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Green Chicken Enchiladas

An Easy 4 Ingredient Green Chicken Enchilada Recipe
Prep Time 8 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 Enchiladas

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Chicken Breasts
  • 28 ounces green enchilada sauce
  • 16 ounces shredded Mexican cheese
  • 10 Medium Flour tortillas

Optional Toppings

  • 1 finely chopped green onion
  • 1 finely chopped cilantro

Instructions
 

PREP

  • Cook chicken and enchilada sauce in a crockpot on LOW for 6 hours. Shred the chicken and cook for 2 more hours.
  • You can prep this mix ahead of time and store it in a gallon ziploc freezer bag until ready to assemble. You can quickly thaw it and move to the next step.

ASSEMBLE & BAKE

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and pour enough chicken mix to coat the bottom of a 13x9 inch cake pan.
  • Pour the rest of the chicken enchilada mix into a shallow bowl. Coat each tortilla with the mix, then lay them flat.
  • Place 3 tbsp chicken mix & 2 tbsp cheese on each tortilla. tuck in the sides and roll it up. You made an enchilada!
  • Put the enchiladas in the pan to fit 8-10 on a single layer, then pour the leftover sauce & cheese over enchiladas
  • Bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
  • Top with green onion or cilantro and serve right away.

Notes

You can serve this dish with Spanish rice, corn, beans, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa.