Cheesy Chicken Taco Casserole

Name: Cheesy Chicken Taco Casserole
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 237 milliliters chopped cilantro; 9 5-inchs (5-inch) corn tortillas; 227 grams cups shredded Monterey Jack; 680 grams pasta sauce; 6 servings Salt and pepper; 680 grams skinless, boneless chicken breasts; 1 small tomato, sliced

Cheesy Chicken Taco Casserole is a gluten free recipe with 6 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 36g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 356 calories. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a main course. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up pasta sauce, tomato, monterey jack, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400F. Season chicken with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Whole Chicken

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Oven

Place in a small skillet and add cold water to cover. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low and cook, turning once or twice, until opaque and firm, about 10 minutes.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Remove, let cool and cut into small pieces or shred. You should have about 3 cups cut-up chicken.

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Whole Chicken

Spread one-third of sauce over bottom of a 7-by-11-inch baking dish. Arrange 3 tortillas, slightly overlapping, on top.

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Tortilla

Sauce

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Baking Pan

Sprinkle one-third of chicken and cilantro over tortillas. Top with a third of cheese. Make two more layers of sauce, tortillas, chicken, cilantro and cheese. Arrange tomato on final layer of cheese. Cover with foil and bake until bubbly, about 20 minutes.

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Tortilla

Cilantro

Whole Chicken

Cheese

Tomato

Sauce

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Remove foil and cook until top is lightly browned, 10 minutes more.

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Aluminum Foil

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Ingredients

Servings:

237milliliters

chopped cilantro 95-inchs

(5-inch) corn tortillas 227grams

cups shredded Monterey Jack 680grams

pasta sauce 6servings

Salt and pepper 680grams

skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1small

tomato, sliced

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. One wine you could try is Sandhi Sanford and Benedict Pinot Noir. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 65 dollars.