This sour cream chicken enchiladas recipe was so easy to convert to low carb. Remove the tortilla and voila, a Mexican keto dish that tastes amazing and is ready in 30 minutes.
This is a great lunch idea and quick dinner recipe. Plus, you can speed this recipe up by using rotisserie chicken or leftover shredded chicken. Oh, and this also happens to be gluten-free.
🥘 Secret ingredient
The secret to this recipe is the riced cauliflower. It has the texture of rice but without the starchy carbs found in rice. You can rice it yourself or buy it already riced in the freezer section of the grocery store.
🍽 What you need
I use a 12" cast iron skillet. However, this recipe can be made in saute pan, frying pan, and even a casserole dish.
Ingredients
Cauliflower rice is the perfect substitute for tortillas. And while this not make sense immediately, it will when you try this recipe.
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tsp arrowroot powder
- 6 tsp water
- 2 cups chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- 4 ounces chopped green chiles
- 3 whole boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 cups riced cauliflower frozen
- 2 cups colby-jack cheese grated
🔪 How to make
This recipe is easy to make, takes about 30 minutes, and tastes like enchilada heaven.
- In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat until melted.
- Make a slurry with the arrowroot and cold water (mix them and stir until smooth) and add to your skillet.
- Whisk in chicken broth. Continue stirring until smooth and thickened-- about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir chipotle chili powder, salt, oregano, and green chiles into the sauce and place chicken breasts into the pan. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover and cook about 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken from pan, leaving the heat on low, and place chicken on a plate to shred into bite-sized pieces.
- Stir sour cream into the sauce and return chicken to the pan along with the cauliflower.
- Stir until combined. Cover the pan and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Top with cheese and simmer until cheese is melted.
- Serve.
💭 Quick Tips
Arrowroot is the key to thickening Keto and low-carb recipes. I recommend using cold water to prevent clumps and mix 1 part arrowroot with two parts cold water in this recipe. Once combined, add this to your skillet and continue with the recipe.
📖 Recipe
Keto Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 3 tsp arrowroot powder
- 6 tsp water
- 2 cups chicken broth
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon oregano
- 4 ounces chopped green chiles
- 3 whole boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 cups riced cauliflower - frozen
- 2 cups colby-jack cheese grated
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat until melted.
- Make a slurry with the arrowroot and cold water (mix them and stir until smooth) and add to your skillet.
- Whisk in chicken broth. Continue stirring until smooth and thickened-- about 2-3 minutes.
- Stir chipotle chili powder, salt, oregano, and green chiles into the sauce and place chicken breasts into the pan. Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, cover and cook about 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- Remove chicken from pan, leaving the heat on low, and place chicken on a plate to shred into bite-sized pieces.
- Stir sour cream into the sauce and return chicken to the pan along with the cauliflower.
- Stir until combined. Cover the pan and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Top with cheese and simmer until cheese is melted.
- Serve.
Notes
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Sharon
I made this a few weeks ago. Good flavor but it was more like a stew. With that I was a little disappointed However I didn’t want to throw out the leftovers. So I divided into 2 containers and froze. Last night I decided to try a keto chicken pot pie biscuit topping. So I grabbed a container and divided into 2 ramekins. I put the biscuit topping on and threw them in then oven. Turned out great! I have one container left in the freezer and am looking forward to maki “pot pies” again.
730 Sage Street
Thanks, Sharon, this makes sense. Arrowroot is the key to thickening this dish, and I'd treat it the same as flour or cornstarch. There is never an exact set amount, start with the recommended amount of 3 tsp, check consistency, and add more if required. Since this is only step 2 and early in the recipe, it is pretty easy to gauge.
Love the Chicken Pot Pie idea! Anytime we can pull off 2-3 nice meals with one recipe is a win.
Suzanne
This looks amazing, and my husband is going to love something new other than plain old 'chicken taco salad.' I can't wait to try this.
Suzanne
730 Sage Street
Thanks Suzanne, this recipe is super popular. Hope you and your husband enjoy it.
Jodi
Can you use xatham gum vs arrowroot?
730 Sage Street
Absolutely, replace at 1:1 and use the same instructions as arrowroot.
Corinna
What does it mean when you say 3 whole chicken breast halves?
730 Sage Street
Hi Corinna, most packages of Chicken are typically halves. This means each piece comes from either side of the breastbone on a full breast.
AJ.
Great recipe
Alli
Cooked my chicken in the crockpot, shredded & mixed w/ the riced cauliflower & spread in a 9 X 13 dish. Cooked the sauce, poured over chicken & cauliflower & topped w/ cheese. Baked until cheese melted & topped w/ dices jalapenos! Delicious!
Kim
So happy to hear that you enjoyed it!
Corinna
Did you add anything to the crockpot w/ chicken and how long did you cook it?
Tammy
Can this be frozen?
Kim
That's a great question! I think it can be frozen but you would have to cook it through step 7, then let it cool, then freeze it. When you reheat, you would add the cheese per step 8.
Amy
Could I Xantham gum instead of arrow root?
Kim
If it is a thickener, I would think so. I have never used it!
Sarah
Yes, but the xanthum gum might go a bit further than the arrow root. Maybe use 1/2.
Sally Hartman
Couldn’t get arrowroot powder. Tried almond flour and it was still too runny. I added pace chunky picante and let it simmer uncovered until it thickened.........ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS!!!!!!!
Kim
Yay, thank you for the feedback and great idea about adding picante!
Haley
What’s arrowroot powder? Can I omit that? We live in the boonies and I doubt I can find that anywhere local.
Kim
The arrowroot helps thicken the sauce, so you may want to adjust the broth a little bit to account for the lack of thickener.
Jen
Flavor was fantastic, but it ended up a little runny. I decided to serve it in a bowl and call it chicken enchilada chili! Next time I think I will cut the broth in half.
Vanessa
Made this creamy chicken enchilada dish & it was AWESOOOOOME! My kids loved it too! I used 1 can of Rotel tomatoes & chili’s & it came out fabulous!
Kim
yay! So glad you enjoyed it!