Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 3-4 cups chopped or shredded roasted chicken
  • 1 tsp. ground pepper
  • 4 oz. can of chopped roasted chilies
  • 1 tsp. garlic powder
  • 15 oz. can of black beans, drained
  • 25 oz. can of sliced black olives
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 3 whole green onions, chopped
  • ¼ cup chopped cilantro
  • 4 cups shredded Colby jack cheese
  • 12 each 6” corn tortillas
  • 28 oz. can, red enchilada sauce

 Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
  2. Grease a 13”x9” baking dish
  3. In a large bowl add chicken, pepper, chilies, garlic powder, black beans, olives, salt, ½ cup of enchilada sauce, cilantro and green onions
  4. Pour ½ cup of enchilada sauce in bottom of baking dish
  5. Pour ½ cup of enchilada sauce in a shallow dish to coat tortillas
  6. Dip 6 corn tortillas in enchilada sauce and layer on the bottom of the baking dish
  7. Evenly spread ½ of chicken mixture over tortillas
  8. Add 2 cups shredded cheese
  9. Dip the remaining tortillas in the enchilada sauce and layer on top of cheese and chicken mixture
  10. Spread the remaining chicken mixture over the tortillas
  11. Pour the remaining enchilada sauce over the chicken mixture
  12. Add remaining cheese
  13. Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes or until cheese is bubbly
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