Almost chicken enchiladas casserole. Chicken Enchilada Casserole Ingredients: As I mentioned above, the ingredient list for this recipe is super-flexible, so feel free to add in any of your favorite fillings for chicken enchiladas. I like to use: Cooked chicken: Either from my recipe for baked chicken breasts, or I often just shred a rotisserie chicken. Heat over medium high until the cheese is melted and all of the ingredients are mixed together well.
Actually it doesn't even have to be Mexican food, more like comfort food is what they crave and I think what we all crave.
It's cheesy, it's spicy, it's sinfully delicious.
I love going to Mexican restaurants and trying everything on the menu.
You can have Almost chicken enchiladas casserole using 25 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Almost chicken enchiladas casserole
- It's of chicken.
- It's 6 large of chicken breasts skinless and boneless.
- It's 1/4 tsp of salt.
- You need 1/4 cup of ground cumin.
- It's 1/4 cup of granulated garlic powder.
- You need 1/4 cup of paprika.
- It's 1/4 cup of annatto powder.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of oil.
- It's 1/2 tsp of ground black pepper.
- Prepare of sauce.
- Prepare 28 oz of canned diced tomatoes.
- Prepare 1 tsp of whole leaf oregano.
- You need 1 tsp of chopped parsley.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of turmeric.
- It's 3 tbsp of sofrito.
- Prepare 1 tbsp of tomato paste.
- Prepare 1/2 small of onion chopped.
- You need 1 clove of garlic, sliced.
- Prepare of topping.
- Prepare 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.
- It's 2 cup of shredded monetary jack colby cheddar cheese.
- You need of garnish.
- You need 2 cup of sour cream.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of pickled jalapeño peppers.
- You need 1 tbsp of chopped cilantro.
How to make Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas: In a resealable gallon-sized bag, mix together marinade ingredients (honey, lime juice, chili powder, and garlic powder). Add in cooked and shredded chicken (rotisserie chicken works great!). This is a Chicken Enchilada Casserole, and it's sososososo delicious. It's like taking all the goodness of an enchilada, but making it easier by stacking it up, and making it all even more cozy, if that is possible, baking it under a layer of cheese.
Almost chicken enchiladas casserole instructions
- Preheat oven 350° Fahrenheit.
- Coat large saute pan with oil. Season chicken with with cumin, annatto powder, granulated garlic powder, salt, pepper, and paprika before turning. After you turn sprinkle the bottom next. Cook till chicken is done. Remove chicken to a platter, allow to cool..
- Saute onion and garlic clove in chicken drippings until tender. Stir well to combine. Add canned tomatoes, saute 1 minute. Add oregano, turmeric, and sofrito. Add tomato paste to thicken just a bit. Let simmer for 15 minutes..
- Pull chicken breasts apart by hand into shredded strips. add sauce to pan just enough to cover bottom. Add shredded chicken to pan, add tomatoes on top of the chicken..
- Add cheeses on top. Bake in oven 15- 20 minutes..
- Let cool just a bit. Add sour cream to top. Then peppers, and cilantro. Serve hope you enjoy!.
Top with ⅓ of the chicken, onion, black beans, tomato, olives and ¼ of the cheese. The cheese and sauce should be bubbly when done. Remove chicken enchilada casserole from oven to a wire rack. Let the casserole rest for a minute or two to let the cheese firm up, so it will be easier to slice. Ranch Chicken Enchilada Casserole is the perfect weeknight meal for a busy family!
