Saturday, October 28, 2023

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

I searched online for recipes to make use of the rest of the Costco chicken that we got.  I chose the chicken enchilada casserole recipe from the Simple Joy website.

This is my modified version.  It's topped with olives, salsa, sour cream, taco sauce and cilantro.

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1 package of small corn tortillas (12)
3 cups cheese

Enchilada Sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
15 oz. can enchilada sauce

Sautee the onions and garlic in olive oil.  Add canned enchilada sauce.

Chicken layer
3 cups shredded chicken
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 cup diced green chiles
1/2 can (15 oz.) kidney beans, drained
1/2 cup prepared enchilada sauce

Combine ingredients for chicken layer.

Pour 1/2 cup of prepared enchilada sauce into 9 x 13 pan.
Dip 6 tortillas in the sauce and line pan.
Layer half of chicken mixture.
Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese.

Dip 6 tortillas in sauce and layer.
Add remaining chicken mixture.
Add remaining enchilada sauce.
Sprinkle 2 cups of cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh my that looks so delicious!

Izsmom

jalna said...

Izsmom, actually neva need the salsa and taco sauce toppings. Was tasty enough without that extra stuff.

Honolulu Aunty said...

Were those white donut things on the top mozzarella or sour cream? Looks ono.

jalna said...

Aunty, it's sour cream. Came in a squeeze tube so I was able to make fancy design with it. LOL.

K and S said...

looks ono!

Susan said...

Chicken enchiladas is my favorite and yours looks super yummy!!

jalna said...

Kat, thanks.

Susan, hope you get to make some.