537 kcalChicken Verde Enchilada Casserole
65 min serves 6
35gprotein40gcarbs27gfat
Ingredients
- •4 chicken breasts
- •garlic salt and pepper
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •6 ounces cheddar cheese
- •6 ounces mozzarella cheese
- •19 ounces chile verde enchilada sauce
- •12 corn tortillas
- •sour cream
- •guacamole
- •1 tomatoes
- •1 green onions
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Method
Adapted from foodista.com
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large skillet, heat olive oil.
- Sprinkle both sides of chicken breasts with seasoning to taste.
- Brown chicken in olive oil.
- Cook 10 minutes.
- (chicken will cook more later).
- Cook the chicken until it is no longer pink in the center and registers 165F on an instant-read thermometer, 5 to 8 minutes more.
- Cut/Shred cooked chicken into small pieces, set aside in small bowl.
- Combine shredded cheeses into a small bowl, set aside.
- Empty enchilada sauce into large bowl, set aside.
- Wrap tortillas in a moist paper towel.
- Microwave for 1 minute to steam.
- Dip one warm corn tortilla into the enchilada sauce.
- Coat both sides.
- Cover the bottom of a 13 x 9 baking dish with dipped tortillas (approx 4).
- Layer in the shredded/diced chicken on top of the tortillas.
- Layer in the cheeses on top of the chicken.
- Repeat layering dipped tortillas, chicken and cheese until baking dish is full.
- Finish with a layer of dipped tortillas topped with a layer of cheese.
- Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Top with your choice of sour cream, guacamole, diced tomatoes and/or chopped green onions.
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Recipe and photo by Live Better AI. Adapted from foodista.com.