Lazy Girl's Chicken Enchilada Casserole is perfect for nights you don't feel like cooking. Hearty, cozy, and easy too!
Raise your hand if you don’t feel like cooking dinner tonight?
Oh wow, that’s a lot of you!
Well, if you can spare a little energy, and just a couple minutes of active cooking time, Lazy Girl’s Chicken Enchilada Casserole is going to make your night!
Toss fridge and pantry staples including enchilada sauce, salsa, chicken, green chilies, and torn corn tortillas in a bowl then spoon into a casserole dish, top with cheese and bake.
Perfect for those days when you don’t have the time nor energy to cook anything elaborate for dinner, but still want a home-cooked meal. It’s not the prettiest thing in the world, but the taste more than makes up for it!
So simple to toss together, and so satisfying because it’s got all the flavor of enchiladas minus the tedious rolling.
Start by sauteing 1lb chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces and seasoned with salt and pepper in nonstick spray until cooked through, then remove to a a plate to cool slightly.
Next, to a very large mixing bowl add 1 cup red enchilada sauce (I can’t recommend my easy homemade enchilada sauce enough!) plus 1 cup sour cream and 3/4 cup jarred salsa.
Whisk the ingredients together then stir in the cooked chicken plus 4oz diced green chilies and 1 cup frozen –> thawed corn.
Now turn your attention to the corn tortillas. My favorite part of an enchilada.
Count out 12 gluten-free corn tortillas then chop or tear them into bite-sized pieces.
Scoop the mixture into a nonstick sprayed 9×13 pan, or divide it into 2 little pans if ya’ like, then sprinkle the tops with 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese total and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly.
Scoop then serve with your choice of toppings – I like extra salsa and chopped green onions for a fresh and zesty bite. YUM!
I hope you love this simple, totally satisfying casserole recipe – enjoy!
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup gluten free red enchilada sauce
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3/4 cup jarred salsa
- 1 cup frozen corn, thawed
- 4 oz can diced green chiles
- 12 gluten free white corn tortillas, torn or chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Season chicken with salt and pepper then saute in a large, nonstick-sprayed skillet over medium-high heat until cooked through. Remove to a plate to cool slightly.
- In a very large bowl add enchilada sauce, sour cream, and salsa then whisk to combine. Add cooked chicken, corn, and green chilies then stir to combine. Add corn tortillas then stir to combine.
- Spray a 9x13" casserole dish (or 2 smaller baking dishes) with nonstick spray then scoop mixture inside. Top with cheese then bake for 25 minutes, or until golden brown and bubbly. Let rest for 5 minutes before serving. Top with green onions and salsa, if desired.
Nutrition
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What a deal for the Chobani! This casserole looks great. What do you think about subbing black beans for the corn and or flour tortillas for the corn tortillas?
I think the black bean swap would work great, but not sure about flour tortillas. Thinking they might get a bit soggy, but maybe not?!
haha my fiance and i are doing the whole registry thing and i am afraid to even look at what we registered for…such a hodge podge. we left bloomingdales the other day so loopy and SO OVER IT! ah well. quick question-have you been running throughout the pregnancy? can’t wait until you introduce us to the little babe :)
I have, although I’ve dialed the intensity and time way down. Here’s my daily workout log! https://iowagirleats.com/workouts/workout-log/
Recommendations on registering are so helpful. I almost cried the first time I went in to Babies R Us and stared at the car seat section bewildered. The book Baby Bargains was a sanity saver for me!
I watched This is 40 this weekend too and LOVED it. Only I really don’t want to be 40 now. :)
I am seriously impressed with your ability to keep up a food blog while pregnant! I boycotted the kitchen during my 9 month stint. Food aversions are no joke. P.S. This literally make my tummy rumble.
I know, I was so lucky not to have any food aversions. I don’t know WHAT I would have done!
Guaranteed you won’t use half of what you registered for. I don’t remember if you said if you were having a boy or girl, but if you are having a boy you will probably actually get stuff off your registry at your baby shower, and if you’re having a girl you probably won’t. Just be aware. I am currently 27 weeks pregnant and while that casserole looks delish I probably won’t be able to indulge. Anything with a little kick gives me indigestion. I made rosemary and lemon potatoes and chicken for dinner the other night and it hurt all day.
Your niece is just TOO cute!!
I made a vegetarian version of your Green Chili Chicken Enchilada Casserole last week and it was phenomenal! I ate the leftovers for lunch today and they were just as good :).
I watched that movie with two of my sisters and their husbands this weekend. It was hilarious!!
I will NEVER forget registering for my oldest. I had NO clue what an undertaking it would be and while my husband was excited for the baby, not so much the baby stuff, so I went completely by myself. About two hours in I dragged myself and my big belly over to the rocking chairs, plopped down and cried. I thought it would be fun. And it was for the first 20 minutes or so. Then it was just overwhelming lol Kudos to you for being so organized about it and bringing in back up! Luckily for me some poor employee took sympathy on me and reminded me that I didn’t have to register all in one day and could come back to finish another time. So embarrassing!
This recipe looks amazing! I love chicken enchiladas but always want something just a tad bit easier for weeknights. Good luck with the baby registering – you and Ben must be pros now ;)
Umm 2 for $1 Chobani? I am stoked when I find them on sale 10 for $10! Lucky you!
And I love casseroles like this. My mom has always been the casserole queen, so they are the ultimate comfort food dishes!
I can’t believe you found Chobani for that cheap! I wish! This dish looks so yummy! I am adding this to the weeknight list.
Chobani 2/$1, I just stocked up at HyVee when they were $0.99 or $1 and at another store that had them for $0.88. Were they close date or were they all 2/$1? I was just at HyVee yesterday and did some major grocery shopping but I may have to go back tomorrow to check, maybe I will call first. My kids love “Mexican casserole” so we have it frequently, never really following an exact recipe, but my basic “recipe” is very similar to yours! I also add some black beans and sometimes roasted veggies and then we serve lettuce, corn, black beans, tomatoes, salsa (we like HyVee’s mango salsa, avocado, guac, roasted sweet potatoes/veggies. My 6 and 7 year old love to assemble their own dishes and gobble it up! Aren’t you excited for your little guy to eat dishes like this? I’ve been wondering about this is 40, thanks for the review. We feel asleep during Jeff, Who Lives at Home the other night and I made it through Lost in Translation, we have a hard time finding movies that we think are worth staying awake to watch! Glad to hear that baby registration was successful, I know how overwhelming it can be! You think you need it all and then you don’t know until after the baby is born what is a necessity and what is a total waste of money. Things like the wipes warmer and bottle warmer we did use for awhile with the first but I don’t think we even used them for the second a year later. Glad your pregnancy is going well, thanks for sharing with us!