4.8 from 12 votes
Mexican Chicken Taco Casserole
Turn tasty tacos into a crowd-pleasing casserole. Chicken, olives and peppers are layered in this family-friendly recipe.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Cooling Time
15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 8 Servings
Calories: 268 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion chopped
- 1 large Anaheim pepper thinly sliced
- 2 red bell peppers thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 ½ cups enchilada sauce I prefer green
- 16 corn tortillas
- 2 cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, shredded
- ½ cup sliced California black olives
- 1 14 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 4 ounces Queso Fresco cheese crumbled (plus more for garnish)
- ¼ cup minced cilantro plus more for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet set over medium heat. Add onion, and Anaheim and bell peppers. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are tender.
- Coat a 7- by 11-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread ½ cup of the enchilada sauce in the bottom of the dish.
- Lay 4 tortillas over the sauce, tearing the tortillas as necessary to make them fit properly.
- Spread ⅓ each of the pepper mixture, chicken, olives, black beans, queso fresco cheese and cilantro over the tortillas.
- Top with ½ cup of the enchilada sauce and 4 additional tortillas. Repeat the layers two more times, ending with corn tortillas, ½ cup enchilada sauce and queso fresco cheese.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and place it on a baking sheet.
- Bake until the casserole is bubbling, 40 to 45 minutes.
- Remove the foil and cook for additional 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and starting to brown.
- Let the casserole cool for about 15 minutes to allow it to set. Cut and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1Serving (⅛ of Recipe)
Calories
268kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
28mg
(9%)
Sodium
1124mg
(47%)
Potassium
326mg
(9%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
1775IU
(36%)
Vitamin C
42.2mg
(47%)
Calcium
142mg
(14%)
Iron
1.8mg
(10%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 268
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Serving (⅛ of Recipe) | |
| Calories | 268kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 28mg | 9% |
| Sodium | 1124mg | 47% |
| Potassium | 326mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 1775IU | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 42.2mg | 47% |
| Calcium | 142mg | 14% |
| Iron | 1.8mg | 10% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.