**Indulge in a Flavorful Culinary Journey with Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole: A Symphony of Mexican Delights**
Prepare to tantalize your taste buds with the Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole, a delectable dish that embodies the vibrant flavors and aromas of Mexican cuisine. This extraordinary casserole is a harmonious blend of tender chicken, succulent green chiles, and a symphony of Mexican spices, all enveloped in a creamy, irresistible sauce and topped with a golden-brown cheese crust. Its distinct green color, a testament to the abundance of green chiles, adds a captivating visual element that hints at the explosion of flavors within. As you delve into this culinary masterpiece, each bite unveils a captivating interplay of textures and tastes, leaving you utterly captivated.
This comprehensive guide encompasses three variations of the delectable Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole, each offering a unique twist on this classic dish. The "Traditional Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole" remains faithful to the timeless recipe, delivering a perfect balance of flavors and textures. The "Creamy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole" elevates the experience with a velvety smooth sauce, while the "Sour Cream Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole" introduces a delightful tanginess that cuts through the richness. With step-by-step instructions and a treasure trove of tips, this guide ensures that every culinary enthusiast, from novice to expert, can replicate these mouthwatering masterpieces in the comfort of their own kitchen. So, embark on this flavorful journey, savor the authentic taste of Mexico, and create memorable dining experiences that will leave your loved ones craving for more.
QUICK AND EASY GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
I got my picture in the paper for this one! My friends' husbands always fall in love with this when I bring it to parties! My 4 picky kids eat it! If you want to skip the charring step, simply tear the tortillas into fourths so they absorb the sauce better.
Provided by SGRCOOKI
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 2h
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
- Season chicken with garlic salt. Arrange in the prepared baking dish. Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until no longer pink and juices run clear. Cool, shred, and set aside.
- With metal tongs, char each tortilla half over the open flame of a gas stove burner for about 1 minute, until lightly puffed.
- Pour about 1/2 inch enchilada sauce in the bottom of a medium baking dish, and arrange 6 tortillas in a single layer. Top with 1/2 the chicken, 1/3 cheese, 1/2 the sour cream, and 1/3 of the remaining enchilada sauce. Repeat. Coat remaining tortillas thoroughly with remaining enchilada sauce, and arrange on top of the layers. Sprinkle with remaining cheese, and top with any remaining enchilada sauce
- Cover, and bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.1 calories, Carbohydrate 32.6 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 33.1 g, SaturatedFat 13.2 g, Sodium 955.2 mg, Sugar 2.5 g
CHEESY GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
This chicken casserole is a warm, gooey way to eat enchiladas without having to roll each one out. Perfect for cold evenings or just when you have a craving for enchiladas.
Provided by Alicia
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 1h35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Melt butter in large skillet over medium heat. Roughly chop 1 jalapeno pepper and 1 poblano pepper; add to the skillet with chicken and garlic. Squeeze lime over mixture and add lime rind to the skillet. Cook, covered, until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear, stirring occasionally, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Meanwhile, set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place remaining jalapeno and poblano peppers onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Cook peppers under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes. Lower oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Chop cooked chicken into small pieces and place into a bowl. Add hot peppers to the bowl, cover, and let steam for 10 minutes. Peel skin from peppers, remove seeds, and slice.
- Place small amount of enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan, just enough to cover the bottom. Place 5 tortillas on on top. Place 1/2 of the sliced poblano and jalapeno peppers on top of tortillas. Lay out 1/2 of the chicken and 1/2 of the Mexican cheese on top of the peppers. Spoon 1/2 of the remaining enchilada sauce on top of cheese layer. Repeat layering steps. Top with chopped cilantro.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheesy is melted and browning, about 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.5 calories, Carbohydrate 33.5 g, Cholesterol 86.8 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 5.9 g, Protein 27.7 g, SaturatedFat 13.5 g, Sodium 763.9 mg, Sugar 2.4 g
GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
My mom always made this for me growing up, and now I mkae if for my husband and kids and they LOVE it!
Provided by AZRoxy63
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 55m
Yield 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine chicken, sour cream, soup, chilies, onion, and 3 cups of the cheese in a large bowl and mix well.
- Salt and pepper the mixture to taste.
- Grease all sides of an 8x8 paking pan.
