Layered Mexican Chicken
Description
A spicy and cheesy mexican chicken casserole.
Ingredients
- 2ccooked chicken or turkey breast, cubed
- 1cnblack beans, rinsed and drained
- 2csour cream, fat free
- 2creduced-fat monterey jack cheese, shredded
- 4ozchopped green chiles
- 2tground cumin
- 1⁄2tblack pepper
- 5large spinach tortillas, cut into 2-inch strips
- 1⁄2csalsa - mild, medium, or hot
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F. Coat a lasagna pan with cooking spray. Cut chicken into 1 inch pieces. Transfer chicken to a large bowl and add beans, sour cream, 1 cup of shredded cheese, chilies, cumin, salsa and pepper; mix well and set aside.
Arrange half of tortillas in bottom of prepared lasagna pan, overlapping pieces to cover bottom of pan. Top tortillas with half of chicken mixture, layer with remaining tortillas and then top with remaining chicken mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese.
Bake until filling is bubbly and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces.
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Prep time | 15 minutes |
| Holiday Recipes | Main Dish Recipes |

Comments
Vegetarian?
Another classic!
For these chicken caserole dishes, what could you substitute for vegetarians?
Anything
If you were a vegetarian, you would know this, eggplant, tomatoes, more beans, tofurky, or just leave it out.