Chicken Tortilla Bake

When wondering around Pinterest and the like, I try really hard to only save things I can in some way replicate.  What good is the picture of someone's dinner if there's no instructions on how to make it myself?

This recipe came from one that fell through the cracks.  The description explains that it's a 5 item recipe using only chicken, tortilla, rotel, cream of chicken soup and cheese.  The link gives me a recipe that doesn't really match the description. Same concept of dinner but loads more ingredients and such.  So here's my attempt just using the 5 items listed and trying to make the best of it.

Chicken Tortilla Bake

Ingredients

4 Tortillas - I used Mission Carb Balance Soft Taco flour tortillas, 8 ct to a package so I used half.

1 Can Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chiles

1 Can Cream of Chicken Soup

2 Cups "Fiesta Blend" cheese - This is a mix of Monterey Jack, Cheddar, Queso Quesadilla, and Asadero cheeses but I'm sure any cheese will work.

1 lb of Chicken

Bonus Ingredient: Few tablespoons of Sour Cream

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350.

Cut the Chicken and Tortillas into bite sized pieces. Layer in a 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Pour the Rotel Tomatoes and Chiles and the Soup into the dish.

Sprinkle cheese on top.

Bake for 30-35 minutes.

Serve with Sour Cream on top (if desired).

Pre-Oven, it didn't last long enough once cooked to have a photo shoot.

Notes

The amount of cheese is approximate.  I had about 1/2 of an open cheese blend in the refrigerator and used the rest of that.  It probably could've used just a bit more.

That's really my only comment, I'm really please with how it came out.

Boyfriend specifically requested this and was pleased with the results so hazzah!

Chicken Cornbread Casserole

Back in 2010, I attempted a recipe for Chicken Cornbread Casserole.  Overall, I really enjoyed the concept and the flavors but that recipe was a bit too soupy for my tastes. When I attempted it again, I couldn't find the same recipe because the bookmarked link was broken.  I found a different recipe and again ended up with a casserole that wasn't quite right.

I've told this story before, it's the reason I decided to start keeping this blog - not that I've been very good at updating it until recently (much thanks to Rachael and her 52 weeks though, seeing her posts and excitement have encouraged me to keep with this at least for now).

Well now - several years and attempts later- I think I've figured out just how I want this dish to be.

Chicken Cornbread Casserole

Ingredients

1 Package Chicken - about a lb but usually more like 1.25-1.5 lbs

2 Cans Cream of Chicken Soup

1 Can Corn

2 Boxes of Jiffy Cornbread Mix

2 Eggs

2/3 Cup of Milk

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and layer in the bottom of a 9 x 13 casserole dish.

Pour the 2 cans of soup and 1 can of corn on top.

In a bowl, mix the Jiffy Cornbread mix as directed on the box - 1 egg and 1/3 cup of milk for every box used.  Pour this mixture on top of the chicken/soup/corn.

Bake together for about 25-30 minutes.  At the end the cornbread topping should look golden and solid.  I sacrificed prettiness in the cornbread to poke through and make sure the chicken was fully cooked - looked good after more like 30 minutes due to the nature of my oven.

Notes

Boyfriend loves cornbread more than he loves me.  I wish I was exaggerating.  "I want to make love to this corn muffin and have little mini corn muffin babies and then I would eat our children".  He's literally said that.

So when I found the original recipe, I knew we had to try it.

It's taken numerous attempts with different amounts of everything.  Boyfriend in particular had been disappointed with previous attempts because there wasn't enough of the cornbread so a majority of it sunk into the soup becoming too soupy and losing the crustier part on top.

This above though got his seal of approval so finally!! Hazzah.

Prep was only about 5/10 minutes, which with 25-30 minutes baking means it's pretty easy and not too long.

I'm a big fan and will definitely be doing again.