- Put a layer of tortillas in the bottom of the pan.
- Spread on a layer of the chicken mixture about 1/2 inch thick.
- Sprinkle on a thin layer of cheese.
- Repeat until pan is full ending with a good covering layer of cheese.
- Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake for 35 minutes.
- Uncover and bake for 10 more minutes or until cheese starts to brown a little.
- Let stand for 10 minutes and then serve.
- Enjoy!
NEW MEXICO GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
Everyone begs me to make this. As a native New Mexican I love our Hatch NM Green Chile home grown, in the fall around State Fair time you can smell it being roasted all over the state. This dish offers the heart of NM food it is delicious, inexpensive, expedient as you can use leftovers, or fresh, and layer the sauce, corn tortillas, and cheese as you would lasagna. Garnish with Chopped Roma Tomatoes lettuce, raw onion, and sour cream if you like that too.
Provided by KatrinaRadia
Categories Chicken
Time 1h15m
Yield 1 Casserole, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Prep 30 minutes bake 45 minutes, Homemade Chicken Stock 1 ½ hours You can make this stew and freeze it. Thaw, layer and bake, as Corn Tortillas don't freeze well in the dish, they become grainy.
- Use at least ½ Leftover Rotisserie Chicken/ Raw whole pieces / or breasts boiled in water to cover, until done and broth has a good color, I use my pasta cooker with strainer, but any large heavy pot will do.
- Drain, reserve liquid, set chicken aside to cool.
- Reduce the remaining broth to about 2 cups or so while chopping this stuff: boned and skinned chicken, ½ as much yellow onion as you have chicken, same amount of Green Chile as Chicken, hot medium or mild "as you like".
- Throw it all in the broth with Oregano, Cumin, chopped garlic, stewed Mexican or stewed tomatoes. Simmer til onion is soft, if it's watery stir about ¼ cup cornstarch into some cold water or cooled broth, then add back into the stew to thicken.
- Taste and add salt til it is yummy.
- Once the stew is a satisfying thickness you can layer * using shredded sharp cheddar cheese, White/Yellow corn tortillas/and any stale taco shells you might have. Finish with Cheese and bake at 350 until bubbly and done. Let it rest for 20 minutes to firm up before serving.
- *If you just want some awesome green Chile Stew, add par boiled chopped to bite size potatoes at this point and when it looks like soup, put it in a bowl garnish with cheese and eat with a fresh hot flour Tortilla.
- This is my Husband's favorite dish. I sure hope you like it too!
CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE IN GREEN CHILE AND SOUR CREAM SAUCE
Not the most "healthy" recipe, but it's very tasty! Very creamy and rich enchilada chicken casserole. If you prefer the more traditional rolled enchiladas, all you have to do is place the chicken and sauce mix (approx 3 Tbsp) in the center of each corn tortilla, roll, and place in casserole dish with the seam side down...then cover the rolls with remaining sauce and cheese. I was feeling lazy, so I did it casserole style.
Provided by jd_2077
Categories Chicken
Time 1h20m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Place chicken breasts in large soup pan and cover with water. Add cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, and bouillon cube. Boil over med-high heat for 25 minutes or until chicken is done. Remove chicken from pot and place in a plastic bowl. Reserve 2 c of the "broth".
- Mix 2 c of broth, sour cream, green chiles, onion, garlic, and 1/2 cheese. Bring to a boil stirring continuously. Cook for 10 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly and remove from heat.
- Shred chicken breasts and add 1 c of the sauce to the chicken. Mix well.
- Using a soup ladle, spread a small amount of the sauce in a 9x13" casserole dish. Place 6 of the corn tortillas along the bottom of the dish, overlapping slightly. Spoon 1/2 of the chicken mixture over tortillas. Repeat.
- Pour remaining sauce over top layer of tortillas and sprinkle remaining cheese over the entire dish.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes at 375 degrees. Take casserole out of oven, remove foil, and bake for an additional 5 minutes to brown cheese.
- Remove from oven and let stand for about 3-5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
CHICKEN GREEN CHILE ENCHILADA CASSEROLE (VEGETARIAN)
This was in the "Inspired Vegetarian" section of Cooking Light Magazine. Satisfies both the vegetarian and meat-eater. For non-veggie households, could very easily substitute chicken breast for the meatless chicken.
