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freezer meal :: chicken enchiladas

October 1, 2013 By Katie 23 Comments

i usually love making dinner. i love chopping vegetables, i love sauteeing them, i love making a mess in the kitchen. (i don’t love cleaning it up.) but i know i’m not the only one that has busy days when making dinner is just another daunting task on the to-do list, and i know i’m not the only one that sometimes just wants to have dinner already made because i simply do not feel like making it.

slow cooker meals and freezer meals are both excellent ways to get the job done without having to spend your precious time in the kitchen. it may take a little bit of work at some point, like, say, on a saturday or sunday, or even in the morning on a weekday. but it can be done when it’s convenient for you and not at 5:00 pm when everyone’s hungry.

chicken enchiladas are one of our favorite freezer meals – we make a double batch, eat half of it for dinner that night, and stick half of it in the freezer for those busy/i-do-not-feel-like-cooking days.

step-by-step chicken enchiladas recipe

here is the recipe for 1 batch (it makes 8-10 enchiladas, depending on how much of the chicken filling you put in each one).

freezer meal :: chicken enchiladas
 
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Prep time
25 mins
Cook time
30 mins
Total time
55 mins
 
Author: kate
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 2½ cups chopped (or shredded), cooked chicken
  • 1 (4oz) can diced green chilies
  • 2 cans cream of chicken soup
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 cups grated monterey jack cheese
  • small flour tortillas
Instructions
  1. mix chicken and chilies in a bowl. set aside.
  2. heat soup to a boil and add sour cream and ½ cup of grated cheese, and stir until smooth.
  3. stir ¾ cup of soup mixture into chicken mixture.
  4. dip each tortilla into soup mixture. fill with ¼ cup of chicken mixture, top with a sprinkling of cheese, and roll up. place in a 9x13 baking dish.
  5. repeat until all the chicken mixture is gone. put extra cheese on the top of all the rolled enchiladas.
  6. bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until bubbly. enjoy!
  7. *if freezing, place enchiladas in a freezer-safe dish. cover with tin foil after topping with extra cheese. freeze. to bake, remove from freezer and let thaw in fridge all day. bake as normal. if you do NOT remember to remove from freezer, add more time to baking when baking from frozen - bake for 45-60 minutes, instead of 30.
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what are some shortcuts you use for dinnertime? do you have any favorite freezer meals?? please share in the comments! i love to hear what you have to say!

 

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Comments

  1. Anne says

    October 2, 2013 at 3:32 pm

    Super idea and looks soooooo good!

    Reply
  2. Brandy says

    October 7, 2013 at 9:02 am

    Yum! Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
  3. Symone says

    June 27, 2014 at 1:27 am

    I made this for dinner tonight and it was absolutely delicious! We don’t really have diced canned chillies so I added a diced red capsicum, corn and parsley. Also subbed in parmesan cheese because we don’t really have Monterey Jack. It was really nice – thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      July 7, 2014 at 8:38 pm

      Awesome, Symone! So glad you liked them! I’ll have to try them with your substitutes next time – great ideas!

      Reply
  4. vivian says

    January 22, 2017 at 2:08 pm

    Question! Do you bake them before freezing?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      February 1, 2017 at 8:33 pm

      The chicken is baked/cooked, but the enchiladas – once they’re assembled – are frozen unbaked. I think the texture turns out way better if you freeze them unbaked and then just bake them when you’re ready to eat! Thanks for the question!

      Reply
  5. Kate says

    February 18, 2018 at 9:48 am

    When you boil the soup, do you add the recommended amount of water or just the condensed soup alone?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      February 19, 2018 at 4:25 pm

      Just the condensed soup – no water!

      Reply
  6. Sherri Steiner says

    February 24, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    Thanks Katie, You answered my question as well. Keep the soup undiluted.

    Reply
    • Katie says

      February 26, 2018 at 7:46 pm

      Thanks, Sherri! I’ll update that info in the blog post!

      Reply
  7. Jacqueline Richardson says

    June 14, 2018 at 1:38 am

    How long can it be frozen for?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      June 14, 2018 at 8:23 am

      I’d freeze them for 3-4 months.

      Reply
  8. Mandy says

    August 16, 2018 at 10:33 pm

    Hi
    I’ve just found this recipe and really hoping for a reply. What would I do with any left over soup mix?

    Do I pour it over the enchiladas before freezing or just throw it away?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      August 26, 2018 at 11:52 am

      You can do either! Though I would personally put the rest of it over the enchiladas before freezing 🙂

      Reply
  9. Meredith says

    October 8, 2019 at 7:13 pm

    Hi! I am confused about dipping the tortillas in the soup mixture. Do you really dip the entire tortilla into the soup? So one side is completely wet before putting in the filling? I am planning on making this tomorrow for dinner 🙂

    Reply
    • Katie says

      October 8, 2019 at 9:42 pm

      Hi Meredith! Yes, you take the tortilla and dip it in the soup mixture! You don’t completely submerge it, you just kind of lay it flat on top of the soup so that you just get a thin layer of the soup on the tortilla. Kind of like I do with my french toast (because I don’t like it eggy I just dip it very lightly, flat, in the batter). I even dip both sides of the tortillas. The soup mixture is really thick and it will stick to it. You’ll probably get your hands really messy making these, but the mess is half the fun 😉 Hope you like them! They are always a hit at our house.

      Reply
      • Meredith says

        October 9, 2019 at 3:38 pm

        Thank you so much!!

        Reply
        • Katie says

          October 10, 2019 at 8:47 am

          Of course! Enjoy!

          Reply
  10. Rose says

    November 7, 2019 at 5:47 am

    The tortillas don’t get soggy when freezing this dish?

    Reply
    • Katie says

      November 30, 2019 at 3:58 pm

      They stay soft, but not soggy – just like they would be if you baked them sans freezing. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  11. Kelsey says

    December 6, 2019 at 3:18 pm

    Can I make today and keep in the fridge for a few days? (Plan on warming up early next week) Or would it be better to freeze it, even if it’s just for a few days?

    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      December 23, 2019 at 11:45 am

      I’d probably freeze it so the sauce doesn’t make it too soggy, but I don’t see any other reason why you couldn’t let it sit in your fridge for a few days. Hope that helps!

      Reply

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