This Santa Fe Cream Cheese Chicken Casserole is almost a staple in our dinner rotations. Creamy, cheesy with a kick.
Ingredients:
1 lb. of chicken
½ onion
15 oz. (1 can) of tomato sauce
2 c shredded mozzarella cheese
4 oz. cream cheese
4 eight-inch flour tortilla
15 oz. (1 can) of kidney beans or black beans
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375°
2. Lightly season chicken with salt, pepper and cumin
3. Sauté chicken over medium-high heat with 1 tsp. of oil
4. Remove chicken from heat and allow to cool.
5. Without cleaning chicken pan, add diced onions and 1 tsp. of oil
6. Cook onion over medium-low heat until onions become translucent
7. Pour entire can of tomato sauce and pinch of salt on top of onions in pan, stir, and allow ingredients to simmer for 5 minutes on medium heat
8. Gradually stir in cream cheese (careful not to add too much at once, as it will curdle)
Ingredients:
1 lb. of chicken
½ onion
15 oz. (1 can) of tomato sauce
2 c shredded mozzarella cheese
4 oz. cream cheese
4 eight-inch flour tortilla
15 oz. (1 can) of kidney beans or black beans
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 375°
2. Lightly season chicken with salt, pepper and cumin
3. Sauté chicken over medium-high heat with 1 tsp. of oil
4. Remove chicken from heat and allow to cool.
5. Without cleaning chicken pan, add diced onions and 1 tsp. of oil
6. Cook onion over medium-low heat until onions become translucent
7. Pour entire can of tomato sauce and pinch of salt on top of onions in pan, stir, and allow ingredients to simmer for 5 minutes on medium heat
8. Gradually stir in cream cheese (careful not to add too much at once, as it will curdle)
Before and After: Sauce without and with cream cheese added.
9. Remove from heat
10. Drain kidney beans and add to sauce
11. In a nonstick round baking dish or a cast-iron skillet, you will begin to build your layers.
12. First, place one tortilla in the bottom of the dish, then add chicken topped with sauce, placing another tortilla on top. Repeat until dish is full, ending with layer of sauce.
13. Top with cheese.
14. Bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown.
15. Enjoy!
10. Drain kidney beans and add to sauce
11. In a nonstick round baking dish or a cast-iron skillet, you will begin to build your layers.
12. First, place one tortilla in the bottom of the dish, then add chicken topped with sauce, placing another tortilla on top. Repeat until dish is full, ending with layer of sauce.
13. Top with cheese.
14. Bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until cheese is golden brown.
15. Enjoy!
Boyfriend tried it with homegrown jalapeños for an extra kick!
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