Individual Hatch Chile Chicken Enchilada Casseroles made with cream of chicken soup and reduced fat ingredients.
Course Entree
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Author Cookie Madness
Ingredients
1teaspoonvegetable oil or butter
½cupchopped onion
1can condensed cream of chicken soupreduced fat is fine
½cuplight sour cream
½cupmild Salsa VerdeI use Herdez
2teaspoonsagave nectar
½teaspoongarlic powder
1cuproasted peeled and chopped fresh hatch chilespatted dry
2cupsweighs 10 oz total after being cooked shredded cooked chicken breast
½teaspoonground cumin
1cupshredded “Mexican Blend” type cheese or Monterrey Jack or Colby Jack
6good quality soft corn tortillas
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease four individual casserole dishes (I use the square 22 oz Corningware type) with cooking spray.
In a large nonstick saucepan, saute the chopped onion in oil until it starts to brown. Turn off the heat and stir in soup, sour cream, Salsa Verde, agave, garlic powder and Hatch green chiles.
In a mixing bowl, toss the shredded chicken with cumin. Spoon about ½ cup of the sauce mixture into the chicken
Spoon a very thin layer of the sauce from the skillet over bottom of each casserole dish.
Cut tortillas into fourths. Lay two corn tortilla triangles in bottom of dish. Top with about ¼ cup of chicken mixture and 2 tablespoons of cheese. Repeat, layering two more triangles, ¼ cup cup chicken mixture and 1 ½ tablespoons of cheese. Top with 2 more tortilla layers, then pour sauce over each casserole, dividing it evenly. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon cheese over the top of each casserole.
Cover tightly with foil. Bake at 375 for about 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake uncovered for another 10 to 15 minutes or until bubbly.
Notes
To get 2 cups or 10 oz of chicken, I bake 2 large bone-in chicken breasts at 350 for about 50 minutes, let cool, then chop. If I have time, I cook the chicken in the slow cooker. I have an older model and it takes 2 hours on high to cook two very large bone in chicken breast halves.