SPICY SOUTHWEST CHICKEN CASSEROLE

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This is a recipe I developed after tweaking many other recipes. It has become a real favorite in my household! Easily adjustable to your preference of spiciness as well. Also easy to change to your liking by adding other veggies or peppers. Save time by cooking extra chicken ahead of time when making other chicken dishes. Serve with your choice of toppings, like sour cream, guacamole, sliced avocados, sliced black olives, or whatever else you like!

Provided by Lisa F.

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 1h10m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 14

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Ingredients

1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
½ cup water, or as needed
1 large onion, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 (15 ounce) can black beans, partially drained
1 (14 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
¾ cup picante sauce
1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chiles
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
4 (8 inch) flour tortillas
1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed fiesta-style nacho cheese soup
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Bring chicken breasts and water to a boil in a large skillet; cook over medium heat until chicken juices run clear and meat is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken breasts to a large plate, reserving pan juices in skillet, and shred chicken with 2 forks.
Cook onion and red bell pepper in reserved drippings over medium heat until onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Return shredded chicken to skillet. Stir black beans, corn, picante sauce, chopped green chiles, chili powder, and cumin into chicken mixture until thoroughly combined. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Pour chicken mixture into prepared baking dish.
Arrange flour tortillas in a single layer over chicken mixture. Stir fiesta soup with diced tomatoes and green chiles in a bowl until thoroughly combined; spread soup mixture over tortillas. Top casserole with Mexican cheese blend.
Bake in the preheated oven until cheese topping has melted and casserole is hot, about 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 279.4 calories, Carbohydrate 35.9 g, Cholesterol 36.3 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 18.6 g, SaturatedFat 3.8 g, Sodium 1127.7 mg, Sugar 5.3 g