As a pregnant mama who already has two busy kids I LOVE homemade freezer meals. It allows me to condense all that daily cooking time into one much shorter chunk of time when my husband is actually home to help!
However, my husband gets tired of the crockpot freezer meals so to change it up I try to make a variety of premade oven freezer meals as well and these freezer- friendly grilled chicken enchiladas have quickly become a family favorite!
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Ingredients
hint: This ingredient list is for 3 pans with 14 small enchiladas in each
- 8 Chicken Breasts
- 1/2 Cup Lime Juice
- 4 Tbs Olive Oil
- 4 Tbs fresh Chopped Cilantro
- 3 Tbs Minced Garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 1/2 Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Red Chili Flakes
- 3 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
- Corn Tortillas (at least 42)
- Queso Fresco
- 3 Disposable Lasagna Pans
Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce Ingredients
- 3 lbs of Tomatillos ( Tips for selecting ripe tomatillos)
- 3 Jalapenos
- 1 Tbs Minced Garlic
- 1 White onion
- 1 Lime
- 2 Tbs Olive Oil
- 3 Tbs Fresh Chopped Cilantro
Prepare The Shredded Chicken
Add the 8 Chicken Breasts, 1/2 Cup Lime Juice, 2 Tbs Olive Oil, 4 Tbs fresh Chopped Cilantro, 3 Tbs Minced Garlic, 1 1/2 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Cumin, 1 1/2 Brown Sugar, and 1 tsp Red Chili Flakes to a lined crockpot.
hint: Crockpot Liners make crockpot clean up SO much easier, I don’t know how I ever lived without them!
Cook on high for 4 hours.
Shred the Chicken with two forks and add 1 cup of the broth from the crockpot and mix well.
After the chicken has cooled for a few minutes add the 3 cups of mozzarella cheese to the chicken and stir together.
Wrap the Enchiladas
hint: Heating up the corn tortillas in a skillet with a bit of oil one at a time may help keep the tortillas from tearing as you wrap.
Using a spoon place a small amount of the chicken and cheese mixture in the center of a corn tortilla.
Wrap the tortilla tightly around the filling and place in a lasagna pan. Repeat until the lasagna pan is filled with a single layer of enchiladas then begin with a new pan.
Picture of wrapping enchiladas in a lasagna pan.
Make The Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce
My tomatillo enchilada sauce recipe can be found here!
Finish The Green Chicken Enchiladas
Once the sauce is done, spread evenly over the three pans of enchiladas and sprinkle with the queso fresco.
Wrap In foil and label with:
Green Chicken Enchiladas
The Date
Bake @ 350 for 45-50
When ready for a quick and delicious meal, preheat the oven to 350 and cook the frozen enchiladas for 45 – 50 minutes.
Freezer-Friendly Green Chicken Enchiladas
These green chicken tomatillo enchiladas are a delicious and budget friendly freezer meal your family will LOVE.
Ingredients
- 8 Chicken Breasts
- 1/2 Cup Lime Juice
- 4 Tbs Olive Oil
- 4 Tbs Fresh Chopped Cilantro
- 3 Tbs Minced Garlic
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Red Chili Flakes
- 3 Cups Mozzarella Cheese
- Corn Tortillas (at least 42)
- Queso Fresco
Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce
- 3 lbs of Tomatillos
- 3 Jalapenos
- 1 Tbs Minced Garlic
- 1 White Onion
- 1 Lime
- 2 Tbs Olive Oil
- 3 Tbs Fresh Chopped Cilantro
Instructions
- Add the Chicken Breasts, Lime Juice, Olive Oil, fresh Chopped Cilantro, Minced Garlic, Salt, Cumin, Brown Sugar, and Red Chili Flakes to a lined crockpot.
- Cook on high for 4 hours.
- Shred the Chicken with two forks and add 1 cup of the broth from the crockpot and mix well.
- After the chicken has cooled for a few minutes add the mozzarella cheese to the chicken and stir together.
- Using a spoon place a small amount of the chicken and cheese mixture in the center of a corn tortilla.
- Wrap the tortilla tightly around the filling and place in a lasagna pan. Repeat until the lasagna pan is filled with a single layer of enchiladas then begin with a new pan.
- Make The Tomatillo Enchilada Sauce.
- Spread the sauce evenly over the three pans of enchiladas and sprinkle with the queso fresco.
- Wrap the pans in foil and label.
- When ready for a quick and delicious meal, preheat the oven to 350 and cook the frozen enchiladas for 45 - 50 minutes.
Notes
My tomatillo enchilada sauce recipe can be found here!
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