Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Casserole

⏱ 55 mins 🍽 6-8 serving(s) 🌶 mexican 🏷 One Dish Meal

This family favourite Mexican casserole recipe came from a bridal shower years ago. It is a simple one dish meal where boiled chicken breasts stay wonderfully moist. Layers of tortilla chips, chicken, a creamy sauce made with onion, green chillies, soup and milk, and Velveeta cheese are baked together. It is garnished with salsa and sour cream for a tasty finish.

Cheesy Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Ingredients

  • 4 bone-in chicken breasts
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 4 ounces chopped green chilies
  • 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 (10 1/2 ounce) soup can milk
  • Velveeta cheese
  • 1 (11 1/2 ounce) bag tortilla chips
  • salsa or picante sauce

Method

  1. Boil the chicken breasts, then allow them to cool before deboning and chopping them coarsely.
  2. Crush a quantity of tortilla chips sufficient to cover the base of a 9x13 inch baking pan.
  3. Arrange the chopped chicken in a layer over the crushed chips.
  4. Combine the chopped onion, green chillies, cream of chicken soup and milk in a bowl.
  5. Pour this mixture evenly over the layer of chicken.
  6. Slice the Velveeta cheese and place the pieces across the entire surface.
  7. Crush more tortilla chips to create a layer covering the cheese.
  8. Bake the dish at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
  9. Finish by garnishing the baked casserole with salsa and sour cream.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium644300 mg

Recipe details

CategoryOne Dish Meal
Cuisinemexican
AuthorSecnd2sdaynxtwek