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Chicken Enchilada Skillet (20 min meal)

Quick one-pan chicken enchilada skillet ready in about 20 minutes — rice, beans, corn, chicken, enchilada sauce, and melted cheddar.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoonolive oil
  • 1/2 large yellow oniondiced
  • 1 bell pepperany color diced
  • 115 ouncecan black beansdrained and rinsed
  • 1 cupfrozen corn
  • 2 cupscooked brown rice
  • 8 ouncescooked chicken shredded or diced
  • 110 ouncecan enchilada sauce
  • 1 cupshredded cheddar cheese see note
  • cilantrofor garnish

Instructions

Instructions

  • Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
  • Add ½ large yellow onion (diced) and 1 bell pepper (diced). Cook, stirring often, until the onion is translucent, about 3–5 minutes.
  • Add the 15-ounce can black beans (drained and rinsed), 1 cup frozen corn, 2 cups cooked brown rice, and 8 ounces cooked chicken. Stir to combine and cook for 2 minutes to warm the ingredients.
  • Pour in the 10-ounce can enchilada sauce, stir to coat everything evenly, and bring to a gentle simmer. Cook until heated through and bubbly, about 2–3 minutes.
  • Sprinkle 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese evenly over the skillet. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until the cheese is melted, about 2–3 minutes.
  • Remove from heat, garnish with cilantro, and serve hot.

Equipment

  • Large Skillet

Notes

For WW recipes, use fat-free cheese for points shown.
6 WW Freestyle points per serving (4 servings total).
Swap out low-fat cheese if you want
Use cauliflower rice instead!
Use leftover turkey, chicken or shredded rotisserie chicken!