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Chicken Casserole Recipe

Chicken Casserole is a Continental chicken recipe made with 12 ingredients in 15 steps.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chopped onion
  • ½ cup chopped green pepper
  • 2 cups chopped cooked chicken or turkey
  • 1 (4-ounce) can mild green chili peppers, rinsed, seed and chopped*
  • 3 tablespoons butter or margarine
  • ¼ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander seed
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • 2 ½ cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup light sour cream
  • 1 ½ cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese (6 ounces)
  • 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas

How to make Chicken Casserole

  1. In large saucepan, cook onion and green pepper in the 2 tablespoons butter or margarine until tender.
  2. Combine in a bowl with chopped chicken and green chili peppers; set aside.
  3. In same saucepan, melt the 3 tablespoons butter or margarine.
  4. Blend in flour, coriander, and salt.
  5. Stir in chicken broth all at once; cook and stir until thickened and bubbly.
  6. Remove from heat.
  7. Stir in sour cream and ½ cup of cheese.
  8. Stir ½ cup of the sauce into the chicken.
  9. Dip each tortilla into the remaining hot sauce to soften.
  10. Fill each with about ¼ cup of the chicken mixture.
  11. Roll up.
  12. Arrange rolls in a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
  13. Pour remaining sauce over.
  14. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
  15. Bake uncovered, in 350*F (175*C) oven about 25 minutes or until bubbly.

Notes

Cut down to ½ a can if you like your food milder.
Makes 6 servings.

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