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Chicken Enchilada Casserole with Creamy Salsa Verde
This show stopping layered enchilada casserole has layers of corn tortillas, seasoned shredded chicken, melty cheese, and a creamy salsa verde. It is built like a lasagna instead of traditional enchiladas and is a super easy and delicious weeknight or weekend dinner. Short on time this week? You can easily make the sauce and chicken filling ahead of time then assemble and bake the casserole when you want to eat.
Ingredients
Creamy Salsa Verde
Chicken Filling
Casserole
Optional Toppings
Instructions
Creamy Salsa Verde
- Step 1
Melt the butter in a pan. Add the flour and cook for about 1 minute, whisking constantly.
- Step 2
Slowly whisk in the milk and cook for about 3 to 5 minutes over medium heat until the milk is hotter and thickened.
- Step 3
Whisk in the sour cream, then the salsa verde and the seasonings.
- Step 4
Remove from the heat. This recipe makes about 4 ½ cups of sauce.
Chicken Filling
- Step 5
Combine the shredded chicken, onions, chilies, and spices in a bowl. Set aside.
Casserole
- Step 6
Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Step 7
In a 9×13 baking dish, ladle about ½ cup of the sauce down first. This prevents the tortillas from drying out on the bottom.
- Step 8
Each tortilla layer will have 4 tortillas total: two whole tortillas placed side-by-side in the middle of the dish, 2 halves placed along the long edges of the dish, and 4 quarters placed in the corners of the dish.
- Step 9
Top with a 1/3 of the chicken filling. Cover with a third of the remaining creamy salsa verde sauce (about 1 ⅓ cups). Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese on top of the sauce.
- Step 10
Repeat the tortillas, chicken, sauce, and cheese layers two more times, but on the final cheese layer, use 2 cups of cheese for an extra gooey cheesy topping.
- Step 11
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until bubbling around the edges. Optional: broil for the last 1 to 2 minutes to brown the cheese a little. Remove from the oven.
Finishing Touches
- Step 12
Garnish with cilantro, sour cream, and guacamole or avocados.
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