How funky is your chicken? Well, Green Chicken Casserole is a pretty funky, delicious dish! Layered tortillas, sassy salsa verde, and a dreamy flavor-extravaganza chicken filling that’s mixed with black beans and melted Monterey Jack cheese, stacks up to be a great way to get the funkiness going in your chicken dish. Dance to a different beat with Green Chicken Casserole! It’s so full of funky fun and great Tex-Mex taste!
Ingredients
- 3 cups rotisserie chicken, shredded
- 2 1/2 cups salsa verde, store-bought or homemade, divided
- 1 (15-ounce) black beans, drained
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped, plus more, to taste, for garnish
- 1 1/2 cups Monterey Jack cheese, divided
- salt, to taste
- 9 flour tortillas, fajita-size
- avocado, to taste, chopped, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Step 2 -In a large bowl, add the shredded chicken, 1/2 cup of the salsa verde, the black beans, the garlic powder, the cumin, the chili powder, 1/4 cup of the cilantro, 1 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese, and the salt and stir to combine.
Step 3 -Spread 3/4 cup of the salsa verde over the bottom of a cast-iron skillet.
Step 4 -Add 3 tortillas in a single layer over the salsa verde layer. It is okay for the tortillas to overlap a bit and they don’t have to cover the bottom.
Step 5 -Add 1/2 of the chicken mixture over the tortilla layer and top with 3 more of the tortillas in a single layer.
Step 6 -Top the tortilla layer with 3/4 cup of the salsa verde and cover with the remaining chicken mixture.
Step 7 -Top the chicken mixture with the remaining tortillas, the remaining salsa verde, and sprinkle with the remaining Monterey Jack cheese.
Step 8 -Bake the chicken casserole until it is hot and bubbly and the cheese is golden-brown, about 18-20 minutes.
Step 9 -Transfer the baking dish to a wire rack and let the chicken casserole cool, about 10 minutes.
Step 10 -Serve the chicken casserole garnished with the extra cilantro and the avocado.
