Chicken Verde Enchilada Casserole

Chicken Verde Enchilada Casserole

  Ready in : 45 mins

Chicken Verde Enchilada Casserole requires approximately 45 minutes from start to finish. For $2.83 per serving, this recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains around 35g of protein, 27g of fat, and a total of 537 calories. It is a rather cheap recipe for fans of Mexican food. This recipe from Foodista has 13 fans. If you have guacamole, green onions, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. Autumn will be even more special with this recipe. It works well as a main course. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 58%. This score is solid. Similar recipes include Chicken Verde Enchilada Casserole, Verde Chicken Enchilada Casserole, and Chicken Enchilada Verde Dip.

Ingredients

chicken breasts

chicken breasts

4

lawry's garlic salt and pepper

lawry's garlic salt and pepper

6 servings

olive oil

olive oil

2 tablespoons

cheddar cheese

cheddar cheese

6 ounces

mozzarella cheese

mozzarella cheese

6 ounces

la victoria chile verde enchilada sauce

la victoria chile verde enchilada sauce

19 ounces

corn tortillas

corn tortillas

12

cream

cream

6 servings

guacamole

guacamole

6 servings

tomatoes

tomatoes

6 servings

green onions

green onions

6 servings

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

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    oven
  2. 2
    In a large skillet, heat olive oil.

    olive oil

    olive oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
  3. 3
    Sprinkle both sides of chicken breasts with seasoning to taste.

    chicken breast

    chicken breast

    seasoning

    seasoning

  4. 4
    Brown chicken in olive oil. Cook 10 minutes. (chicken will cook more later)

    olive oil

    olive oil

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

  5. 5
    Cut/Shred cooked chicken into small pieces, set aside in small bowl.

    cooked chicken

    cooked chicken

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    bowl
  6. 6
    Combine shredded cheeses into a small bowl, set aside.

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    bowl
  7. 7
    Empty enchilada sauce into large bowl, set aside.

    enchilada sauce

    enchilada sauce

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    bowl
  8. 8
    Wrap tortillas in a moist paper towel and microwave for 1 minute to steam.

    tortilla

    tortilla

    wrap

    wrap

    paper towels
    paper towels
    microwave
    microwave
  9. 9
    Dip one warm corn tortilla into the enchilada sauce, coat both sides.

    enchilada sauce

    enchilada sauce

    corn tortilla

    corn tortilla

  10. 10
    Cover the bottom of a 13 x 9 baking dish with dipped tortillas (approx 4).

    tortilla

    tortilla

    baking pan
    baking pan
  11. 11
    Layer in the shredded/diced chicken on top of the tortillas.

    tortilla

    tortilla

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

  12. 12
    Layer in the cheeses on top of the chicken.

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

  13. 13
    Repeat layering dipped tortillas, chicken and cheese until baking dish is full.

    tortilla

    tortilla

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    cheese

    cheese

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    baking pan
  14. 14
    Finish with a layer of dipped tortillas topped with a layer of cheese.

    tortilla

    tortilla

    cheese

    cheese

  15. 15
    Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes or until cheese is melted.

    cheese

    cheese

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    oven
  16. 16
    Top with your choice of sour cream, guacamole, diced tomatoes and/or chopped green onions.

    green onions

    green onions

    sour cream

    sour cream

    guacamole

    guacamole

    tomato

    tomato