This Chicken Enchilada Casserole Recipe is now one of my families favorite recipes to make. It is quick, easy, and CRAZY delicious. It really doesn’t get much better than this. Not to mention, all you need for a side is a little chips and salsa. It’s one of my new favorites, and perfect for Cinco de Mayo. Check out how easy this layered casserole is to make!
You need a few ingredients on hand to make this chicken enchilada casserole, and the little amount of time it will take to make this, will make it one of your all time favorites fast.
Chicken Enchilada Casserole Recipe
- 2 (10oz) cans verde enchilada sauce
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- 1 lb shredded chicken (pre cooked)
- 1 (10oz) can tomatoes with green chilis
- 1 (15oz) can refried beans
- 6-8 flour tortillas (torn into bite sized pieces)
- green onion tops (optional)
Heat oven to 375. Prepare a 9 x 13 baking dish and begin by placing a layer of tortillas on the bottom of the dish.
Then add a layer of chicken and 1/4 a cup of the shredded cheese.
Add on half a can of tomatoes and green chilies and one can of the verde enchilada sauce.
Finish the layer with a half a can of the refried beans.
Then cover with another layer of flour tortilla pieces, and start the layering process again.
Once you are finished layering, cover the top with the remaining shredded cheese.
Cover with foil, and then bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
Remove the foil, add a few green onion tops, and bake for an additional 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes to allow to cool before serving. Serving any sooner may give you a soupy, but still delicious dinner.
One of my favorite recipes! It tastes like it took hours, but it is a quick and simple casserole to make.
Chicken Enchilada Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 10oz cans verde enchilada sauce
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- 1 lb shredded chicken pre cooked
- 1 10oz can tomatoes with green chilis
- 1 15oz can refried beans
- 6-8 flour tortillas torn into bite sized pieces
- green onion tops optional
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375. Prepare a 9 x 13 baking dish and begin by placing a layer of tortillas on the bottom of the dish.
- Then add a layer of chicken and 1/4 a cup of the shredded cheese.
- Add on half a can of tomatoes and green chilies and one can of the verde enchilada sauce.
- Finish the layer with a half a can of the refried beans.
- Then cover with another layer of flour tortilla pieces, and start the layering process again.
- Once you are finished layering, cover the top with the remaining shredded cheese.
- Cover with foil, and then bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Remove the foil, add a few green onion tops, and bake for an additional 5 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly. Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes to allow to cool before serving. Serving any sooner may give you a soupy, but still delicious dinner.
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If you are looking for a new dinner idea and one that doesn’t take a long time to make, then you need to try this delicious chicken enchilada casserole recipe. It’s one of our new favorites, and I hope it will be one of yours, too.
A friend made me something like this when I had just had a baby. It was a meal train meal! I can’t get over how good it was. This is making me remember. I’m pinning!
It is SO delicious. I am going to add it back to my grocery list for the week because I want to make it again already!
made this today , didn’t have the exact ingredients but the concept was the same. Very good and def. make again.
I made this recipe 2 nights ago!!!! It was a total success! My husband loved it. It was so easy to make that from now on, this is going to be a staple on our Mexican nights menu. Thank you for sharing.
Yay! So glad you and your husband enjoyed it. We love it 🙂