Best 6 New Mexico Red Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole Recipes

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Prepare to be tantalized by the delightful fusion of flavors in New Mexico red chile chicken enchilada casserole, a culinary masterpiece that celebrates the vibrant and bold cuisine of the Southwest. This delectable dish seamlessly blends the warmth of New Mexico red chile with tender chicken, melty cheese, and a symphony of spices, all wrapped in a blanket of soft tortillas. Embark on a culinary journey as we unveil the secrets to crafting this tantalizing casserole, ensuring you relish every flavorful bite.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

NEW MEXICO RED CHILE ENCHILADA CASSEROLE



New Mexico Red Chile Enchilada Casserole image

Each slice of this amazing Mexican casserole is full of enchilada flavors from seasoned ground beef in red chili sauce. The layers of hearty tortillas sprinkled with perfectly melting Sargento® Shredded 4 Cheese Mexican - Traditional Cut and served with an egg cooked sunny-side up and shredded iceberg lettuce looks and tastes great.

Categories     Dinner

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 12

1-1/2 lbs. ground beef
1-1/2 cups chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
Salt and pepper to taste
2 Tbsp. butter
2 Tbsp. flour
2-3 oz. red chili powder (to taste)
1-1/2 cups milk
6 cups (24 oz.) Sargento® Shredded 4 Cheese Mexican - Traditional Cut
18 corn tortillas (5 to 6-inch diameter)
8 eggs, cooked sunny-side up
Shredded iceberg lettuce (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Brown ground meat; add onion and garlic, salt and pepper to taste.
  • For sauce, melt butter in saucepan over medium heat; stir in flour and cook until bubbling. Slowly add red chili powder and milk, stirring constantly until smooth and slightly thickened, and to desired taste. Keep warm and set aside.
  • Begin casserole assembly with 1/3 cup red chili sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 pan. Be sure that the sauce covers the bottom of the pan evenly. Layer 6 corn tortillas on sauce, overlapping slightly. Top tortillas with another 1/3 cup sauce. Add 1/3 of meat mixture. Top with 2 cups cheese. Repeat layering 2 more times, ending with cheese on top.
  • Bake 30 minutes, or until bubbly. 5-10 minutes before casserole comes out of the oven, start preparing eggs, sunny-side up. Place 1 egg on top of each serving. Serve with lettuce, if desired.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories calories, Carbohydrate 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, ServingSize 0 g, Sodium 0 mg, Sugar 0 g

NEW MEXICO RED CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE



New Mexico Red Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole image

The wonderful cultures that are home to my native New Mexico fill the kitchen with mouthwatering spicy dishes. This is a twist on an all time favorite usually made with Green Chile. The Red Chile most often used in NM cooking is a ripened Green Chile! (although there are many others used as well..) The flavor is sublime and sometimes hotter than the green. The preparation for this dish is the same as with Green Chile, but you are making a red enchilada sauce. This dish offers the heart of NM food it is delicious, inexpensive, expedient as you can use leftovers, or fresh, and layer the sauce, corn tortillas, and cheese as you would lasagna. Don't forget to make a big pot of Pinto beans on the side!! Garnish with Chopped Roma Tomatoes lettuce and raw onion, and sour cream if you like that too.

Provided by KatrinaRadia

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 Casserole, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 -6 pieces chicken
1 yellow onion
2 cups red chili peppers
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon garlic
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 -2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
9 -12 corn tortillas
1 roma tomato
1 cup lettuce
1/2 cup onion
1/2 cup sour cream
4 flour tortillas

Steps:

  • At least ½ Leftover Rotisserie Chicken/ Whole pieces / Breasts boiled in water to cover,.
  • Drain, reserve liquid, set aside to cool then bone, skin and chop.
  • Reduce the remaining broth to about 1 1/2 cups or so while chopping this stuff:.
  • ½ as much yellow onion as you have chicken. About 2 cups of Red Chile Puree, either from dried Red Chiles dehydrated and blended to a puree, or look in your grocers freezer section. Hot or mild your preference.
  • Throw it all in the broth with 1 teaspoons Oregano, 1 tsp Cumin, 1 Tlbs chopped garlic. Simmer til onion is soft, if it's still watery stir about ¼ cup cornstarch into some cold water or cooled broth, then add back into the stew to thicken. Once the stew is a satisfying thickness you can layer it as you would lasagna *using 1cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese or more if you're a cheese hound like me. 9 - 12 White or Yellow corn tortillas use any stale taco shells you might have. Tom with Cheese and bake at 350 until done.
  • * if you just want some awesome Red Chile Chicken Stew, add par boiled chopped to bite size potatoes in at this point and when it looks like soup, put it in a bowl garnish with cheese and eat with a fresh hot flour Tortilla.

