Creamy Chicken Enchillada Casserole
Creamy Chicken Enchillada Casserole

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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 of rolling each individually. This chicken enchilada casserole is creamy cheesy perfection and it's so easy to throw together since everything is layered together instead of rolled.

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

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

I use a lasagna pan so that I have left-overs. NOTE for a quicker prep time: don't roll the individual. Creamy Chicken Enchilada Casserole comes together quickly, freezes beautifully, and makes for a delicious and hearty main dish. Make a double batch so you can repeat the experience next week!

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.

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