Sunday, February 13, 2011

Easy Casserole dinner




OK, so my life is about to go into overdrive. Two boys playing rec league basketball, and both have already started their baseball seasons too! My poor daughter doesn't have time for activities but she'll be in softball soon. Which isn't going to leave a lot of time for dinner preparation. And with all these admission fees and gas prices, I can't afford to feed my family of 5 from a drive-thru every night.




So, I'm starting my Sunday cooking days again, where I cook the main meat to be used for the week. All I have to do is prepare a side or two and heat the meat in the microwave.




Tonight, I threw together this easy chicken enchilada casserole.




Ingredients: cooked chicken (I used 4 big chicken breasts), sour cream, 1 can cream of chicken soup, salsa, shredded cheese, tortilla chips or taco shells (I had taco shells on hand), and fresh cilantro (love this stuff).




Step one: Cook the chicken. I broiled mine for 10 mins. on each side with some garlic and pepper. Cut into cubes.




Step two: Mix soup, 1/2 cup sour cream, 1/2-1 cup shredded cheese and a couple tablespoons of cilantro with the chicken.




Step three: Crush taco shells in the bottom of a casserole dish. Layer with the chicken mixture. Top with salsa (as much as you like). Sprinkle with more cheese. Top with more crushed taco shells. Sprinkle with a little more cheese and fresh cilantro.




Step four: Bake to melt cheese and brown the chips. I got distracted and burnt mine just a little but I picked off the really burnt chips. It was really good. I froze some in small containers for my husband and I to grab for work lunches.




Buen provecho!

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