Creamy, tacky, and full of taste, this White Hen Enchilada Casserole is a comforting, easy-to-make dish the entire household will love!
A forty five-MINUTE CASSEROLE
This tremendous easy White Hen Enchilada Casserole recipe is definitely based mostly on my recipe for White Hen Enchiladas. It’s really one in every of my hottest recipes so I figured, why not flip it right into a casserole? Tender hen with a creamy sauce and all of your favourite white enchilada flavors all baked right into a casserole, what’s to not love?!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
This casserole is fairly simple to freeze. My solely criticism when freezing meals with tortillas in them is that they will get soggy. So so long as you don’t thoughts that, you possibly can freeze it. I feel corn tortillas can be much less more likely to get soggy than flour, in order that may be possibility.
Strive including a can of white Nice Northern beans, black beans or pinto beans for additional protein. Sprinkle them on prime of every hen layer. Moreover, when serving, you possibly can add recent diced tomatoes, avocado chunks, recent diced jalapeno and chopped recent cilantro.
Leftovers are good for about three days when saved within the fridge in an hermetic container. You possibly can freeze this casserole for as much as 3 months in a freezer protected container.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- shredded & diced cooked hen– I used all of the meat from one rotisserie hen to save lots of time however you possibly can cook dinner up some hen breast or pull some meat from some cooked hen thighs or seize a few cans of hen (no judgement right here!)
- shredded monterey jack cheese– you possibly can customise this to your liking. Use your favourite mix of shredded cheese. I feel pepper jack can be nice for a little bit kick.
- garlic powder
- salt and pepper – if you wish to step up the seasoning, strive including adobo seasoning as a substitute of salt!
- flour tortillas– I used the taco measurement tortillas, any model will work simply fantastic. You possibly can minimize them up into fourths (like little triangles) and layer them as a substitute of how I did it under. You could possibly additionally use corn tortillas as a substitute.
- butter
- all-purpose flour
- hen broth– you should utilize low or no sodium broth. When you’ve got Selfmade Hen Broth, that may work too.
- bitter cream – if bitter cream isn’t your factor, strive utilizing Mexican Crema or plain Greek yogurt.
- cream cheese– that is an non-obligatory ingredient, however makes the casserole additional creamy. In case you don’t care to make use of it, this casserole will nonetheless work.
- diced inexperienced chiles – you’re going to depart these undrained.
HOW TO MAKE WHITE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE:
Preheat oven to 350F levels. Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set it apart. In a medium-size bowl, add the shredded hen, 1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir to mix. Set it apart. In a medium saucepan, soften the butter over medium warmth. Add the flour and whisk till mixed and cook dinner for a minute or so to thicken.
Add the hen broth, bitter cream, cream cheese (if utilizing) and chiles to the saucepan and whisk till easy. Convey to a simmer and whisk constantly till it begins to thicken. Take away from warmth.
Stack the flour tortillas and use a knife to chop them in half. Lay 8 halves to cowl the underside of the ready pan. Unfold 1/3 of the hen combination evenly over the tortillas.
Pour 1/3 of the sauce over the hen.
Repeat the method including tortillas, hen and sauce two extra occasions.
After the ultimate layer of cream is added, sprinkle the ultimate 1 cup of shredded Monterey Jack cheese excessive. Bake within the preheated oven for half-hour or till bubbly. You possibly can broil on low for an extra couple of minutes to barely brown the highest. Watch carefully as it will possibly burn shortly.
Garnish and serve!
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Preheat oven to 350F levels.
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Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Set it apart.
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In a medium-size bowl, add 3 cups shredded & diced cooked hen, 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon floor black pepper. Stir to mix. Set it apart.
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In a medium saucepan, soften 3 Tablespoons butter over medium warmth. Add 3 Tablespoons all-purpose flour and cook dinner for a minute or so to thicken.
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Add 2 cups hen broth, 1 cup bitter cream, 2 ounces cream cheese (if utilizing) and 4 ounce can diced inexperienced chiles, undrained to the saucepan and whisk till easy.
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Convey to a simmer and whisk constantly till it begins to thicken. Take away from warmth.
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Stack 12 taco measurement flour tortillas and use a knife to chop them in half (or in quarters.)
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Lay 8 halves to cowl the underside of the ready pan.
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Unfold 1/3 of the hen combination evenly over the tortillas.
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Pour 1/3 of the sauce over the hen.
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Repeat the method including tortillas, hen and sauce two extra occasions.
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After the ultimate layer of cream is added, sprinkle the ultimate 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese excessive.
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Bake uncovered within the preheated oven for half-hour or till bubbly. You possibly can broil on low for an extra couple of minutes to barely brown the highest. Watch carefully as it will possibly burn shortly.
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Garnish with chopped recent parsley or cilantro (non-obligatory) and serve!
- Please consult with my FAQ’s (Regularly Requested Questions) and ingredient record above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the most typical questions.
Energy: 423kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 24g | Fats: 24g | Sodium: 1057mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g
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