When you’re looking for meals to make on a busy weeknight, you don’t want anything too time-consuming, a quick and easy dinner recipe with dozens of complicated steps, or something that’s a complete pain to clean up after you’re done making it. Spending an hour puzzling through directions or cleaning up a sink full of various pots and pans are surefire ways to make dinnertime a time that you dread instead of enjoy. To actually look forward to cooking dinner each day, make sure that the recipes you choose to make are both quick and simple, while still being nutritious.

One of the best ways to keep your cooking easy and stress-free is to go for recipes that can be made in just one pot, casserole dish or skillet. One pot meals are typically incredibly easy to make—most of the time all you have to do is mix everything together and heat it up—and cleanup is a breeze when you only have one dish to wash!

Quick and Easy Dinner Idea

This chicken enchilada skillet is a great go-to weeknight recipe that can be easily made in a skillet on your stovetop.  Unlike most enchilada recipes, there’s no rolling, filling or baking involved, meaning it comes together quickly and easily. If your family likes Mexican recipes, be sure to give this one a try; hearty, good-for-you meals don’t get any easier!

Chicken Enchilada Skillet

Prep Time: 20 min

Total Time: 20 min

Serves: 6 (1 cup each)

Ingredients

• PAM® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
• 12 corn tortillas, torn into bite-size pieces
• 3 cups shredded cooked chicken (3 cups = about 12 oz)
• 1 can (10 oz each) Ro*Tel® Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, undrained
• 1 can (10 oz each) red enchilada sauce
• 1 can (8 oz each) Hunt’s® Tomato Sauce
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar and Monterey Jack blend cheese, divided

Spray a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add tortilla pieces and chicken; mix well. Cook over medium heat for 5 minutes until hot, stirring frequently.

Pour the undrained tomatoes and enchilada and tomato sauces over the chicken mixture in the skillet. Mix well. Sprinkle ½ cup cheese over chicken mixture. Cover the skillet and cook for 5 minutes or until hot, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup cheese and serve immediately.

Tip: Top with sour cream and salsa if desired. You may also add black beans or corn to the tomato sauce and chicken mixture, if desired.

Author Bio: This is a guest post by Meredith K. on behalf of Ro*Tel. For more easy weeknight recipes, along with Ro*Tel’s famous recipe for queso dip, visit www.ro-tel.com.