Mexican Chicken Casserole

Mexican Chicken Casserole is a wonderful family dinner! Leftover cooked chicken with salsa, black beans, corn, crushed tortilla chips and cheese!

This recipe for Mexican Chicken Casserole will be your family’s next favorite go-to dinner! Even better, it uses up leftover chicken you might have in your fridge. I just love recipes that use up ingredients!

Keep the rest of the ingredients in the pantry: a can of black beans, a can of corn, a jar of salsa, and taco seasoning. And you’re just about ready to pull this dinner together in a pinch.

What’s in this recipe?

Do you measure the tortilla chips before or after crushing them?

After! I like to get my measuring cup out and hold the whole tortilla chips over the measuring cup, crushing them in my hand, and then allowing the crushed chips to drop into the measuring cup. You could also crush them in a ziploc bag and then measure the crushed chips after that as well.

How to make this recipe:

1. In a large deep skillet, combine chicken, black beans, salsa, corn, and taco seasoning.

2. Heat mixture up to boiling and then simmer.

3. Transfer mixture to a glass baking dish.

4. Top with cheese and crushed tortilla chips. Bake.

5. Remove from oven and sprinkle more cheese on top. Bake until cheese is melted.

Allow casserole to rest a few minutes before serving!

What kind of chicken is used?

Any leftover chicken you have! Rotisserie chicken works great in this dish.

Recipe pro tips:

• Save up the crushed tortilla chips from the bottom of the bag for this recipe!
• Swap out the black beans for kidney beans if that’s what you have on hand
• Use shredded monterey jack cheese instead of the cheddar for added flair

More recipes you’ll love:

• Crunchy Nacho Bake
• Crockpot Black Beans & Rice
• Corn and Black Bean Salad
• Spinach and Black Bean Penne Casserole

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Mexican Chicken Casserole

Mexican Chicken Casserole recipe made with cooked chicken, taco seasoning, black beans, corn, cheese, and tortilla chips.

4.43 from 7 votes

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American

Keyword: recipe for mexican chicken casserole

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Calories: 284kcal

Author: Kelly Miller

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 cups cooked cubed chicken
• ▢ 1/2 packet taco seasoning
• ▢ 1 can black beans drained
• ▢ 1 can corn drained with juice reserved
• ▢ 3/4 cup salsa
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips
• ▢ 1 cup shredded cheddar

Instructions

• To a large skillet, add chicken, taco seasoning, black beans, corn, salsa, and 1/2 cup juice from corn. Cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• Pour chicken mixture into casserole dish and cover with 1/2 cup shredded cheddar and crushed tortilla chips. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes. Add remaining 1/2 cup cheese and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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Nutrition

Calories: 284kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 910mg | Potassium: 279mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 345IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 198mg | Iron: 1mg

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