Simmered Chicken Breast With Enchilada Sauce

If you have a jar of store bought (or leftover) enchilada sauce – this is what to do with it. Make my easy simmered chicken breast with enchilada sauce recipe. Stuff chicken in tacos or eat with vegetables and rice. It’s so tasty! Let’s make it…

Ingredients

Here’s what you need to make this enchilada simmered chicken breast recipe.

• Chicken breast tenderloins (or chicken breast cut in tenderloin sized pieces)
• Salt and pepper
• Olive oil
• Enchilada sauce
• Cilantro, fresh chopped for serving (optional)

How to simmer chicken breast with enchilada sauce

Now I’ll walk you through it…

1. Season chicken tenderloins with salt and pepper.
2. Turn a large pan on the stove or cast iron skillet to medium high heat. Add olive oil and once olive oil is hot and shiny, add seasoned chicken. Sear chicken for 3 minutes.
3. Flip chicken and add enchilada sauce and water. Turn heat of the burner down to medium and add a lid to the chicken tenderloins in enchilada sauce simmering in the pan.
4. Summer chicken tenderloin covered with a lid for 5-12 minutes, or until a meat thermometer reads 165 degrees F. You can flip the chicken tenderloins if they aren’t done at the 5 minute mark. This might help speed them along. The sauce should still be a little liquidy still. If the sauce is getting too thick, reduce the heat to medium low and add a little water (1-3 tbsp) to the pan. This will keep the chicken nice and juicy until they reach the right internal temperature. Serve immediately with a sprinkle of cilantro or make tacos.

Also see this recipe for air fryer chicken breast and how to cook smoked chicken breast…

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Meat thermometer recommendations

Every home chef needs a reliable meat thermometer to cook food perfectly. 

On Sip Bite Go, you’ll often see me using:

1. Meater thermometer – a fancy wireless thermometer that connects to a phone app – gifted to me from a Traeger partnership.
2. ThermoPro digital thermometer – which has a wire that connects the thermometer to a display box outside the oven/grill. 

It’s like being psychic! The great thing about either of the thermometers above is that I don’t have to take the food out of the oven to know the temperature. 

How to use ‘em… What I do is stick the digital thermometer in steak, pork, chicken, whatever… Then put the food in the oven, on the smoker, or grill.

While the meat cooks, it reads the temperature so I know exactly what temp meat is as it’s cooking. Without having to take it out and check. It’s really difficult to overcook food when you know exactly what temp it is inside!

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