Monterry Chicken Tortilla Casseroles
From mystic_river1 10 years ago
- 35 minutes to make
- Serves 4
A great left-over recipe, meant to satisfy even the heartiest and fussiest appetite Adpted from a super BHG recipe.
Ingredients
- Nonstick spray coating shopping list
- 6 6-inch corn tortillas, each cut into 6 wedges shopping list
- 2 cups cubed cooked chicken shopping list
- 1 cup loose-pack frozen whole kernel corn shopping list
- 1 16-ounce jar salsa verde shopping list
- 3 tablespoons light dairy sour cream shopping list
- 3 tablespoons snipped fresh cilantro shopping list
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 cup crumbled Mexican Chihuahua® cheese or crumbled farmer cheese (4 ounces) shopping list
- Light dairy sour cream (optional) shopping list
- Snipped fresh cilantro (optional) shopping list
- Chopped tomato (optional) shopping list
- jalapeno pepper, thinly shopping list
How to make it
- Spray four 10- to 12-ounce baking dishes with nonstick coating. Place 5 tortilla wedges in the bottom of each dish. Place remaining tortilla pieces on a baking sheet; bake in a 350 degree F oven about 10 minutes or until crisp and golden. Meanwhile, combine chicken, corn, salsa, the 3 tablespoons sour cream, cilantro, and flour. Divide mixture among dishes.
- Bake, uncovered, in a 350 degree F oven for 20 minutes. Arrange baked tortilla pieces atop casseroles. Top with cheese; bake for 5 to 10 minutes more or until heated through. If desired, garnish with additional sour cream, jalapeno slices, cilantro, and tomato.
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- To bake frozen casseroles:
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- Bake, covered, in a 350 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Uncover; bake about 20 minutes more or until heated through. Top with tortilla pieces and cheese; bake for 5 to 10 minutes more or until heated through. Garnish as above.
- 4. To micro-cook frozen casseroles: Cover microwave-safe casseroles with waxed paper; micro-cook on 30% power, allowing 4 minutes for 1 casserole and 5 minutes for 2 casseroles. Continue cooking, covered, on 100% power until heated through, allowing 2 to 4 minutes for 1 casserole or 3 to 6 minutes for 2 casseroles, rotating the dishes once. Top with baked tortilla pieces and cheese; micro-cook, uncovered, about 30 seconds more or until cheese is melted. Garnish as above.
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- Make-Ahead Tip: Assemble casseroles as directed above, except do not top with baked tortilla pieces; place baked pieces in a moisture- and vapor-proof plastic bag. Freeze casseroles and tortilla pieces up to 1 month.
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great tasty high5 recipe thanks
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