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Chicken Enchilada Recipe with Canned Chicken

Looking for a quick and easy meal? Learn how you can cook amazingly delicious recipes using canned chicken. This Pantry Enchilada Chicken Skillet Dinner is super easy to make and also budget-friendly!

Pantry Enchilada Chicken Skillet Dinner Recipe

Easy Dinner with Canned Chicken

Don’t you love pantry dinners? You know the ones. Those dinners you can make on the fly when you haven’t had a chance to go to the store, and your fridge is bare. My pantry is always packed full of canned goods like chicken broth, diced tomatoes, tuna, a few types of beans, and corn just to name a few. With those “cantry” staples, I can always figure out something to whip up for dinner. It’s the same situation when it comes to this delicious, spicy enchilada with the canned chicken recipe!

Pantry Enchilada Chicken Skillet ingredients

Next time you’re at the grocery store, grab a couple of cans of everything you need for this chicken skillet recipe to keep on hand for busy days. (If you’re like me, pretty much every day is a busy day!) This chicken enchilada skillet is so good, and no one will guess that you didn’t slave away in the kitchen to make it.

delicious and easy chicken enchilada rice dinner

How To Make Chicken Enchilada in 20 Minutes

Before I get to the recipe, I should warn you that it is very spicy with the jalapeños. That’s just right for me but not so much for kids. If you want to make it mild, just use diced green chiles instead of jalapeños, and be sure to use mild enchilada sauce. Now, let’s get this Chicken Enchilada started!

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Pantry Enchilada Chicken Skillet
enchilada with canned chicken
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Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 14.5 ounces reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup white rice uncooked
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 15 ounces canned whole kernel corn drained
  • 12.5 ounces canned chicken breast drained
  • 10 ounces canned mild enchilada sauce divided
  • 4 ounces canned diced jalapenos drained
  • handful monterey jack or Mexican blend cheese shredded
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
Ingredients
  • 14.5 ounces reduced-sodium chicken broth
  • 3/4 cup white rice uncooked
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 15 ounces canned whole kernel corn drained
  • 12.5 ounces canned chicken breast drained
  • 10 ounces canned mild enchilada sauce divided
  • 4 ounces canned diced jalapenos drained
  • handful monterey jack or Mexican blend cheese shredded
enchilada with canned chicken
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Rating: 4
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Instructions
  1. Bring chicken broth and chili powder to a simmer in a 12” skillet with a lid over medium heat. Stir in rice, reduce heat to low, and cover.
  2. Cook rice approximately 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until most of liquid is absorbed. Stir in corn, chicken, jalapenos, and about half the enchilada sauce. Replace lid, return heat to medium, and cook for approximately five minutes longer or until heated through.
  3. Stir mixture well, and sprinkle cheese over the top. Drizzle desired amount of remaining enchilada sauce over the cheese (you don’t have to use the whole can), replace lid once more, and heat a few more minutes until cheese is melted.
Recipe Notes
  • For a mild dish, be sure to choose mild enchilada sauce, and substitute diced green chiles for the jalapenos.
  • You may optionally place cheese-covered skillet under a hot broiler to get the cheese brown and bubbly, but the stovetop works just fine.

 chicken enchilada rice

Enjoy Your Mexican Dinner!

Finally, it’s your time to share your experience with this recipe and all your thoughts on it. So, tell me everything in the comments section: What do you think about the Chicken Enchilada Skillet? Did you find it hard to find your best market canned chicken? Where did you find it? Did your kids enjoy this dish? Additionally, did you go for the main recipe or did you improvise? If so, what did you add and what was your final result?

Also, please, do not hesitate to ask any further questions on this topic in the comments too. I will make sure to answer you as soon as possible! Last but not least, here are a few other dinners that put canned ingredients to good use!

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