Chicken Enchilada Casserole Gluten Free Food

GLUTEN-FREE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE (WITH TURKEY OR BEEF OPTION)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a large, deep skillet with little bit of oil; heat over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper; cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add one cup of tomatoes, tomato sauce, and cilantro (if used). Cook 5 minutes.
• Dump shredded chicken over tomato mixture in skillet. Spoon lime juice over chicken. Stir all together in a large skillet. Heat a few minutes, if necessary. (If chicken is still warm from its cooking method, you will not need to heat more.)
• Spread one half of the jar of salsa in an ungreased 9" x 13" baking dish; top with 5 tortillas (break into pieces as needed to mostly cover salsa).
• Top with chicken mixture; sprinkle with half of the cheese.
• Top with remaining tortillas. Spread with remaining salsa; sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake until cheese is melted and the casserole is hot, about 15 to 20 minutes.

GLUTEN-FREE CHEESY CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish. In medium bowl, mix chicken, tomatoes, beans, jalapeño chile, spices and 1 cup of the soup.
• Pour remaining soup in baking dish. Top with half of the tortillas, half of the chicken mixture and one-third of the cheese. Repeat layers. Bake about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Top casserole with chips and remaining third of cheese. Return to oven to melt cheese, about 5 minutes longer. Let stand about 10 minutes before cutting.

CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease 13x9x2 inch baking dish. Heat oil in large skillet Saute onion, stirring occasionally, until tender.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in chicken, chiles and seasoning mix
• Layer half of tortillas in prepared baking dish. Top with chicken mixture, beans and 1 cup cheese
• Layer with remaining tortillas. Top with salsa and remaining cheese
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted

CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE - GLUTEN FREE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a large, deep skillet with little bit of oil; heat over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper; cook, stirring often, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add one cup of tomatoes, tomato sauce, and cilantro (if used). Cook 5 minutes.
• Dump shredded chicken over tomato mixture in skillet. Spoon lime juice over chicken. Stir chicken and lime juice into tomato mixture. Heat a few minutes, if necessary. (If chicken is still warm from cooking, you will not need to heat more.)
• Spread one half of the jar of salsa in an ungreased 9″ x 13" baking dish; top with 5 tortillas (break into pieces as needed to mostly cover salsa).
• Top with chicken mixture; sprinkle with half of the cheese.
• Top with remaining tortillas. Spread with remaining salsa; sprinkle w/remaining cheese.
• Bake until cheese is melted and casserole is hot, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Adapted from Valerie and Woman's World.

CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Pour 1/2 of the can of enchilada sauce in the bottom of an 11 by 7 inch pan.
• Take 6 tortillas and tear or cut 4 of them in half, then dip all of the tortillas (cut and not cut) into the sauce, coating both sides. Arrange the 4 cut tortillas along the edges of the pan, so that the straight cut side faces to the outside, and layering them. Place the two whole tortillas in the center of the pan, to completely cover the bottom of the pan.
• Mix together the filling: Chicken, Sour Cream, Salsa, Diced Green Chiles, Pinto beans, Hominy (or corn).
• Spread half of the filling over the tortillas in the pan.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup of the cheese over the filling.
• Spread the rest of the filling over the cheese.
• Tear/cut 4 more tortillas in half and arrange around the edges. Place the last two tortillas over the top to completely cover the filling. Pour and spread the last half of the enchilada sauce over the top of the tortillas and sprinkle the last 1/4 cup of cheese over the top.
• Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.