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Sprinkle the remaining cheese and olives over the top of the chicken mixture.Ĭover the crockpot and continue to cook on low for 40-60 minutes. Add 1 cup of cheese and ½ cup of olives and stir to combine. Stir the tortilla strips into the chicken and enchilada sauce (try our Homemade Sauce). Cook on high for 4 hours, or low for 8 hours.Īfter it’s cooked, shred the chicken in the crock pot using two forks.ĬOMBINE. Add the chicken breasts to a crock pot, and pour the enchilada sauce over the top. It takes only minutes to prep and cooks low and slow while the crock pot does all of the work!ĬHICKEN. You can reheat in the oven or individual portions in the microwave.Enchiladas in the crockpot is perfect for busy weeknights. Pull out of the freezer and thaw overnight before reheating to serve again. If you are prepping this ahead or just won’t get through the leftovers in time, throw it in the freezer in a freezer-safe container for 3-6 months.

If you have leftovers (which is likely – this recipe makes a lot of food!), store them in the refrigerator in an airtight container for 3-4 days. For the bell peppers, use whichever kind you like! For the first batch, I used a red pepper, and in my second batch, I did a combination of orange and yellow.

Use any salsa you like, or you could also use enchilada sauce if you do have some on hand!.

Swap flour tortillas in place of corn tortillas if needed.

If you’re like me and plan to make a recipe just *assuming* you have everything you need, only to realize that in fact you do not, there are some easy swaps you can make here! Rhett loved this too, which is always a win! He’s a huge Greek yogurt lover, so I added a nice dollop of Greek yogurt on top, and he devoured it! swaps & substitution options:

Serve hot and enjoy with desired toppings - we love ours with avocado, salsa and plain Greek yogurt on top, and it’s so delicious to scoop it all up with some chips!.

Cover and cook for an additional 30 minutes.

Add shredded chicken back to the crockpot, then add corn tortilla strips and shredded cheese, and stir well to combine.

Use a meat thermometer to check that chicken has reached an internal temperature of 165 degrees F before removing from crockpot to shred.

Stir well to combine, cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours or high for 3 hours.

Place the raw chicken breasts in the bottom of a greased (or lined) slow cooker, then add all other ingredients except the corn tortillas and shredded cheese.

There is minimal prep work to do beforehand and then you just dump it all in the crockpot and forget about it for a few hours! These Crockpot Chicken Enchiladas literally could not be easier.

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Here’s how I served it up for Rhett one of the nights we had it! how to make Crockpot Chicken Enchiladas

Optional toppings like avocado, plain Greek yogurt, chips, etc.

Bell peppers - whatever color you like, I did a combo!.

Here’s what you need to bring this easy, delicious recipe to life! ) You can never go wrong with Mexican if you ask me! Crockpot Chicken Enchilada ingredients

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I intended to follow her recipe and then realized I didn’t have a few of the things that I needed (including uh, enchilada sauce – the main ingredient), plus I made a few other additions, and by the end of it I realized it was basically identical (ingredient-wise) to my Chicken Enchilada Bake.Ĭlearly I love this ingredient combo. I originally got the inspiration for this recipe from my food blogger IG friend Elizabeth of - she has tons of delicious recipes, including her version of these Crockpot Chicken Enchiladas! I’ll link hers here if you want to check it out!

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As much as I love my OG Chicken Enchilada Bake recipe, I have to admit that this version is WAY more appealing to me right now, because who doesn’t love just being able to dump everything in a crockpot and walk away!? Especially when you have your hands full with a little one.