Stacy's Chicken Enchiladas

So good, so easy, so filling!
*see additional instructions below to make this dairy-free

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked & shredded chicken
1 brick cream cheese
2 cups salsa (spiciness to taste)
1 can black beans, rinsed & drained
1/2 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp pepper

2 Tbl Olive oil
8 flour tortillas
1 cup shredded cheese
1 cup enchilada sauce

Preheat oven to 350'
Combine first 6 ingredients.
Coat 9x13 pan with olive oil.
Fill tortillas with Chicken mixture & wrap in burrito style.
Place wraps in pan.
Bake 20 minutes
Cover with cheese
bake additional 10 minutes
Cover with warm enchilada sauce
Serve with corn & large side salad. YUM!

If you want to make these super-healthy I have included some easy add-ons. Feel free to use any or all, they should go unnoticed by all but the most sensitive of tasters.
Puree 1/4 cup canned white beans and sub these for same amount of cream cheese.
To chicken mix add 1/2 cup frozen chopped spinach.
Add 1/4 cup chopped carrots to salsa.
Cover with 1/4 cup chopped fresh or canned (chopped) tomatoes, along with enchilada sauce.

To make this dairy free and more allergy friendly simply use soy cream cheese and omit the corn. I have it on good authority that soy cream cheese is an excellent and nearly undetectable replacement for cow's milk cream cheese.

How to shred chicken for dinner tonight

There are a few ways to shred a lot of chicken in a hurry.

First method involves a rotisserie chicken bought from any grocery store.
Just, ya know, take it apart. It should basically shred on its own, as you disassemble it. Get quart freezer bags to save the meat in serving portions to suit your family's needs. The average family should be able to make at least 3 meals from a whole chicken out of the deli.
1. Roasted chicken with potatoes and green beans
2. Shredded Chicken Quesadillas with broccoli and black beans
3. Taco Soup (will post recipe asap)
All of these can be made with very little preparation and in less than 30 minutes.

The second method would be to use a pressure cooker. I have a fancy new digital or electronic pressure cooker but I used to use an older style pressure cooker. Either way will work to cook in a hurry.
I hate to send you away, but the best method for cooking a whole chicken in a pressure cooker is found here
If you plan to use your pressure cooker to cook one of those bags of chicken breasts found in most grocery stores then you'll:
place the roasting rack in your cooker
empty the bag of breasts into your pressure cooker
add 1/2 cup water or stock
cook on High (let pressure regulator rock on high) about 15 minutes
allow pressure to drop naturally
shred with a fork and freeze in quart bags, portions according to your family size

You can then use your shredded chicken for SO many recipes. Enchiladas (recipe to follow asap), quesadillas, taco soup, stir fry, alfredo pizza, chicken scampi,chicken chili, thai pizza....