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Chicken Enchilada Casserole

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Chicken Enchilada Casserole
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Make ahead; microwave servings to reheat.

Yield: 10 servings (serving size: 1 casserole slice and 1 tablespoon sour cream)

Ingredients

  • 1  tablespoon  canola oil
  • 1  cup  prechopped fresh onion
  • 1 1/2  teaspoons  ground cumin
  • 1  teaspoon  chili powder
  • 1/4  teaspoon  garlic salt
  • Dash of ground red pepper
  • 2  (15.5-ounce) cans Great Northern beans, rinsed and drained
  • 2  cups  shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken
  • 1  cup  thinly sliced green onions, divided
  • 1/2  cup  sliced ripe olives, divided
  • 18  (6-inch) corn tortillas, divided
  • Cooking spray
  • 2  cups  (8 ounces) preshredded reduced-fat 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese, divided
  • 1  cup  1% low-fat milk
  • 1/2  cup  chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1  (16-ounce) jar green salsa
  • 10  tablespoon  reduced-fat sour cream
  • Cilantro sprigs (optional)

Preparation

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add prechopped onion; cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in cumin, chili powder, garlic salt, and pepper; cook 1 minute. Stir in beans; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add chicken, 1/2 cup green onions, and 7 tablespoons ripe olives; stir well.

Preheat oven to 350°.

Layer 6 tortillas on bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spread 2 cups chicken mixture over tortillas; sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheese. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining 6 tortillas.

Combine milk, chopped cilantro, and salsa in a blender, and process until smooth. Pour over top of tortillas. Cover and bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese, remaining 1/2 cup green onions, and remaining 1 tablespoon olives. Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve with sour cream. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
353 (30% from fat)
Fat:
11.8g (sat 4.2g,mono 4.2g,poly 1.8g)
Protein:
23.5g
Carbohydrate:
45.8g
Fiber:
7.9g
Cholesterol:
45mg
Iron:
2.5mg
Sodium:
734mg
Calcium:
396mg
Maureen Callahan, Cooking Light, MARCH 2006

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
Food Fan
This recipe rated a try because of lower fat content than my favorite version. Results had unappealing flavor, unappealing texture and was too dry. Leftover portion was edible after soaking in chicken stock but I rate this as my first kitchen disaster in a long time.01/21/10

5 stars
Michelle
This is an excellent meal. My fiance and I ate this all week (obviously we don't mind leftovers - they make us feel economical!) and loved it. I split the meat from a rotisserie chicken between this recipe and a "Busy Night Taco Soup" recipe from allrecipes.com. It was easy on the wallet and very tasty. We omit the olives, as we don't care for them, but otherwise, I followed the recipe precisely. ONE SUGGESTION - add a little of the liquid to the bottom of the pan before putting down the first layer of tortillas so that the tortillas don't dry out.08/30/09