Easy Sonora Chicken Recipe: A Delicious Mexican-Inspired Casserole

Name: Easy Sonora Chicken Recipe: A Delicious Mexican-Inspired Casserole
Total time: 2 hrs 15 mins
Ingredients: 6 large bone-in chicken breast halves; 1 (15 ounce) can chili, no beans; 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup; 1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 cup picante sauce; 0.5 cup milk; 0.5 teaspoon ground cumin; 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder; 12 corn tortillas, torn into strips; 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese; 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese

This Sonora chicken casserole is a guaranteed family favorite and a delightful twist on traditional chicken casseroles. I've been making this recipe for years, and it's always a hit!

Total time2 hrs 15 mins
Prep time20 mins
Cook time1 hr 35 mins
Yield8

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Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Place the chicken in a baking dish and cover it.
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Then, transfer the chicken to a plate to cool. Remove the meat from the bones and tear it into small pieces. Discard the bones.
In a large bowl, combine the chili, condensed soups, onion, picante sauce, milk, cumin, and garlic powder.
Spread ½ of the shredded chicken into a 9x13-inch baking dish, then cover it with ½ of the tortilla pieces. Pour ½ of the chili sauce on top of the tortillas and sprinkle with ½ of each of the Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses. Repeat these layers with the remaining shredded chicken, tortilla pieces, chili sauce, Cheddar cheese, and Monterey Jack cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling, approximately 35 to 40 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 632 kcal
Fat Content: 30 g
Fiber Content: 5 g
Sugar Content: 4 g
Sodium Content: 1350 mg
Protein Content: 57 g
Cholesterol Content: 164 mg
Carbohydrate Content: 32 g
Saturated Fat Content: 15 g
Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g