Easy Chicken Enchilada Casserole Recipe

By: Kristen Yard

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This easy chicken enchilada casserole recipe doesn’t disappoint, and it’s a simple meal the whole family will love! 

Spicy chicken, mixed with creamy cheese, beans, veggies, and soft tortillas, topped with your favorites, like sour cream, guacamole, and cilantro. Yum! 

This is the BEST chicken enchilada casserole recipe!

How To Make Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Who doesn’t love a good casserole?! 

Casserole recipes allow for a quick and easy meal that you can put together ahead of time while meal prepping for the week, or easily assemble during a busy night. 

This Chicken Enchilada Recipe: 

• Serves 6-8
• Prep Time: 20 minutes
• Cook Time: 30 minutes

This chicken enchilada casserole recipe calls for simple pantry ingredients that you might already have!

Ingredients – Chicken Enchilada Casserole 

• 1 can (19 oz) red enchilada sauce, mild or hot
• 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend 
• 1 cup salsa, mild or hot
• 3 cups cooked and shredded chicken
• 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can (15 oz) pinto beans ** see notes
• 12 (6 inch) corn or flour tortillas, cut to fit baking dish
• 1 can (15.25 oz) corn or 2 cups frozen corn, drained

Optional Toppings

• Tomatoes
• Green onions
• Olives
• Sour cream
• Avocado 
• Cilantro

Instructions -Chicken Enchilada Casserole 

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Start by lightly spraying a 13×9 baking dish with cooking spray, set aside.

Step 3

Then, in a large bowl, stir together enchilada sauce and salsa.

Step 4

Reserve 1 cup of sauce mixture.

Step 5

Next, spread about ½ cup sauce evenly on the bottom of the baking dish.

You can tweak this recipe to add different beans that you might like better!

Step 6

Drain and rinse black beans, drain pinto bean and corn, stir into sauce.

If you don’t want to use chicken, you can replace it with cooked ground beef, or even vegan “chicken” or vegan “beef” crumbles!

Step 7

Then, stir in chicken.

I love that this chicken enchilada casserole recipe uses tortillas almost like lasagna noodles!

Step 8

Cut tortillas and layer on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

I think the hardest part of this recipe is not eating all of the filling and cheese before your casserole goes in the oven. Yum!

Step 9

Next, cover with one third of the meat mixture.

You can omit the cheese if you don’t like it!

Step 10

Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over meat mixture.

Just like making lasagna, repeat the pattern of layering your ingredients.

Step 11

Then, repeat with another layer of tortillas, meat mixture then 1 cup cheese.

Step 12

Add remaining tortillas and remaining ½ cup sauce mixture, then more cheese.

Step 13

Next, lightly spray a piece of foil to prevent cheese sticking, and cover baking dish.

How mouthwatering is this slice of chicken enchilada casserole?! Like–I need a piece right now!

Step 14

Bake covered for 20 minutes.

Step 15

Uncover and bake an additional 5-10 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.

Step 16

Remove from oven and let set for 5 minutes before serving.

I like to make two pans of this chicken enchilada casserole, and then I cut one into slices and then freeze it for easy meals to warm up throughout the week!

Step 17

Serve with your favorite toppings.

Notes

Ground beef can also be used instead of chicken. Brown ground beef on the stove until no pink remains. 

Beans – you can use any beans you like 

You only have to replace one ingredient to make gluten free chicken enchilada casserole!

How To Make Gluten Free Enchilada Casserole

It is so easy to convert this enchilada casserole into a gluten free recipe!

Use gluten free flour tortillas instead of traditional flour tortillas (Mission makes delicious gluten free tortillas!).

Then, just double check that the rest of your packaged ingredients are gluten free. 

There is nothing better than homemade guacamole! It is so simple and delicious!

What To Serve With Chicken Enchilada Casserole 

Whenever I make enchiladas or tacos, I love serving yummy bean and rice dishes on the side! Why not have more of a good thing, am I right?!

This Tex-Mex black bean and corn salad is the perfect side for your chicken enchilada casserole! Just add a bit of guacamole and a spritz of fresh lemon or lime juice–YUM! 

Speaking of guac, here is THE BEST guacamole recipe, ever! It’s so easy to make and just tastes better when it’s homemade! 

I also love to make a big pot of Mexican rice, too! It mixes nicely with the black bean and corn salad.

Yield: Serves 6-8

Switch up your Taco Tuesday routine with this easy and delicious chicken enchilada casserole!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

• 3 cups cooked and shredded chicken
• 1 can (19 oz) red enchilada sauce, mild or hot
• 1 cup salsa, mild or hot
• 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 can (15 oz) pinto beans ** see notes
• 12 (6 inch) corn or flour tortillas, cut to fit baking dish
• 1 can (15.25 oz) corn or 2 cups frozen corn, drained
• 3 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
• Optional Toppings:
• Tomatoes
• Green onions
• Olives
• Sour cream
• Avocado
• Cilantro

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Lightly spray 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray, set aside.
3. In a large bowl, stir together enchilada sauce and salsa.
4. Reserve 1 cup of sauce mixture.
5. Spread about ½ cup sauce evenly on the bottom of the baking dish.
6. Drain and rinse black beans, drain pinto bean and corn, stir into sauce.
7. Stir in chicken.
8. Cut tortillas and layer on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
9. Cover with one third of the meat mixture.
10. Sprinkle 1 cup of cheese over meat mixture.
11. Repeat with another layer of tortillas, meat mixture then 1 cup cheese.
12. Add remaining tortillas and remaining ½ cup sauce mixture, then more cheese.
13. Lightly spray a piece of foil to prevent cheese sticking, and cover baking dish.
14. Bake covered for 20 minutes.
15. Uncover and bake an additional 5-10 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted.
16. Remove from oven and let set for 5 minutes before serving.
17. Serve with your favorite toppings.

Air Fryer chicken breast is one of my meal prep hacks!

Yummy Chicken Recipes

Chicken is on of those foods that even the pickiest of eaters will eat, if you have the right recipe! Here are some of our favorite chicken recipes: 

What is your favorite topping for chicken enchiladas? Comment below! 

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