Chicken and Chile Casserole

Name: Chicken and Chile Casserole
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons canola oil; 1 medium onion, for 1 cup chopped; 3 tablespoons flour; 1 cup chicken broth; 1 1/2 cups milk, I use one percent; 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies; 1 (14 ounce) can Italian tomatoes (for more heat use the variety with green chilies); 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked and cut into 1-inch pieces; 10 corn tortillas, cut in half then into 1/2-inch strips; 8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, for 2 cups (not liking cheddar, I use a mexican cheese blend)

Submitted by Chef TanyaW

"This is a pretty easy and yummy family meal."

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Ready In:: 1hr 10mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 8

ingredients

2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons canola oil
1 medium onion, for 1 cup chopped
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup chicken broth
1 ¹⁄₂ cups milk, I use one percent
1 (4 ounce) can green chilies
1 (14 ounce) can Italian tomatoes (for more heat use the variety with green chilies)
1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cooked and cut into 1-inch pieces
10 corn tortillas, cut in half then into 1/2-inch strips
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese, for 2 cups (not liking cheddar, I use a mexican cheese blend)

directions

Melt butter in skillet. Add onions and cook until soft, about 6 minutes.
Add flour and stir one minute.
Whisk in chicken broth and milk.
Cook, stirring constantly until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Stir in chiles and Italian tomatoes.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
Place 1 cup sauce in bottom of pan. Layer half the chicken and tortilla strips.
Cover with 1 1/4 cups more sauce, then the other half of the chicken and tortilla strips.
Cover with remaining suace, then top all with cheese.
Bake 40-45 minutes.

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Chef TanyaW

Salt Lake City, Utah

I'm a stay at home mom with 4 children. I love discovering great recipes and cooking techniques. Since my 4 children have recently gotten out of the preschool years, I have taken more time to catalog and organize my recipe collection. I appreciate all the wonderful recipes I have found here and the effort to input them. My family and I appreciate the good food that has become part of what we regularly enjoy eating. Besides cooking and taking care of my children and family, I love reading and playing piano. I also love classical guitar, and as my kids grow older, I would like to devote time to learning to play better (I'm really just a beginner). The arts bring me a lot of joy (music, visual, performance, literary, culinary). I also find joy in the beauty that is in the world and nature... I'm fortunate to live close to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains and not too far from many beautiful national parks in the state of Utah. I feel we have a responsibility to reach out and help others, and as a follower of Jesus Christ, I hope to make a positive contribution to my family, local church congregation, neighborhood, community, and to worthy causes that inspire me. I find that many charitable organizations are not giving enough to help the less fortunate or to whatever is their cuase, but I really like The Smile Train, and the programs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which are mostly run by volunteers (main humanitarian missions... eyeglasses, clean water , Neonatal Resuscitation, Emergency Response, Wheelchairs, Food Production, and Immunizations). I am very thankful for a good and abundant life and am sad for the great suffering that many people endure in life. I believe in an Eternal equalization or fixing of injustice, and I look forward to the day God will surely make everything right.

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