Incredible Chicken Casserole

Ingredients

3	cups chopped cooked chicken
2	cups finely chopped celery
1	cup (4 ounces) shredded Cheddar cheese
1	cup sour cream
1	cup mayonnaise
1	(4-ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1	(10-¾-ounce) can cream of chicken soup (Use Gluten Free Cream of Chicken for GF)
½	cup slivered almonds

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray. In a large bowl, stir together chicken, celery, cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise, water chestnuts, soup, and almonds. Spoon into prepared baking dish. Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Sprinkle 1/2 chopped onion evenly over top and bake 5 more minutes, or until bubbly around edges. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Mexican Chicken Casserole

3 chicken breasts, diced, about 2 cups

1 cup salsa

1/2 cup cream cheese

1/2 4 oz. can diced green chilies

1/2 15 oz. can black beans

1 cup sour cream

1 tomato, diced

2 green onions, sliced

2 cups shredded cheddar/jack cheese

1 cup crushed tortilla chips

 

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and prepare an 8" square or round dish.

 

2. Place cooked chicken in a sauté pan, add salsa and cream cheese and heat through until cream cheese is melted.

3. Add black beans and green chilies and heat through.

 

4. Layer ingredients in your prepared dish as follows:

Crushed tortilla chips

Chicken mixture

Sour cream

Tomatoes

Green Onions

Cheese

5. Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Chicken and Bacon Lasagna Roll-ups

Ingredients:

• 8 lasagna pasta, cooked and drained.
• 1 pound bacon, diced, cooked and drained
• 1 small red or yellow onion
• 6 cloves of garlic, crushed
• 2 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
• 2 cups of Alfredo cream sauce
• ½ cup mozzarella (to sprinkle on top)
• ½ cup grated parmesan (to sprinkle on top)

 

Filling:

• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• ½ cup sour cream
• 6 oz. cream cheese
• ½ cup grated parmesan
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• salt and pepper (to taste)

 

Instructions

1. Add 8 pieces of lasagna pasta to a large pot of boiling water.
2. Cook pasta 2 minutes less than the directions on the package. It will finish cooking in the oven.
3. Drain pasta in strainer and lay pasta onto paper towels to dry off excess water.
4. Shred chicken breasts. Set aside.
5. Cut and fry bacon.
6. Add diced onions and crushed garlic 3 minutes prior to baking being finished.
7. Drain bacon mixture onto a plate with paper towels. (It will catch the excess fat.)
8. In a medium size bowl, mix together the ricotta cheese, sour cream, cream cheese, parmesan and seasonings.
9. Divide and spread the filling onto the cooked pasta evenly.
10. Add the shredded chicken onto each pasta.
11. Sprinkle the bacon mixture on top of the chicken and cheese mixture. (Save some for the top after you roll up the pasta.)
12. Sprinkle some parmesan on top of the bacon and chicken.
13. Spread ½ cup of cream sauce on the bottom of a medium baking dish.
14. Roll the pasta and put seam side facing down into the sauce that is in the baking dish.
15. Cover the roll ups with the rest of the cream sauce.
16. Top with pieces of bacon.
17. Sprinkle mozzarella and parmesan on top.
18. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees for 25 to 35 minutes.

Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:

1 rotisserie chicken

1 package of corn tortillas

2 cups of Mexican mix cheese

1 12-ounce jar of enchilada sauce

 

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Remove and discard the chicken skin.
3. Tear the chicken into bite-sized strips. Set aside.
4. Lay one corn tortilla on a cutting board and spread 1/4 cup of chicken into the tortilla.
5. Spread 1/8 cup of cheese mix over the chicken. Roll the tortilla into a cigar shape, and place the rolled tortilla in a casserole dish.
6. Repeat for remaining tortillas.
7. Pour enchilada sauce on top of tortillas, spread the remaining cheese over the dish, and cover with aluminum foil.
8. Bake until cheese melts, about 25 minutes.

Don’t worry about the edges of the enchiladas coming undone. They’ll cook together in the oven, sealing the chicken inside.