This yummy Chicken Enchilada Casserole is such a convenient meal, not only because it is budget-friendly with simple ingredients, but most of those ingredients are things you can just pull from your pantry.
Because of that, you can make this just about any night of the week. This is also a great recipe to make with some leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
So not only can you stretch your Thanksgiving turkey to make more great meals, this recipe makes enough that there are always leftovers in my house.
Try heating up the leftovers the next day and wrapping them in a tortilla for a quick lunch!
To begin, preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
You will need 3 cups of cooked, shredded chicken. I used two boneless, skinless chicken breasts that I had simmered in some seasoned water to cook. Like I mentioned above, you could also use three cups of shredded leftover Thanksgiving turkey.
Combine the shredded chicken in a large mixing bowl with a can of refried beans, 2 cans of red enchilada sauce, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, black pepper, cumin, and coriander.
Add in 2 cups of cooked rice and a can of drained whole kernel corn. Mix this all together.
Spray a baking dish (about 9×13 or so) with oil then layer in half of the mixture. Top it with a cup of shredded cheese. You could use sharp cheddar, Monterrey-Jack, Colby-Jack, or a blend of “Mexican” style cheeses – whatever you happen to have in your fridge.
Layer the other half of the mixture in and top with an additional 1 1/2 cup of shredded cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes, uncovered. Allow it to rest for about 5 minutes before serving.
Enjoy!
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Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Ingredients
- 3 c shredded cooked chicken or turkey
- 15 oz refried beans, 1 can
- 20 oz red enchilada sauce, two 10 oz cans
- 2 c cooked rice
- 15 oz whole kernel corn, 1 can, drained
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 2 1/2 c shredded cheese, Sharp cheddar, Monterrey-Jack, Colby-Jack, or a blend of “Mexican” style cheeses – whatever you happen to have in your fridge, divided
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine all the ingredients, except the cheese, in a large mixing bowl.
- Lightly spray a 9×13 baking dish (or similar size) with oil.
- Spread half of the mixture in the dish. Top with 1 cup of the shredded cheese.
- Layer on the remaining mixture and top with the remaining cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes. Allow it to rest 5 minutes before serving.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition
If nutritional values are provided for this recipe, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands of ingredients you use. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste or for serving. If nutritional values are very important to you, I suggest using your favorite nutritional calculating tool with the brands you use.
what an easy and yummy casserole!
Love enchiladas! Looks like a great version.
This is a recipe right after my own heart. Thanks for sharing.
This looks and sounds amazing. Much easier than rolling enchiladas!
SO much easier than making enchiladas! LOVE this casserole!
Sounds yummy and I like the idea of leftovers in a tortilla!
650 degrees? How about 350 degrees? Recipe sounds good though.
Ahhhh! Thank you so much for catching that! I totally typo-ed it in the printable!