Mexi-Chicken Casserole
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INGREDIENTS
  • Cooking Time: 30 minutes
  • Servings: 6-8
  • Preparation Time: 15 minutes
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 3 medium tomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 2 cups chopped cooked chicken
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 6 corn tortillas, cut in half and divided
  • 1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese, divided
DIRECTIONS
  1. Cook onion in oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, stirring constantly until tender. Add tomato and next 6 ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Layer half each of chicken mixture, tortillas, and cheese in a lightly greased baking dish. Repeat layer with remaining ingredients. Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional five minutes.
RECIPE BACKSTORY
from my mom's recipe files