The contenders:
The nitty-gritty:
Each enchilada was scored on a scale of 1-10 (where 1= that’s food? and 10= the best enchilada that has ever entered my mouth) for overall score, the boyfriend/husband test, and the leftover test. We also provide other comments.
Tyler Florence’s Chicken Enchiladas
Overall score: 7
The boyfriend/husband test: 7
The leftover test: 7
Comments: First of all, this recipe yielded literally 16 enchiladas. What the heck? I of course didn’t notice until getting towards the end of the recipe where it said to use TWO 9 x 13 pans. Hubby made so much fun of me because 1) it was SO.MUCH.FOOD and 2) neither of us really like enchiladas in the first place. Go figure. Anyway, I made some homemade guacamole to top these which really made the meal because the enchiladas were okay… not a amazing as they were cut out to be. Maybe if you actually like enchiladas you will enjoy these but we just didn’t have a taste for them. Hub summed it up best when he said “for enchiladas, these are good, but for a regular meal, they suck.” Needless to say, I felt the same and will not be making these again. Oh well.
Allrecipes Chicken Enchiladas II
Overall score: 8
The boyfriend/husband test: 8.5
The leftover test: 7.5
Comments: This was a great base for enchiladas, and it was different from ones I’ve had before (in a good way). Next time, I will add some more spices, will make more sauce (and increase the sour cream and cheese to cream of mushroom ratio), and will top them with more cheese. I think that could take them to a 10. YUM!
Better Homes and Gardens Hot and Spicy Cooking Cookbook Chicken Enchiladas
Overall score: 8.5
The boyfriend/husband test: 10
The leftover test: 8.5
Comments: This is my go-to enchilada recipe. I found it in a cookbook many years ago and have gotten a lot of compliments on it. It doesn’t have any enchilada sauce on it but is instead all white cheeses. It is so good!
The winner:
Better Homes and Gardens Hot and Spicy Cooking Cookbook Chicken Enchiladas
An oldie but a goodie! Get the recipe here!
Special Diets:
While we can’t guarantee the results, here are some ideas you can use to customize the winning enchilada to your dietary needs:
- Gluten-free: Use gluten-free tortillas and double-check that all your other ingredients are, in fact, gluten-free!
- Vegetarian: Use cream of mushroom or cream of potato soup instead of cream of chicken. Substitute veggies or beans of your choice for the chicken. Ideas: spinach, corn, black beans, mushrooms, zucchini, peppers, onions.. mix and match your favorites!
- Lower fat: Use low fat cream cheese, low fat butter, low fat sour cream and low fat cheese.
