Mexican Casserole

Healthy Mexican casserole that's made with chicken, cheese, black beans and tortillas, all in a tasty salsa cream sauce. A flavorful dish to feed a crowd!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 25

Total Time 45

Servings servings

Calories 350

Author Kim

Ingredients

3/4 pound boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 green pepper, chopped
1 1/2 cups salsa
2 ounces (1/4 of 8-ounce package) low fat cream cheese
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 tomato, chopped
2 (6-inch) tortillas
1/2 cup light Mexican style shredded cheese blend (or any favorite shredded cheese), divided
Optional for serving: fresh cilantro, guacamole, avocado slices, sour cream and/or additional salsa and tortilla chips

Instructions

Heat oven to 375ºF. Cook and stir chicken and cumin in nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat for about 2 min. Add peppers; cook 2 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in salsa; cook 2 min. Add cream cheese; cook 2 min. or until melted. Stir in beans and tomatoes.
Transfer about 1/3 of chicken mixture into 8-inch square baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray; top with 1 tortilla and 1/2 each of remaining chicken mixture and shredded cheese. Top with remaining tortilla and chicken mixture; cover with foil.
Bake 20 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted. Enjoy with your favorite Mexican sides and toppings!

Notes

I use corn tortillas in this casserole because they are lighter and my family prefers them. However, feel free to use flour tortillas instead. And another fun option is to use crushed tortilla chips rather than tortillas.
Instead of using fresh chicken, you can use leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken. If using already cooked chicken, add this in with the beans and tomatoes.
To make this casserole ahead of time, assemble all the layers, then cover the casserole dish with cling wrap or foil and refrigerate for up to one day. When it’s dinner time, follow the baking instructions as written in the recipe, but add 15 additional minutes to the bake time since you’ll be starting with a cold casserole.
You can serve your casserole as-is, or add some yummy toppings such as diced tomatoes, cilantro, sour cream, avocado, guacamole or sliced olives or jalapeños.

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