Heavy cream$0.22/oz typical | 2.75 oz | $0.61Typical price |
| Spinach$0.35/oz typical | 1.5 oz | $0.52Typical price |
| Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 0.65 lb | $2.18Typical price |
| Swiss, provolone, gouda$0.40/oz typical | 6 oz | $2.40Typical price |
| Enchilada or taco sauce$0.16/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $1.36Typical price |
| Tortillas$0.30 each typical | 8 | $2.40Typical price |
| Sour cream or plain yogurt$0.14/oz typical | 1 oz | $0.14Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $11.32 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepperDried herbs, spices and seasoning blends
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 cup diced yellow onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1/3 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 cups spinach
- 2 cups rotisserie chicken
- 1 1/2 cups shredded mexican cheese
- 1 cup green enchilada sauce
- 8 flour tortillas
- toppings: sour cream
Steps
- Heat the oven to 375 F and oil a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
- Cook the onion and garlic in olive oil in a skillet over medium heat for 3 minutes.
- Stir in the cream cheese, heavy cream, salt, and cumin until smooth, then fold in the spinach until wilted.
- Mix in the chicken and 1 cup of shredded cheese.
- Fill and roll the tortillas, placing them seam-side down in the baking dish.
- Check that the thickest part of the poultry reaches 165 F before serving.
- Pour the enchilada sauce over the rolls, sprinkle with the remaining cheese, and bake for 20 minutes until hot and melted.
Swaps
- Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Sour cream or plain yogurt for Yogurtabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- Heavy cream for Evaporated or condensed milkabout $0.08/oz less at typical prices
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