Name: Easy Creamy Chicken Enchiladas
Prep time: 20 min
Yield: 10 enchiladas
Ingredients: 1 (10 ounce) can Old El Paso® Red Enchilada Sauce; 2 1/2 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken; 1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese; 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 1 (1 ounce) package fajita seasoning mix*; 10 Old El Paso® flour tortillas for soft tacos & fajitas (6 inch)

Why it works: Cheddar cheese and cream cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 467 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Easy Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

10 enchiladas

Prep20 min

Ingredients

1 (10 ounce) can Old El Paso® Red Enchilada Sauce
2 1/2 cups shredded deli rotisserie chicken
1 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 (1 ounce) package fajita seasoning mix*
10 Old El Paso® flour tortillas for soft tacos & fajitas (6 inch)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

972Calories

56 gProtein

28 gFat

121 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 8 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Tortilla	1 medium flour (45g)	140
Cheddar Cheese	1 oz (28g)	113
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Enchilada	not in our table	0
Sauce	not in our table	0
Taco	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Cheddar cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together467 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Chicken + cheddar cheesetop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,312 recipes

Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
Cheddar cheese + flourtop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,592 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Sauce + flourtop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together8,078 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Chicken + cream cheesetop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together380 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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