Description
This Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Casserole is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for busy weeknights. With tender chicken, flavorful enchilada sauce, beans, corn, and cheese, this hearty casserole is sure to be a family favorite.
Ingredients
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Chicken Mixture:
- 1.5 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 15 ounce red enchilada sauce (Hatch organic is gluten-free)
- 14.5 ounce can fire-roasted tomatoes (Hunt’s is gluten-free)
- 4.5 ounce green chiles
- 1.25 ounce gluten-free taco seasoning packet
Remaining Ingredients:
- 15 ounce can black beans, drained or pinto beans
- 1 cup frozen corn or canned
- 1 cup shredded Mexican or cheddar cheese
- 6 small corn tortillas, cut into wedges or small gluten-free flour tortillas
Instructions
- Add chicken and seasonings to the crockpot: Add the chicken breasts, enchilada sauce, fire-roasted tomatoes, green chiles, and taco seasoning to the slow cooker. Cook for 4-6 hours on low or 3-4 hours on high.
- Shred the chicken and add the rest of the ingredients: Using 2 forks, shred the chicken. Add 1/2 of the shredded cheese, black beans, corn, and tortillas. Top with the rest of the cheese and recover. Cook for an additional 20-30 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
Notes
- The chicken breasts can be swapped with chicken thighs, ground beef, ground chicken, or ground turkey. If using ground meat, brown in a separate skillet before adding to the crockpot to prevent a mushy texture.
- To freeze, let the casserole completely cool then pack in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.
- For food safety concerns, it is not recommended to cook frozen chicken in a crockpot. Thaw chicken overnight in the fridge to add to the slow cooker the next day.
- Serve with any desired side dish or topped with salsa, sour cream, hot sauce, black olives, sliced jalapenos, diced tomatoes, or shredded lettuce.
- CCK Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.
- The symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn’t require a helper.
