Spicy Chicken Enchilada Casserole

⏱ 40 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🌶 mexican 🏷 One Dish Meal

This Mexican one dish meal is a hearty casserole layered with corn tortillas, a spicy chicken filling, and Monterey Jack cheese. The chicken is cooked with green pepper and garlic before being mixed with salsa and olives. After layering, it's baked until the cheese melts and the dish is hot throughout. It serves four and is ready in about 40 minutes, finished with a dollop of cool sour cream.

Spicy Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 (24 ounce) jar chunky salsa
  • 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced ripe olives
  • 6 corn tortillas, halved
  • 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream

Method

  1. Set your oven to heat to 350 degrees.
  2. Place a large skillet on the heat and warm the vegetable oil.
  3. Cook the chopped green bell pepper and finely chopped garlic until they have softened, which should take 2-3 minutes.
  4. Introduce the bite size chicken pieces to the skillet and cook until they are no longer pink, approximately 3-5 minutes.
  5. Mix the jar of chunky salsa and the can of sliced ripe olives into the chicken mixture.
  6. Arrange half of the halved corn tortillas to cover the base of a 9 inch square baking dish.
  7. Spoon half of the chicken and salsa mixture over the tortillas, then sprinkle with 1 cup of the shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
  8. Create a second identical layer with the remaining tortillas, chicken mixture, and cheese.
  9. Cover the baking dish and place it in the oven to bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the contents are bubbly and the cheese has melted.
  10. Offer sour cream alongside each portion when serving.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium1582700 mg

Recipe details

CategoryOne Dish Meal
Cuisinemexican
AuthorPickyEater