Chicken Enchilada Dip (Lightened-Up)
If you're looking for a knockout snack to take to your next party, or even gain some extra points with the family, you need to make Chicken Enchilada Dip. It's loaded with lots of great texture, so flavorful, and your family and friends will devour it.
Ingredients
- 3 cups shredded, cooked chicken I use chicken breasts
- 8 oz reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup non-fat plain Greek yogurt or light sour cream
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 1/4 cups mild enchilada sauce or use a 10 ounce can
- 1 (14.5) ounce can fire roasted tomatoes, drained
- 1 (15) ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
- 9 ounces Green Giant roasted sweet corn and peppers, frozen
- 1 cup reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend
- 1 tomato, diced small
- fresh cilantro
- tortilla chips
- non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F and spray a 2 qt baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl add softened cream cheese and yogurt. With hand held mixer, beat on medium speed until creamy. You can also mix by hand just make sure cream cheese is super soft.
- Add enchilada sauce and spices. Beat on low speed or stir until well combined.
- Add fire-roasted tomatoes, beans, sweet corn, shredded chicken, and 1/2 cup cheese. Using a large spatula or spoon stir all ingredients until incorporated.
- Spread mixture evenly in prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and bake for 25-minutes or until hot and bubbly. Top with fresh tomatoes and cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips.
Notes
Tips:
Substitutes and variations-
- Chicken- This recipe calls for pre-cooked chicken. This could be chicken breasts or thigh meat. A rotisserie chicken from the grocery store is super convenient. You could also used thawed, frozen cooked chicken.
- Cream cheese, cheese, and yogurt- In an effort to keep the calories down I use lower-fat dairy products but use what you prefer or have on hand.
- Spices- For convivence you could use part of a taco seasoning packet from the grocery store in place of the spices, or use 1 1/2 tablespoons of my homemade taco seasoning.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be understood as an estimate rather than a guarantee. The Menu Maid makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.