Chicken Enchilada Casserole

"My DH and I lived in the Azores (a group of Portuguese islands) for two years during his career in the U.S. Air Force. It was quite an experience and we made some really good friends while we were there, but we were sometimes very isolated from our friends and families who lived in the States. This recipe is from a wonderful cook who we met when we lived there. Thanks to Bobbie True! It was very easy to make for a party when the supply planes couldn't get in because of the weather. If you prefer, you can poach some chicken then chop it. But when we couldn't get anything but canned, we had to use what was available! I like to serve this with a green salad or some refried beans and some warm flour tortillas."
 
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Ready In:
55mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
6
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375°.
  • Grease bottom of a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish.
  • Mix together the cans of soup, and the next 5 ingredients.
  • Mix the cheeses together. Sometimes I just use some grated Co-Jack (or Mexican) cheese instead of grating each kind separately.
  • Soften 3 of the tortillas in hot oil and place in the casserole dish.
  • Layer with 2 cans of chicken, 1 can of chiles, half of the onion, half of the soup mixture, and half of the cheese.
  • Repeat layers.
  • Bake at 375° for 35 - 45 minutes, until cheese is melted and is beginning to brown.

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Reviews

  1. I made this last night - it turned out great and was well accepted by the family. It's a keeper. I used boiled chicken breasts instead of canned, and a 4 cup package of Mexican shredded cheese (which was a mixture of Monterey Jack and Cheddar) because that's what I had. Next time I will try the Colby. I also did not soften the torillas in oil - most of the time for casseroles I just dip them in hot water, and that seems to soften them enough.
     
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<p>Although I currently live just outside St. Louis, this was the 20th move my husband and I made in the 28 years (at the time of our move) of our marriage. Most of those moves occurred in my husband's 25 year career as a pilot in the Air Force. When he retired 7 years ago, he went to work for Boeing and we both thought we'd go back to Seattle and never move again. Boy were we wrong! But our eventual goal is to end up back in the northwest. I love to read, quilt, and collect cookbooks and recipes. Have I found the right website or what?&nbsp; Pet peeves include people who&nbsp;give low ratings but don't say&nbsp;why and people who rate recipes they haven't tried. <br />EDITED TO ADD ON Jan. 27, 2007: Well we're here! We made it back to Seattle after what I call The Move From H---! We had major problems on both ends of the move, but the worst things happened here. Less than two weeks after we moved into our new house in Bellevue, a storm blew through and sent two tree limbs through the roof! Our power was off for almost a week, so we ended up moving back into the hotel we thought we had left behind. But we're back in our house now and slowly but surely, it's beginning to feel like home. And on the sunny, warm days, we remember exactly why we've always loved Seattle so much! Our favorite restaurant (Jake O'Shaunesey's) is gone, so we'll have to spend lots of time eating out in search of a new one!</p>
 
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