Sarcie's Chicken Mexicali

Submitted by akgrown

"This is my sister's favorite dish that my mom makes. It's a wonderful mexican-inspired casserole of layers of corn tortillas, cheese, and a creamy chicken, black bean, and green chili mixture. A great use for leftover chicken.*Edited per reviewers suggestions that it was too runny. Should set up fine now. Saucy but not runny.*"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• Layer 1

• 12 corn tortillas, cut into fourths

• Layer 2

• 4 cups cooked chicken, cut into chunks
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
• 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1⁄8 teaspoon onion salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies
• 1 (3 7/8 ounce) can sliced olives, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed

• Layer 3

• 1⁄2 lb monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1⁄2 lb cheddar cheese, grated

directions

1. Combine all the layer 2 ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Put layer 1(the tortillas) in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
3. Spread layer 2(chicken mixture) over the tortilla's.
4. Spread layer 3(cheeses) over the chicken mixture.
5. Bake at 375* for 45 mins until hot and bubbly. Let stand 15 minute before serving.

Reviews

[Bobbie S.]

We loved this! Since there are just the two of us, I divided it up and made 3 small casserole dishes. I have two in the freezer to have later -- perfect. I loved the addition of the green chilies and the black beans. I have made a similar dish in the past, but it didn't call for those two ingredients. I also added a couple tablespoons of milk to the soup mixture. I think I had a little more chicken than the recipe called for and didn't want it to turn out too dry. It was just right. I can see why this is your sisters favorite dish! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Kittencalrecipezazz]

I made this as a take-home meal for my DS, it's quick and easy and tastes good too! I did make a couple amount adjustments, I sauteed some onions with garlic and added it into layer #2. This was throughly enjoyed, thanks for sharing hon...Kitten:)

 

[Loves2Teach]

I agree that this is very runny! I also used fresh onion, and garlic in the mixture. Next time I may just use the chicken soup instead of using both of the soups. Also used 2 layers of tortillas as well. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Miss Texas]

This was excellent! However i did find that it was extremly runny. I drained everything so im not to sure how that turned out. However it was a huge hit. I also added some chopped onion and a garlic clove. Excellent dinner. The boys enjoyed it! Thanks

 

[Brenda.]

We enjoyed this for dinner tonight. The black beans were a nice addition. I only used 1# of cheese and that was really enough for us. I may add 1 more can of chilies next time because I love them. Thanks for sharing. Nick's Mom