Super Tasty Lite Mexican Chicken Casserole
"This is one of my most requested "chicken stuff" recipes. I found it in the Cooking Light magazine (around 1998). Most of my friends don't even know that it is a ligher version of a rich calorie laden recipe because it is so tasty. I usually serve with a mixed green salad and my version of Mexican rice. This is great left over cold or hot!"
photo by Leslie
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
- 2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans canned diced green chiles, divided
- 1 3⁄4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1 cup evaporated skim milk
- 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
- 1⁄4 cup tub-style light cream cheese
- 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
- 12 (6 inch) corn tortillas
- 1⁄4 cup shredded extra-sharp reduced-fat cheddar cheese
- 1 ounce tortilla chips, crushed
- cooking spray
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Bring broth and 1 can of chiles to a boil in a large skillet. Add chicken, reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes or until chicken is done turning once. Remove chicken to a plate and reserving cooking liquid for later. Allow chicken to cool and shred meat.
- Saute 1 can of chiles and onion in heated olive oil for 3 minutes or until soft. Add reserved liquid, enchilada sauce, milk, cream cheese, Monterey Jack and stir well. Stir in shredded chicken, cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Coat a 2-quart casserole with cooking spray and place 4 tortillas in the bottom. Spread 2 cups of chicken mixture over tortillas. Repeat layers twice ending up with the chicken mixture on top. Top with crushed tortillas and cheddar cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until throughly heated. Let stand for at least 10 minutes before serving.
Questions & Replies
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Is it green enchilada or red
Reviews
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Came across this gem while searching for dishes that could be prepped ahead of time, bagged in their individual components, assembled on sight and cooked in a dutch oven. If you want to see what the phrase "happy campers" is supposed to look, and sound, like, try this one out. -
This was soooooooo Goooood! The only thing I did was use 2% evap. milk, 1/3 less fat cream cheese, mexican style cheese, and added a can of spanish style tomatoes with lime and cilantro (drained). It was awesome! Hubby loved it too. -
Very taste and creamy. Will be making again! -
Thanks for the tasty recipe! I changed a few things to fit our calorie/fat restricted dietary needs. I completely omitted the monterey jack cheese and used reduced fat cheddar on the top layer. Likewise, I used extra light cream cheese mixed with quark to further cut some calories. Since we can't get enchilada sauce in the UK, I substituted with one can of tomato paste (puree) mixed with water and taco seasoning. Lastly, I added some Dave's Insanity sauce for some kick (we like things HOT). I used my own homemade corn tortillas and it turned out great! I loved the creaminess from the milk and cream cheese. Even with all of my calorie saving substitutions, this was a delicious casserole! I can only image how wonderful it would be made as written! Thanks for the inspiration! -
Love this! It was easy to put together. I used fire roasted green chilies and regular cheese but otherwise made as posted. Thanks for posting! Made for PAC Fall 2008.
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Thanks for the tasty recipe! I changed a few things to fit our calorie/fat restricted dietary needs. I completely omitted the monterey jack cheese and used reduced fat cheddar on the top layer. Likewise, I used extra light cream cheese mixed with quark to further cut some calories. Since we can't get enchilada sauce in the UK, I substituted with one can of tomato paste (puree) mixed with water and taco seasoning. Lastly, I added some Dave's Insanity sauce for some kick (we like things HOT). I used my own homemade corn tortillas and it turned out great! I loved the creaminess from the milk and cream cheese. Even with all of my calorie saving substitutions, this was a delicious casserole! I can only image how wonderful it would be made as written! Thanks for the inspiration!
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