Provided by smiles4u
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic, saute 5 minutes or until onion is tender.
- Add Chilies, cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat, stir in chopped chicken strips.
- Combine cumin, chili powder and enchilada sauce. Pour 1/3 of sauce mixture into an 11 x 7 inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- Arrange 1/2 of tortilla quarters over sauce mixture, top with onion mixture.
- Sprinkle with 3/4 cup Mexican blend cheese, top with 1/3 of sauce mixture.
- Top with remaining tortillas and sauce mixture.
- Bake at 375 for 15 minutes.
- Sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup of cheese, bake an additional 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with cilantro if desired.
QUICK AND EASY GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
Categories Chicken Bake Quick & Easy Casserole/Gratin Potluck
Yield 8 people
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 2. Combine the cooked shredded chicken breasts with sour cream and garlic salt, set aside. 3. Pour about 1/2 inch enchilada sauce in the bottom of a 9 by 13 inch baking dish. 4. Place 4-5 tortillas on top of the sauce in a single layer. 5. Top with half of the chicken mixture. 6. Sprinkle with one third of the cheese. 7. Pour one third of the remaining enchilada sauce over the cheese. 8. Repeat the layers (tortillas, chicken mixture, cheese and sauce). 9. Coat remaining tortillas thoroughly with enchilada sauce and arrange on top of the layers. 10. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and top with any remaining enchilada sauce. 11. Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes. 12. Remove foil the last 5 minutes. Cool slightly before serving.Enjoy!
GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE
If you're looking for a green chile chicken enchilada casserole with a kick, this might be the one for you. I found the base recipe scouring the web for something that would taste like my ex-mom-in-law's casserole, which was to-die-for, and I've tweaked it a few times to make it my own. Try throwing in some jalapenos for even more kick.
Provided by Andrea Russo
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 55m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; saute green chile peppers, onion, bell pepper, corn, black beans, and garlic until onion and bell pepper are tender, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.
- Stir chicken, 1/2 cup enchilada sauce, and black pepper into vegetable mixture.
- Spread 1/4 cup enchilada sauce in the bottom of an 11x17-inch casserole dish.
- Lightly coat 1 side of 18 tortilla quarters with sour cream and arrange, sour cream-side up, in the casserole dish. Spread 1/2 of the chicken mixture over tortilla layer.
- Stir green chile salsa into the remaining chicken mixture.
- Sprinkle 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend over chicken mixture layer in the casserole dish; top with 10 tortilla quarters. Pour 1/4 cup enchilada sauce over tortilla layer and cover with chicken-salsa mixture; add 1/2 cup Mexican cheese blend.
- Lightly coat 14 tortilla quarters with sour cream and arrange, sour cream-side down, over the cheese layer. Spread 1 cup enchilada sauce over tortillas and top with remaining cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cooked through and cheese is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 429.9 calories, Carbohydrate 39.1 g, Cholesterol 56.3 mg, Fat 21.1 g, Fiber 5.4 g, Protein 22.7 g, SaturatedFat 9.4 g, Sodium 1322.4 mg, Sugar 4.7 g
Tips:
- Use fresh Anaheim peppers: Choose peppers that are firm and free of blemishes. Roast and peel the peppers before using to enhance their flavor and smokiness.
- Don't overcrowd the pan: When cooking the chicken, make sure to cook it in batches if necessary to avoid overcrowding the pan. This will help ensure that the chicken cooks evenly.
- Use a flavorful enchilada sauce: Choose a sauce that has a good balance of spices and flavors. You can use store-bought or homemade sauce.
- Layer the casserole properly: Start with a layer of sauce, then add the chicken, cheese, and tortillas. Repeat the layers until you have used all of the ingredients.
- Bake the casserole until bubbly: Bake the casserole at 350°F for 25-30 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly and the casserole is heated through.
Conclusion:
This Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal or a potluck. It is packed with flavor from the roasted Anaheim peppers, tender chicken, and flavorful enchilada sauce. The casserole is also topped with plenty of cheese, making it a cheesy and satisfying meal. Serve it with your favorite toppings, such as sour cream, guacamole, and salsa.
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