Easy Mexican Chicken Casserole Recipe

Hey busy parents need a dinner that’s fast, family-approved, and full of flavor? This Easy Mexican Chicken Casserole checks all the boxes! It’s a one-dish wonder that comes together quickly, uses simple ingredients you probably already have, and delivers that cheesy, comforting goodness everyone loves. No fuss, minimal cleanup, and zero complaints at the dinner table? Yes, please! Let’s get this delicious lifesaver in the oven.

Mexican Chicken Casserole:

This recipe is incredibly easy to make, which makes it perfect for those hectic weeknights or let’s be honest, any night you just don’t feel like cooking. With a few simple shortcuts and minimal prep, you can have a warm, flavorful meal on the table without the stress.

What you need:

• 2 lbs Chicken breast (4 small or 3medium). A way that you can make this step quicker is buying pre cooked chicken. We will be cutting it up so size won’t matter.
• Salt And Pepper
• Shredded Cheese
• Sour Cream
• Diced green chili’s. For a mild flavor use 1 can of chili instead of 2.

Time to Prepare your Casserole:

1. Preheat your oven to 400
2. Spray a 9×13 pan with Cooking spray
3. Dice up your chicken. Season with Salt and Pepper to taste.
4. In a skillet over medium heat add oil. Add you chicken when oil is hot. Cook till your chicken is fully cooked.
5. While the chicken cooks mix together your Cheese (4 oz.), 1 cup sour cream and 2 cans of can of green chili’s with the juice
6. Add your cooked chicken to your 9×13 pan.
7. Spread your sour cream mixture over the chicken. Top with the rest of your cheese.
8. Bake uncovered for 15 min or until your Cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling at the edges.
9. Top with your favorite toppings.

What to serve with Mexican Chicken Casserole

We kept things simple and quick by serving our Mexican Chicken Casserole with a side of rice. While the casserole was baking in the oven, I tossed some rice in the Instant Pot. Easy, hands-off, and everything was ready at the same time!

Got leftovers?

Got leftovers? Chop up the chicken and turn it into a quick quesadilla or toss it over greens for a tasty chicken taco salad. We tried both, but the quesadilla was hands-down our favorite—crispy, cheesy, and so good!

This simple Tex-Mex meal is a true weeknight winner. Quick to make, full of flavor, and a hit with the whole family. It’s definitely going on repeat in our household, because let’s be honest easy and delicious is exactly what we need more of at dinnertime!

Looking for another easy Mexican theme dinner? Check out this Easy Enchiladas recipe

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Mexican Chicken Casserole

Mexican Chicken Casserole is a creamy ultimate comfort dish. Made with shredded chicken, a creamy blend of sour cream, Diced chilis and cheese. It's a quick and easy weeknight meal the whole family will love!

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Dinner

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 8 People

Ingredients

  

• 2 lbs chicken breast (diced) 4 small chicken or 3 medium
• 1 tsp salt or to taste
• ¼ tsp black pepper or to taste
• 1 cup shredded cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 14 oz Diced green chilis (Don't drain)

Toppings

• Avocado
• Lettuce
• Tomatoes
• Cilantro

Instructions

 

• Preheat your oven to 400 °F
• Spray a 9×13 pan with Cooking spray.
• Dice up your chicken. Season with Salt and Pepper to taste.
• In a skillet over medium heat add oil. Add you chicken when oil is hot. Cook till your chicken is fully cooked.
• While the chicken cooks mix together your Cheese (4 oz.), 1 cup sour cream and 2 cans of can of green chili's with the juice
• Add your cooked chicken to your 9×13 pan.
• Spread your sour cream mixture over the chicken. Top with the rest of your cheese.
• Bake uncovered for 15 min or until your Cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling at the edges.
• Top with your favorite toppings.

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