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Low-Fat Mexican Style Chicken & Cornbread Casserole

Here's how you make Low-Fat Mexican Style Chicken & Cornbread Casserole
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 45m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 1/4 cups onions, chopped
  • 3/4 cup chopped green peppers
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat butter (or Smart Balance Light)
  • 1 can (14.5 ounce) cream-style corn
  • 12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts (cooked and diced*)
  • 1 egg, or egg beaters 1/4 cup
  • 1 tablespoon fat-free milk
  • 1 packet (1.25 ounce) chili seasoning mix
  • 1 box (8.5 ounce) Jiffy’s Corn Muffin Mix (**)
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1 cup fat-free sour cream
  • 2/3 cup shredded low-fat cheese ( Light Mexican Blend Cheese or light cheddar cheese)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Coat a 9 x 9” baking pan with cooking spray.

  • Step 2: In a non-stick skillet, add onions, peppers and butter. Cook on med-low until soft. Set aside.

  • Step 3: In a large bowl, mix together the cream-style corn, chicken*, egg, milk and chili seasoning. Blend well. Stir in cornbread mix** and only stir until blended. The batter will be a bit bumpy. Spread cornbread batter into prepared pan.

  • Step 4: Spoon cooked onions evenly over the top.

  • Step 5: Using a rubber spatula, carefully spread the salsa evenly over the onions. Using the same rubber spatula, carefully spread sour cream evenly over the salsa.

  • Step 6: Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the top of the sour cream.

  • Step 7: Bake for 45 minutes so the entire casserole will be cooked through. It will look very golden brown.

  • Step 8: Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting into 6 slices.

  • Step 9:

  • Step 10: *You can also use 1 pound ground turkey, sauted and crumbled.

  • Step 11: **If you don't have a box of cornbread mix, just mix 2/3 cup all-purpose flour, 1/2 yellow corn meal, 1/3 cup granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Mix all ingredients with a wire whisk.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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