Layered Mexican Chicken Food

LAYERED MEXICAN CHICKEN - WEIGHT WATCHERS RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a lasagna pan with cooking spray. Place chicken in a medium saucepan and fill with enough cold water just to cover chicken. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes; drain. When chicken is cool enough to handle, cut into 1-inch pieces. Transfer chicken to a large bowl and add beans, sour cream, 1 cup shredded cheese, chilies, cumin and pepper; mix well and set aside. Arrange 10 tortilla halves in bottom of prepared pan, overlapping pieces to cover surface. Top tortillas with 1/3 of chicken mixture and then layer with 8 tortillas halves. Spoon 1/3 more chicken mixture over top and then top with remaining 10 tortilla halves. Spoon remaining chicken mixture over top and sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese. Bake until filling is bubbly and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces. Serve with salsa on the side.

LAYERED MEXICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Coat a lasagna pan with cooking spray.
• Place chicken in medium saucepan and fill with enough cold water just to cover chicken.
• Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to medium and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes; drain.
• When chicken is cool enough to handle, cut into 1-inch pieces.
• Transfer chicken to a large bowl and add beans, sour cream, 1 cup of shredded cheese, chilies, cumin, and pepper; mix well and set aside.
• Arrange half of tortillas in bottom of prepared lasagna pan, overlapping pieces to cover surface.
• Top tortillas with half of chicken mixture, layer with remaining tortillas and then top with remaining chicken mixture.
• Sprinkle with remaining cup of cheese.
• Bake until filling is bubbly and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before slicing into 12 pieces.
• Serve with salsa on the side.

LAYERED CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Saute chopped onion and garlic in oil.
• Add chicken pieces and brown.
• Add chilies and chicken soup.
• In a 13 X 9 X 2 baking pan layer 1/2 chicken mixture, 1/2 cheese, a layer of chips, 1/2 chicken mixture and ending with cheese.
• Bake at 350 til bubbly and cheese has melted.

LAYERED CHICKEN ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350F degrees.
• Heat oil in a small skillet to 350F.
• Softened each tortilla by dipping in hot oil for 2-3 seconds on each side; drain on paper towel.
• Place one tortilla on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Sprinkle with ¼ cup cheese, ¼ cup chicken, 1 tablespoon green chilies, 1 tablespoon chopped onions.
• Top with another tortilla; pour 1/3 cup enchilada sauce over stack.
• Sprinkle with ¼ cup cheese.
• Repeat process with remaining tortillas to make 3 additional stacks.
• Bake at 350F for about 15 minutes.

MEXICAN LAYERED CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray.
• Heat oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Saute beef until no longer pink in the center, 5 to 10 minutes. Add onion and cook until transparent, about 2 minutes more. Add black beans, enchilada sauce, and green chiles. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.
• Cover the bottom of the prepared pan with a third the beef mixture. Place several tortillas over the meat to cover. Spread half the sour cream. Add another third the meat mixture, cover with tortillas, and spread remaining sour cream on top. Cover with remaining meat mixture.
• Top casserole with crushed corn chips and Cheddar cheese, in that order. Sprinkle olives and tomatoes on top of the Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 35 minutes.

MEXICAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Rinse and pat chicken dry.
• Flatten all chicken breasts to even thickness.
• Crush Doritos to a very fine texture,(I use a meat tenderizer and a plasic bag), place in shallow dish.
• Mix together egg white, garlic, and juice from the lime.
• Dip chicken into egg mixture and then coat with Doritos.
• Place in baking dish, cook for 20 - 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven, place chile strips on chicken, cover with cheese.
• Bake until cheese is melted - about 5 minutes.
• Remove and serve - garnish with Salsa and Avacado.

LAYERED CHICKEN AND BLACK BEAN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat, and spray with vegetable cooking spray. Saute chicken with cumin and coriander until chicken is cooked through. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in the cilantro, black beans, and green chile peppers.
• Spread half of the enchilada sauce over the bottom of an 11x7 inch baking dish. Place 4 tortillas over the sauce, overlapping if necessary. Spoon half of the chicken mixture over the tortillas, and sprinkle with half of the cheese and half of the sour cream. Spoon the remaining enchilada sauce over the cheese, and make another layer of tortillas. Layer the remaining chicken mixture over the tortillas. Cover dish with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove the cover, and sprinkle the remaining cheese over the top and dot with sour cream. Continue cooking, uncovered, for an additional 5 to 10 minutes, or until cheese melts. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

MEXICAN TORTILLA-LAYERED CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13 x 9 in pan.
• Lay 6 corn tortillas so they cover the bottom of the pan.
• In a large skillet, brown the turkey over medium-high heat and drain any grease off.
• Reduce to medium heat.
• Mix in salsa, black beans, corn, and taco seasoning. Stir continually.
• When all is mixed thoroughly, put 1/2 of meat mixture on top of the tortillas in the pan.
• Add 6 dollops of sour cream on top of meat mixture in pan. Spread as evenly as possible.
• Lay another 6 tortillas over sour cream layer.
• Add remaining meat mixture.
• Add 6 more dollops of sour cream. Spread evenly.
• Use entire pkg of shredded cheese on top of all layers.
• Cover pan with lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover pan and bake for another 5 minutes.

MEXICAN LAYERED DIP

Steps:

• Spread refried beans in the bottom of a (1-quart) shallow edged serving dish (you can use a transparent dish if you'd like). Sprinkle the seasoning packet over the beans. Layer the diced tomatoes over the beans, the sour cream over the tomatoes, and the guacamole over the sour cream. Sprinkle the entire layered dip with cheddar cheese, followed by green onion and finishing it off with a layer of black olives. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

BEST EVER LAYERED MEXICAN DIP

Steps:

• In a clear pie pan, or similar dish, spread a layer of bean dip. Top the bean dip with a layer of guacamole. Allow the layers to thicken in the refrigerator for approximately 20 minutes.
• In a mixing bowl, while the bean dip and guacamole chill, combine the sour cream and taco seasoning. When the chilled mixture is sufficiently thickened, spread a layer of the sour cream mixture over the layer of guacamole. Top the sour cream layer with the grated cheese. Garnish the layers with the jalapenos and tomatoes.

SKINNY MEXICAN CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Place chicken in a medium saucepan. Fill with enough water to just cover chicken. Set pan over high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 10 to 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Drain and let cool 10 minutes.
• Cut cooled chicken into 1-inch pieces. Transfer to a large bowl. Add beans, sour cream, 1 cup Mexican cheese, chilies, cumin, and black pepper and mix well. Pour into the prepared casserole dish. Sprinkle with remaining cup of Mexican cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with salsa on the side.

LAYERED MEXICAN CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix dressing and taco seasoning mix.
• On large serving platter or individual serving plates, layer remaining ingredients except tomatoes. Drizzle with dressing. Sprinkle with tomatoes.