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Mexican Casserole

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Ingredients

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Original recipe makes 8
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1 lbchicken meat; from a small roasted chicken, shredded
1 15-1/2-oz cangarbanzo beans; drained
1 15-1/2-oz cankidney beans; drained
1 15-1/2-oz cancorn kernels; drained
1 8-oz cantomato sauce
1 cprepared salsa
1 cred onion; chopped
1 green bell pepper; cut into 1/4-inch dice
4 tbfresh cilantro; chopped
1 tbGarlic; minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper; to taste
6 ozMonterey Jack cheese; grated
6 ozsharp Cheddar cheese; grated
2 cripe tomatoes; 1/4-inch diced
1 cSour cream
1/2 cfresh cilantro; chopped

Mexican Casserole Preparation

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a 13x9-inch baking dish, thenscatter the crushed tortilla chips evenly on the bottom.

2. Combine thechicken, beans, corn, tomato sauce, salsa, onion, bell pepper, cilantro, garlic,salt and pepper in a bowl. Place half the mixture evenly in the baking dish.Combine the cheeses, then sprinkle half over the mixture.

3. Cover with theremaining half of the chicken-and-bean mixture and sprinkle the remaining cheeseover the top.

4. Bake for 30 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes beforeserving. Serve the garnishes in bowls, so guests can top their portions withdiced tomatoes, sour cream and a sprinkle of cilantro.

Serves 8.

Perserving: 440 calories, 33g carbohydrates, 36g protein, 18g fat, 90mgcholesterol.

Recipe By: Meals.com

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Calories Per Serving: 498
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Mexican Casserole Reviews

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Quick and different, great for potluck!
8 years, 8 months, 3 weeks, 4 days, 20 hours, 56 minutes ago
VeryGood Meal...
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Tags

  1. Mexican
  2. Meat
  3. Lunch
  4. Spring
  5. Spicy (Hot)

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