TRADITIONAL NEW MEXICO RED CHILE CHEESE "STACKED" ENCHILADAS



Traditional New Mexico Red Chile Cheese

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h30m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

6 corn tortillas
Oil (optional)
1 1/2 to 2 cups red chile sauce, recipe follows
1 cup shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese
1/2 small chopped onion
2 fried eggs
1 cup shredded lettuce
3/4 cup chopped tomato
20 dried chile pods
1/4 cup water
6 garlic cloves
Salt
Pinch Mexican oregano
1 pound diced pork (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Each serving will contain 3 corn tortillas. Take the tortilla and dip it in hot oil or dip it in the red chile sauce and put on plate. Top this with cheese and onion and more sauce and put another dipped tortilla on top and repeat this 2 times. Heat in the oven or under the broiler until cheese melts and top with a fried egg. Garnish the plate with the lettuce and tomato. You can serve this with fried potatoes or pinto beans.
  • To make a casserole, you can layer the above in a baking dish with the final layer on top being cheese, do not put eggs on the casserole. Bake for about 20 minutes, until all is warm and melted. Garnish with lettuce and tomato. Can also serve with sour cream, chopped olives and guacamole.
  • Remove the stems and seeds of the chile pods. Soak the pods in water or simmer on stove for about 10 minutes. Place chile and garlic in a blender with 1/4 cup water and puree until smooth. (Use 6 to 8 pods of chile and 2 cloves of garlic at a time, which will make the puree smoother and easier to work with.) Add more water as needed to get a medium consistency. In a sauce pan, add pureed chile with Mexican Oregano and salt to taste. Bring to a slow boil, and then simmer for 20 minutes. Pork can be browned and added to sauce while simmering.

NEW MEXICO GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE



New Mexico Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole image

Everyone begs me to make this. As a native New Mexican I love our Hatch NM Green Chile home grown, in the fall around State Fair time you can smell it being roasted all over the state. This dish offers the heart of NM food it is delicious, inexpensive, expedient as you can use leftovers, or fresh, and layer the sauce, corn tortillas, and cheese as you would lasagna. Garnish with Chopped Roma Tomatoes lettuce, raw onion, and sour cream if you like that too.

Provided by KatrinaRadia

Categories     Chicken

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 Casserole, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

4 -6 pieces chicken
1 yellow onion
2 cups green chili peppers
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon garlic
1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 -2 cup sharp cheddar cheese
9 -12 corn tortillas
1 roma tomato
1 cup lettuce
1/2 cup onion
1/2 cup sour cream
4 flour tortillas

Steps:

  • Prep 30 minutes bake 45 minutes, Homemade Chicken Stock 1 ½ hours You can make this stew and freeze it. Thaw, layer and bake, as Corn Tortillas don't freeze well in the dish, they become grainy.
  • Use at least ½ Leftover Rotisserie Chicken/ Raw whole pieces / or breasts boiled in water to cover, until done and broth has a good color, I use my pasta cooker with strainer, but any large heavy pot will do.
  • Drain, reserve liquid, set chicken aside to cool.
  • Reduce the remaining broth to about 2 cups or so while chopping this stuff: boned and skinned chicken, ½ as much yellow onion as you have chicken, same amount of Green Chile as Chicken, hot medium or mild "as you like".
  • Throw it all in the broth with Oregano, Cumin, chopped garlic, stewed Mexican or stewed tomatoes. Simmer til onion is soft, if it's watery stir about ¼ cup cornstarch into some cold water or cooled broth, then add back into the stew to thicken.
  • Taste and add salt til it is yummy.
  • Once the stew is a satisfying thickness you can layer * using shredded sharp cheddar cheese, White/Yellow corn tortillas/and any stale taco shells you might have. Finish with Cheese and bake at 350 until bubbly and done. Let it rest for 20 minutes to firm up before serving.
  • *If you just want some awesome green Chile Stew, add par boiled chopped to bite size potatoes at this point and when it looks like soup, put it in a bowl garnish with cheese and eat with a fresh hot flour Tortilla.
  • This is my Husband's favorite dish. I sure hope you like it too!

