Creamy Chicken Enchillada Casserole
Creamy Chicken Enchillada Casserole

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, creamy chicken enchillada casserole. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Creamy Chicken Enchillada Casserole is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Creamy Chicken Enchillada Casserole is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

Boil chicken in water until done. Allow to cool and remove the bones and the skin, shredding the chicken. If you are using chicken breasts, simply boil them up and shred them.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have creamy chicken enchillada casserole using 16 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Creamy Chicken Enchillada Casserole:
  1. Prepare 1 large can of Green enchillada sauce
  2. Take 4 habanero (diced without seeds)
  3. Get 2 habanero (diced with seeds)
  4. Prepare 2 rotisserie styled cooked whole chickens
  5. Get 1 can Sweet corn (drained)
  6. Get 1 smallest can of olives (sliced ripened)
  7. Get 1 dash ground cumin
  8. Get 1 dash chili powder
  9. Take 1 box instant rice (small box)
  10. Take 1 bag of flour tortillas 16 count
  11. Take 1 can cream of chicken soup with herbs
  12. Prepare 1 can diced green chiles
  13. Get 4 green onions (diced)
  14. Prepare 1 jar queso cheese dip (medium or mild) Found in the chip isle.
  15. Get 32 oz shredded mozzarella cheese
  16. Take 32 oz shredded sharp cheddar cheese

This sour cream chicken enchilada casserole is layered with tortilla chips underneath a creamy chicken layer, topped with shredded cheese, and baked into a nacho-inspired meal. This Chicken Enchilada Casserole is made with an avocado cream sauce for an easy creamy chicken enchilada casserole that the whole family will love! Enchilada casseroles are a great way to enjoy the flavors of enchiladas without all the hassle. This cheesy Chicken Enchilada Casserole is an easy dinner recipe that the whole family will love!

Steps to make Creamy Chicken Enchillada Casserole:
  1. Remove skin. Use fork to remove meat from breast of chickens. Place meat in large bowl. Making sure there are no bones, stir the meat with fork until all meat is shredded. Refrigerate over night.
  2. Add following ingredients to bowl of shredded chicken:
  3. Add one large hand full of each kind of cheese to mixture.
  4. Stir well. Mixture should be thick and creamy.
  5. Cut tortillas into 1 or 2 in squares. Place single layer of tortilla squares on bottom of large glass casserole dish, making sure each piece over laps each other.
  6. Scoop mixture onto tortilla squares. Smooth out as much as possible. Place another layer of 1 or 2 in cut tortillas on top making sure to over lap each peice. Press firmly. Repeat layering of mixture and tortillas until desired thickness making sure to press firmly. Leaving enough room on top about 1 in deep.
  7. Prepare instant rice according to instructions on box. (I found that the serving size for two people was enough to cover one layer of the casserole)
  8. Add rice to casserole dish. (There should be a layer of tortillas between the rice and the mixture)
  9. Add remaining mozzarella cheese to top of casserole. Smooth out.
  10. With the remaining sharp cheddar cheese create a border around the top of the dish. About 2 in wide.
  11. Chop green onions.
  12. Add olives and green onions to top of mozzarella cheese.
  13. Place casserole dish on cookie sheet and bake for 45 min at 350°F. CAUTION: REMOVE CAREFULLY. CASSEROLE WILL BE HEAVY.
  14. You may have left over casserole mixture. This will make great cassadillas for the next day. Place mixture between two flour tortillas. Then add cheese on top. Microwave until cheese is melted and bubbling. Garnish with slices of avacado.

With layers of tortillas, chicken, cheese and green chiles all combined in a creamy white sauce, the simple meal is bursting with Tex-Mex flavor! In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, water, onion powder, cumin, salt and pepper until smooth. In a large bowl, combine soup, sour cream, milk and chiles; pour over. Stir in cream cheese and chicken; cook, stirring constantly, until cream cheese melts. Mix soups, sour cream & chiles in large pan.

So that’s going to wrap it up for this special food creamy chicken enchillada casserole recipe. Thanks so much for reading. I am confident you will make this at home. There is gonna be interesting food at home recipes coming up. Remember to bookmark this page in your browser, and share it to your family, colleague and friends. Thanks again for reading. Go on get cooking!