Mexican Chicken Casserole
"A very quick meal. It takes only 35 minutes to cook. You can set down to a nice meal in less than an hour with your family."
photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns)
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups hot water
- 3⁄4 cup salsa
- 1 tablespoon lowfat margarine (optional)
- 1 (6 ounce) package stove top chicken flavor stuffing mix
- 6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1⁄2 cup reduced-fat monterey jack cheese, shredded
directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Stir in water, 1/4 cup of the salsa, margarine and vegetable/seasoning packet in 2-quart baking pan.
- Stir in stuffing crumbs to moisten.
- Arrange chicken over stuffing.
- Pour remaining salsa over chicken.
- Loosely cover pan with foil; bake 35 minute Sprinkle with cheese and melt.
- Serve.
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Reviews
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We really enjoyed this dish. I used precooked diced chicken that I had in the freezer from a previous meal. And prepared as directed. Loved the salsa flavor in the stuffing. We will be making this again for sure. Thanks for a neat recipe. -
We really enjoyed the flavor of this dish. I prepared exactly as directed but next time I'd like to try the cornbread stuffing instead. My only "complaint" was with the cooking time. It baked a total of 40 minutes but when we cut the chicken it wasn't done all the way through. I had a commitment to make and I had to microwave each plate to get the chicken cooked quickly so we could eat and leave. I estimate it would have taken at least 15 more minutes for it to cook completely in the oven. Thanks for a tasty dish that the whole family enjoyed!
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We really enjoyed the flavor of this dish. I prepared exactly as directed but next time I'd like to try the cornbread stuffing instead. My only "complaint" was with the cooking time. It baked a total of 40 minutes but when we cut the chicken it wasn't done all the way through. I had a commitment to make and I had to microwave each plate to get the chicken cooked quickly so we could eat and leave. I estimate it would have taken at least 15 more minutes for it to cook completely in the oven. Thanks for a tasty dish that the whole family enjoyed!
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I am a mother of three and live in central Pennsylvania. My children were very active in after school activities and found we weren't spending anytime together at meal time. In 1998, I decided to start cooking my dinners in a crockpot so that we could have a home cooked meal together once everyone came home. My children now get so excited to see what we are having to eat and love the smell when they walk in the door. My family calls me the crock pot queen. LOL I use my crock pot everyday of the year.
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<br>I still love trying new recipes and purchasing cookbooks, especially crock pot cookbooks.
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<br>Happy Cooking!