GREEN CHICKEN CHILE ENCHILADA CASSEROLE



Green Chicken Chile Enchilada Casserole image

If you like green chile peppers you'll love this green chicken enchilada casserole layered with corn tortillas, shredded chicken, and Monterey Jack cheese.

Provided by The Dover's

Categories     Main Dish Recipes     Casserole Recipes     Chicken

Time 50m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 (14 ounce) cans green enchilada sauce
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes
1 large onion, chopped
1 (27 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
12 (6 inch) corn tortillas
3 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  • Combine shredded chicken, enchilada sauce, diced tomatoes, and onion in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Spoon 1/3 of the chicken mixture into the bottom of a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Lay 6 tortillas over top. Cover with 1/2 of the remaining chicken mixture, 1/2 of the green chile peppers, 1/2 of the Monterey Jack cheese, the remaining tortillas, remaining chicken mixture, remaining chile peppers, and remaining cheese.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until hot and bubbly, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 452.5 calories, Carbohydrate 31.3 g, Cholesterol 94.3 mg, Fat 23.7 g, Fiber 6 g, Protein 30 g, SaturatedFat 12.6 g, Sodium 1495.6 mg, Sugar 5.7 g

QUICK AND EASY GREEN CHILE CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE



Quick and Easy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole image

I got my picture in the paper for this one! My friends' husbands always fall in love with this when I bring it to parties! My 4 picky kids eat it! If you want to skip the charring step, simply tear the tortillas into fourths so they absorb the sauce better.

Provided by SGRCOOKI

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 2h

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
garlic salt to taste
18 (6 inch) corn tortillas, torn in half
1 (28 ounce) can green chile enchilada sauce
1 (16 ounce) package shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 (8 ounce) container reduced fat sour cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a medium baking dish.
  • Season chicken with garlic salt. Arrange in the prepared baking dish. Bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven, until no longer pink and juices run clear. Cool, shred, and set aside.
  • With metal tongs, char each tortilla half over the open flame of a gas stove burner for about 1 minute, until lightly puffed.
  • Pour about 1/2 inch enchilada sauce in the bottom of a medium baking dish, and arrange 6 tortillas in a single layer. Top with 1/2 the chicken, 1/3 cheese, 1/2 the sour cream, and 1/3 of the remaining enchilada sauce. Repeat. Coat remaining tortillas thoroughly with remaining enchilada sauce, and arrange on top of the layers. Sprinkle with remaining cheese, and top with any remaining enchilada sauce
  • Cover, and bake 45 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool slightly before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.1 calories, Carbohydrate 32.6 g, Cholesterol 95 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 33.1 g, SaturatedFat 13.2 g, Sodium 955.2 mg, Sugar 2.5 g

Tips:

  • For the best flavor, use dried New Mexico red chile pods. You can find these at most Mexican or Latin American grocery stores.
  • If you don't have time to make your own enchilada sauce, you can use a store-bought sauce. Just be sure to choose a sauce that is made with New Mexico red chiles.
  • To make the casserole ahead of time, assemble the casserole and bake it for 30 minutes. Then, let it cool completely and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. When you're ready to serve, reheat the casserole in a 350°F oven for 20-30 minutes, or until it is heated through.
  • Serve the casserole with your favorite toppings, such as shredded cheese, sour cream, guacamole, and salsa.

Conclusion:

New Mexico red chile chicken enchilada casserole is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The combination of the flavorful enchilada sauce, the tender chicken, and the gooey cheese is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new recipe to try, give this casserole a try. You won't be disappointed.

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