Pat's chicken enchilada layer casserole

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Skinless boneless chicken breast halves
2 teaspoons Onion powder
2 teaspoons Garlic powder
2 teaspoons Ground cumin
2 teaspoons Chili powder
½ teaspoon Oregano
1 can Fat-free refried beans
12 smalls Corn tortillas
1 Envelope enchilada seasoning mix
1 small Can tomato sauce
8 ounces Reduced fat cheddar cheese; shredded
1 cup Water
¾ cup Water
8 minutes before serving.

Directions

1. Using only one at a time for small food processors, or 2 at a time for larger food processors, place chicken breast in food processor and grind down into fine crumbly pieces. Remove any fat or skin that is not ground down.

2. Spray large skillet with no-stick spray. Begin heating. Place ground chicken in skillet. Add one cup water, onion powder, garlic powder, cumin, chili powder and oregano. Cook until all chicken is done. Add refried beans, mixing well with chicken. Simmer over medium heat for about 10 minutes.

3. In small sauce pan, combine enchilada seasoning mix, tomato sauce and ¾ cup water. Cook over low heat, stirring often, until bubbly.

4. Spray 9" x 13" x 2" baking dish with no-stick spray. Spoon ¼ cup of prepared enchilada sauce into bottom of dish. Tear 6 corn tortillas into pieces, place over enchilada sauce, covering bottom of dish as much as possible. Spoon ¼ cup of enchilada sauce over tortillas.

5. Layer ½ of chicken-bean mixture over tortillas. Top with ½ of chedder cheese. Spoon ¼ cup enchilada seasoning over cheese. Tear and layer remaining 6 tortillas over cheese. Spoon on another ¼ cup of enchilada sauce. Layer with second half of chicken-bean mixture. Pour on remaining enchilada sauce. Top with remaining cheese.

Bake at 350° for 30 to 35 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. Let stand 5 to NOTES : 2 pounds of ground chicken or turkey can be used in place of chicken breasts.

Recipe by: Pat Thornburgh

Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by "THORNBUR_P@..." <THORNBUR_P@...> on Feb 25, 1998

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