Best Chicken Aztec Casserole Recipes

CHICKEN AZTEC CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Boil chicken breasts until no longer pink in the middle.
• Place cooked chicken breasts in food processor and give a few pulses to chop up. Don't get it too fine. If you don't have a food processor then shred the chicken by hand.
• In a large bowl combine all of the ingredients except tortilla strips and 1 cup of cheese. Also add in the chopped chicken. Mix well.
• Grease a 9x13 backing dish and place one layer of tortilla strips in bottom. Spoon 1/3 of mixture on strips and spread evenly. Continue alternating tortilla strips and chicken mixture with the top layer being the chicken mixture.
• Cover and bake for 60 minutes or until bubbly.
• Remove from oven and uncover. Sprinkle remaining cup of cheese on top. Put back in oven uncovered for 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
• Cut and serve. Can top with sour cream, salsa, hot sauce or fresh guacamole.

BAKED AZTEC CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the tomatillo sauce. Reserve in the pan off heat. Prepare the shredded chicken. Reserve in a bowl. Roast, peel, and seed the chiles. Remove the stems and cut the chiles into short thin strips. Reserve in a bowl. 2. Preheat oven to 350°. In a medium skillet, heat oil to a depth of about 1/2 inch until hot. Using tongs, fry the tortillas, 1 at a time, until barely stiff but not brown, about 20 seconds. Drain on paper towels. 3. Arrange 4 tortillas, overlapping, to cover the bottom of a square 8-inch baking dish. Cover with 1/2 of the chicken, 1/2 of the chile strips, 1/3 of the sour cream, 1/3 of the sauce, and 1/3 of the cheese. Top with 4 tortillas and repeat with layers of chicken, chile strips, sour cream, sauce, and cheese. Top with the 4 remaining tortillas, remaining sour cream, sauce, and cheese. Bake until completely heated through and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Serve hot. From "1,000 Mexican Recipes." Copyright 2001 by Marge Poore. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.