Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas (Slow Cooker or Oven)

Bitter Cream Hen Enchiladas are excellent to make within the Casserole Crock-Pot when you have that sort of sluggish cooker. However it’s also possible to make these tasty Sluggish Cooker Hen Enchiladas in a big oval sluggish cooker or within the oven, and with low-carb tortillas that is fairly low in web carbs.

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It’s a weekend to have a good time the folks you’re keen on, and I wager your Valentine or the household will love these Bitter Cream Hen Enchiladas that I’m reminding you about for this week’s Friday Favorites publish! It is a low-carb hen enchilada recipe that I made within the Crock-Pot Casserole Crock Sluggish Cooker, and this sluggish cooker that’s formed like a casserole dish was excellent for this recipe.

However it’s also possible to make the hen enchilada recipe in a big oval sluggish cooker or simply bake these enchiladas within the oven utilizing instruction from this recipe in the event you don’t need to use a sluggish cooker.

I used my favourite low-carb tortillas to maintain the Bitter Cream Hen Enchiladas recipe pretty low in carbs however you need to use any tortillas you favor in the event you don’t care concerning the carbs. And nevertheless you make this I’m guessing in the event you like enchiladas and wish some consolation meals that’s not an excessive amount of of a splurge you’ll take pleasure in these hen enchiladas with a creamy bitter cream sauce, and I hope you’ll take into account giving this recipe a attempt!

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What low-carb tortillas and cheese did we use for Bitter Cream Hen Enchiladas?

I made these twice, with two totally different styles of Mission Carb Stability Tortillas (affiliate hyperlink) and two totally different blends of cheese. I most popular Carb Stability White Tortillas  and Kirkland 4-Cheese Mexican Mix Cheese, in order that’s what I’ll suggest within the recipe.

What enchilada sauce did we use for the bitter cream hen enchiladas?

There are many good manufacturers of enchilada sauce which can be comparatively low in carbs. For this recipe we used Hatch Purple Enchilada Sauce (affiliate hyperlink). I discovered conflicting details about the dietary data, however it’s no more than 4-5 carbs per serving in the event you use it on this recipe. You possibly can most likely get away with a bit much less sauce too if you wish to scale back the carbs much more.

How low in carbs are the Bitter Cream Hen Enchiladas?

Once they’re made with low-carb tortillas, the hen enchiladas have solely about 12 web carbs per serving.

What Sluggish Cooker Did I Use for Hen Enchiladas?

I used the Crock-Pot Casserole Crock Sluggish Cooker (affiliate hyperlink) for this recipe and one factor I like concerning the Casserole CrockPot is how one can put it in a sizzling oven when the sluggish cooker is completed to get a bit extra browning of the completed dish. However in the event you don’t have that sluggish cooker you may undoubtedly make this in a big oval sluggish cooker, or simply make it in a casserole dish and bake within the oven.

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Find out how to Make Bitter Cream Hen Enchiladas:

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1. Mix the pink enchilada sauce and salsa and simmer on low till it’s lowered to 2 1/2 cups.
2. Shred hen aside.
3. Combine a part of the sauce, bitter cream, a part of the cheese and the shredded hen to make the filling.
4. These are the Mission Carb Stability Tortillas (affiliate hyperlink) I used, however use any low-carb tortilla or tortilla you want. (This firm has modified their components and these at the moment are solely 4 web carbs!)
5. Lay out 10 tortillas and divide the hen combination amongst them.
6. Spray the casserole crock insert with non-stick spray and unfold out about 1/4 cup sauce, then roll up the enchiladas and lay them within the sluggish cooker.
7. Unfold the remaining sauce excessive of the enchiladas and prime with the cheese.
8. Prepare dinner on excessive about 2 1/2 hours, or barely longer in the event that they don’t appear accomplished after that point. (I might need rushed mine a bit!)
9. In the event you’re utilizing a sluggish cooker the place the insert can go within the oven, you may brown the enchiladas in a sizzling oven for 10-Quarter-hour in the event you’d like the highest extra browned.
10. Serve Low-Carb Sluggish Cooker Hen Enchiladas sizzling, with bitter cream on the facet so as to add on the desk
11. Use instruction from this recipe if you wish to bake enchiladas within the oven.

Make it a Low-Carb Meal:

I believe Spicy Mexican Slaw or Spicy Lime Coleslaw can be a beautiful facet dish with the bitter cream hen enchiladas in the event you’re wanting a low-carb meal.

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This recipe for Bitter Cream Hen Enchiladas has been added to a class known as Weekend Meals Prep the place you’ll discover recipes you may prep or prepare dinner on the weekend and eat in the course of the week!

Low-Carb Food plan / Low-Glycemic Food plan / South Seaside Food plan Recommendations:
So long as you utilize low-carb tortillas and select salsa and enchilada sauce that’s low in carbs, the Bitter Cream Hen Enchiladas are a comparatively carb-conscious dish, calculating at 11.8 web carbs per serving. The unique South Seaside Food plan would suggest low-fat cheese and reduced-fat bitter cream for this recipe however different low-carb diets will favor full-fat dairy, so take your selection on that. 

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
These Bitter Cream Hen Enchiladas made within the Casserole Crock-Pot had been first posted in 2016. The recipe was final up to date with extra data in 2025.

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