Southwestern Chicken Pot Pie

peppermintkitty's Note:

Mmmmmmmmm, really delish and a comfort food for dh and I. Easy to prepare, not much time involved. My dh showed me this in our state daily newspaper and said he'd like for me to try it. I did and fix it alot now. I serve it with warm flour tortilla's w/butter and sometimes warmed nacho chips and salsa. It's very filling and if we don't want it the next day, I have frozen it with success. Also, I have used a can of green chilis instead of the adobo seasoning and think you could spice it as hot as you want with jalepenos. We just don't do hot or really spicy. Also, the last time I only had cheddar cheese and it turned out fine, but it is better with the monterey jack/cheddar blend. Thanks for trying one of our favorite dinners!

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4-1/2 teaspoon dried chipotle powder (I use McCormick's Gourmet Collections seasoning)
• 2 cups shredded monterey jack and cheddar cheese blend, divided
• 1 (8 ounce) package corn muffin mix (I made my own)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Heat oil in large skillet over med-hi heat add chicken and saute 5-7 minutes or until done.
3. Add beans, corn, tomato sauce and seasonings to skillet.
4. Bring to a boil over med heat.
5. Remove from heat and stir in 1 cup shredded cheese.
6. Pour into a 2 1/2qt casserole.
7. Top with remaining cheese.
8. Prepare corn muffin mix batter as directed on package.
9. Spoon dollops of the batter over chicken mixture.
10. Bake 25-30minutes or until corn bread is golden brown.
11. You may serve with warm flour tortillas w/butter and a salad if desired.

Reviews

[Kittencalskitchen]

Hi Kitty...this was a wonderful meal for DH and myself for dinner...it was just delicious, the only thing that I changed was, I did not have black beans, so I used some kidney beans instead, and used a pinch of hot pepper powder instead of the chipotle powder (I will just have to purchase some next time I go shopping), as I will definately be making this again...the corn muffin mix on top was just so good...I made everything in one large over-proof skillet, and then baked it in the oven in the same skillet...This is a winner for sure Kitty, we enjoyed it so much, thanks for posting :-)...KC

[Chef #592481]

This is a nice dish! Next time I'll use salsa instead of tomato sauce to give it more pizzazz. The pasta sauce I used was too sweet. Thanks for posting!

[Gidget265]

Excellent Recipe - yummy comfort food. Very easy to make. Made it for a friend - quick and simple. We almost ate the whole thing! (gasp!) Changes I made: Substituted 1 can chopped tomatoes plus 1 sm can tomato paste PLUS 1/2 sm can water to substitute for tomato sauce. Added 1/2 sm can (6 oz?) chipolte peppers in adobo sauce. (may add whole can next time!) Added smidge cilantro (1-2 tsp?) Was very very good. Will make again and again. UPDATE: Make this frequently as this is one of my husband's favorites. Tonight it was best. used 3/4 can tomato paste, plus about 3/4 sm can water plus about 6 small campari tomatoes. Rinsed and drained black beans. Added about 1/2 tsp adobo seasoning and 3 chipolte peppers finely chopped in adobo sauce. Added about 1/2 small bunch of chopped fresh cilantro. Just excellent. Cooked 2 breasts of chicken in le creuset, mixed as directed, boiled and then put into the oven with cornbread topping. Took well over 45 minutes to bake in the le creuset (5.5 Q). Thanks!