Has dinner ever looked or tasted this good? In this Layered Chile-Chicken Enchilada Casserole recipe, chicken, tortillas, cheese, beans and enchilada sauce create a dig-in favorite. It's great for family dinners, and you can even put this chicken enchilada bake together ahead of time if you know you've got a busy day coming up!
Layered Chile-Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken
- 3 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend (12 oz)
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles, undrained
- 3/4 cup sour cream
- 1 package (11 oz) Old El Paso™ Flour Tortillas for Burritos (8 Count)
- 1 can (16 oz) Old El Paso™ Traditional Refried Beans
- 1 can (10 oz) Old El Paso™ Mild Red Enchilada Sauce
- 4 medium green onions, sliced (1/4 cup)
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 1 medium tomato, chopped (3/4 cup)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix chicken, 1 1/2 cups of the cheese, the chiles and sour cream.
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Step2Layer 3 tortillas in baking dish, overlapping as necessary and placing slightly up sides of dish (cut third tortilla in half). Spread about half of the beans over tortillas. Top with about half of the chicken mixture and half of the enchilada sauce. Layer with 3 more tortillas and remaining beans and chicken mixture. Place remaining 2 tortillas over chicken mixture, overlapping slightly (do not place up sides of dish). Pour remaining enchilada sauce over top. Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups cheese.
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Step3Cover baking dish with foil. Bake 45 to 55 minutes or until bubbly and thoroughly heated. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting. Garnish casserole or individual servings with onions, lettuce and tomato.
Nutrition
480
Calories
26g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
34g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 480
- Calories from Fat
- 230
- Total Fat
- 26g
- 40%
- Saturated Fat
- 13g
- 65%
- Trans Fat
- 1 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 90mg
- 30%
- Sodium
- 980mg
- 41%
- Potassium
- 380mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 14%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 40%
- 40%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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