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Chicken Tamale Casserole
This Chicken Tamale Casserole has a sweet cornbread crust topped with enchilada sauce and chicken. This Mexican dinner is a crowd pleaser!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 100 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 (14 3/4-oz) can creamed corn
- 1 (8.5-oz) box corn muffin mix
- 1 (4.5-oz) can Old El Paso chopped green chiles
- 1/4 /4 cup sour cream
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 /2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese, divided
- 2 cups shredded cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken works well here)
- 1 (10-oz) can Old El Paso red enchilada sauce
- Toppings: sour cream, diced avocado, diced tomatoes, cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 ° F and spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, combine the creamed corn, muffin mix, chiles, sour cream, egg, cumin, and 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown and the middle is set.
- Use the back of a wooden spoon (or any other utensil) to make dents in the top of the surface.
- In a medium bowl, combine the chicken and the enchilada sauce and pour over the top of the baked corn mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups of the shredded cheese.
- Bake for 5-10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and let cool slightly. Slice into squares and top with sour cream, diced avocado, diced tomatoes, and cilantro if desired.
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Notes
- You can add black beans to the chicken mixture if you want.
- Rotisserie chicken works great in this dish.
- To spice it up a bit, add a finely diced jalapeno to the corn mixture.
- Source: adapted from Food.com
Nutrition Information
Serving
1/12 of the recipe
Calories
100kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
9g
(18%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Cholesterol
34mg
(11%)
Sodium
106mg
(4%)
Potassium
75mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.03g
(0%)
Sugar
0.4g
(1%)
Vitamin A
135IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
102mg
(10%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/12 of the recipe | |
| Calories | 100kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 9g | 18% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 34mg | 11% |
| Sodium | 106mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 75mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.03g | 0% |
| Sugar | 0.4g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 135IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 102mg | 10% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.