SALSA VERDE CHICKEN CASSEROLE | ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

cream cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: Monterey Jack

Monterey Jack is often less expensive than cheddar

Season the shredded chicken with cumin, salt, and pepper.

You can roast some chicken in the oven or use a cooked rotisserie chicken from the grocery store.

In another bowl, mix together salsa verde, lime juice, and sour cream.

Ladle some of the sauce over the bottom of a baking dish.

Layer over nine tortilla halves.

Add half of the shredded chicken.

Sprinkle over a third of the monterey jack cheese.

Layer over nine more tortilla halves.

Top with the remaining chicken.

Ladle more of the sauce on top.

Sprinkle over another third of the cheese.

Layer over the rest of the tortilla halves.

Add the rest of the sauce.

Sprinkle over the remaining cheese.

Preheat your oven to 375°F.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Change the oven setting to broil and place the casserole on the top back of the oven.

Broil until golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes.

Top with chopped cilantro and sliced jalapenos before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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