Chicken Casserole
Recipe: #44418
April 06, 2025
Categories: Chicken, Cheese Mexican, Oven Bake, Chicken Dinner, Mexican Casseroles, more
"This is sort of like Mexican lasagna using tortillas instead of lasagna noodles and can be assembled up to 24 hours ahead of time, covered and refrigerated. Recipe source: Pati's Mexican Table cookbook."
Original is 8 servings
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (356.9 g)
- Calories 333.9
- Total Fat - 14.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 5.5 g
- Cholesterol - 50.7 mg
- Sodium - 612.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 37.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 6.7 g
- Sugars - 7.1 g
- Protein - 17.4 g
- Calcium - 379.1 mg
- Iron - 3.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 20.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
To make the sauce: in a saucepan over medium heat heat the oil and then add the onion and cook stirring for 5 minutes or until softened. Stir in garlic and cook for another 30 seconds or so or until fragrant. Stir in tomato puree, oregano and bay lead and bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally for 8-10 minutes or until sauce thickens. Remove from heat and discard the bay leaf.
Step 2
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 3
If using frozen corn, cook in simmering water for 3 minutes, drain and set aside.
Step 4
In a skillet over medium heat add about 1/4 inch oil to pan and heat. When oil is ready, dip edge of tortilla into it. using tongs dip tortillas one a time in oil for about 10-15 seconds per side; drain on paper-towel lined plate.
Step 5
In a 9 x 13 inch baking dish spread 1/3 of the tomato sauce in the bottom of the dish and than layer 2 cups of chicken, 2 cups of corn, half of the chiles, 1/3 cup of the crema and 1/3 of the cheese; top with 4 tortillas. Repeat with another third of the tomato sauce, the rest of the chicken, corn and chiles, 1/3 cup of creamy and one third of the cheese. Top with 4 tortillas and the rest of the sauce, creamy and cheese. Cover with foil.
Step 6
Bake for 20 minutes; uncover and bake for 15-20 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.
Tips
No special items needed.
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