Air Fryer Chicken Enchiladas

Reasons You’ll Enjoy This Recipe

• Simple to prepare. Not only are these air fryer green enchiladas scrumptious, but they’re also incredibly simple to whip up. Using the air fryer leads to less mess and reduced oil, allowing you to indulge in this delightful dish guilt-free. It’s a fantastic twist on Taco Tuesday!
• Customizable. This chicken enchilada recipe features shredded chicken and green enchilada sauce, but feel free to mix it up with Air Fryer Carnitas instead. Alternatively, you could use shredded beef or ground beef with red enchilada sauce. You might also stick with the green sauce, adding some cream and filling the enchiladas with shrimp instead of chicken.
• It’s swift: No need to preheat the oven or create a mess on your stovetop when you can prepare these tasty green enchiladas in your air fryer. The entire process only takes around 30 minutes from start to completion.
• Flexible. These enchiladas make for an excellent weeknight dinner, but they’re also fantastic for a casual gathering with friends. Pair them with Spanish rice, homemade guacamole, and Mango Habanero Salsa for an impressive and delicious spread.

Ingredients Required

For the full list of ingredients with amounts and detailed preparation and cooking instructions, please refer to the recipe card that appears at the end of this article.

This delectable Air Fryer Green Chicken Enchilada recipe with salsa verde requires only 6 ingredients. Here’s what you’ll need:

• Corn tortillas: These will serve as the foundation for your enchiladas. You’ll need 20 medium-sized tortillas for the complete recipe.
• Cooked chicken: You can utilize leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken from the supermarket, or quickly prepare some chicken breasts or thighs. Just ensure to shred the meat after it’s cooked.
• Green enchilada sauce: Salsa verde enchilada sauce imparts flavor and moisture to the enchiladas. You can opt for store-bought sauce, or create your own by blending canned green chilies, diced onions, and a few spices.
• Cream cheese: This contributes a rich creaminess to the filling and binds everything together.
• Hatch green chiles: You can use Air Fryer Hatch Chiles or purchase them canned.
• Cheese: Shredded cheddar cheese adds an appealing melty and gooey aspect to the enchiladas.
• Optional toppings: Chopped cilantro, chopped green onions, Pickled Onions, Pickled Jalapenos, sour cream, salsa, hot sauce, guacamole, or any additional toppings you prefer.

Now comes the exciting part—actually putting together the enchiladas! Here’s the procedure:

For the complete list of ingredients with amounts and detailed preparation and cooking instructions, please refer to the recipe card that appears at the end of this article.

Now comes the exciting part—actually putting together the enchiladas! Here’s how to proceed:

1. To prepare the filling, mix the chicken, cream cheese, half of the cheese, and the chilies in a bowl and combine well.
2. Spread a thin layer of sauce at the bottom of your baking pan. Fill each tortilla with about 2 tablespoons of the chicken mixture and wrap the tortilla around the filling tightly. Arrange the filled tortillas seam-side down in the pan. Fit as many as you
3. Prepare two batches of 10 (you’re likely going to need that amount).
4. Pour half of the leftover sauce over the initial batch of enchiladas (reserve the remainder for the second batch) and sprinkle half of the remaining cheese on top (keeping the rest for the second batch).
5. Air fry the enchiladas until the edges are crunchy and the cheese is melted and bubbling.
6. Allow to cool and add your preferred Mexican garnishes.