Cheesy Chicken Mexican Casserole

 

 

 

 

 

This was such a yummy casserole. My 3 year old ate 3 bowls of it. This recipe actually made 2 casseroles, which was probably good since we ate an entire casserole in one meal.

Cheesy Chicken Mexican Casserole
Recipe Type: Main Course
Author: Rene @ Budget Saving Mom
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 35 mins
Total time: 50 mins
Serves: 8
This is a delicious casserole that my kids loved!
Ingredients
  • Tostito Chips – organic blue Tostito chips (In the picture, I think it looks like ground beef, but it is actually the chips.)
  • 1 jar homemade Rotel
  • 1 quart canned black beans (2 cans if you buy them in the store)
  • 2 cups of brown rice cooked
  • 3/4 c. shredded cheddar cheese for casserole, plus a handful to sprinkle on top
  • 2 onions (I put these in the food processor until they were pureed so my kids would eat them.)
  • 8 cloves of garlic (As usual, we love garlic, you might want to half this.)
  • 1 jar canned chicken (equivalent of 1/4 fresh chicken) with 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 T cumin
  • 1 T chili powder
  • 1 T Lawry’s Seasoning salt
  • 1 t black pepper
  • 2 oz. pepper jack cheese shredded
  • 1 c. sour cream
Instructions
  1. Crush enough chips to form a light layer on the bottom of the casserole dish.
  2. Mix together all other ingredients except chips and cheese to sprinkle on top.
  3. Pour ingredients into casserole dish.
  4. Mix more chips and handful of cheddar cheese.
  5. Sprinkle on top.
  6. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes.

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Comments

  1. Looks yummy!

  2. Sheryl says:

    I Love your recipe! Would you come over to Cast Party Wednesday tomorrow and share your tasty recipe with us?
    Thanks
    I hope to see you there!
    http://ladybehindthecurtain.com

  3. I am always looking for new things to cook for dinner. Great idea to puree the onions. :)

  4. Nettie Moore says:

    Hopping over from Around My Family Table- this looks yummy!

    Nettie

  5. tammy says:

    this looks way to yummy. i love anything cheese and mexican! lol

  6. Miz Helen says:

    Hi Rene,
    This is a yummy looking Mexican Casserole. We just love a great casserole like this. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great week and come back soon!

  7. I love a good Mexican casserole!!! YUM! Thanks for sharing on Fancy This Fridays today!! :) LOVE all your recipes!

  8. Susan says:

    Sounds good!

  9. HUGS & COOKIES XOXO says:

    OOOOOH!!! DINNER IS SERVED!!!

  10. Yummy! Sounds great!

  11. BeColorful says:

    Oh yeah, definitely saving this one. I’m thinking tomorrow night. Thanks for the menu help :) and thanks for linking up to Motivated Monday at BeColorful
    Pam

  12. Mexican night is always a huge hit at my dinner table! Thanks for sharing at Church Supper. See you again next week.

  13. This sounds delicious, and I like that it uses healthier brown rice. The tortilla chips would make it a real treat too! Thank you for sharing this post with Let’s Do Brunch.

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