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Jessica from Utah Deal Diva shares a delicious (and might I add, quick!) meal with us!
Food rarely goes bad at my house. Not just because my five-year old already eats like he’s 15, but because I regularly scan the contents of my fridge and pantry in an effort to use everything up before it turns into a science experiment! (C’mon- you all know what I’m talking about!) This recipe is a result of me getting creative with the last 1/3 of the bag of tortilla chips. My husband was reluctant to take a bite when he’d heard what I’d made it with, but was pleasantly surprised! Now, we look forward to this casserole when there are nothing but crumbs left at the bottom of the tortilla chip bag!
I calculated this recipe to cost a total of $3.76, or about .75 per serving.
This recipe is very versatile. If you don’t have pinto beans, use kidney or black beans instead. I’m a big fan of using what you have on hand. If your family likes more or less flavor, adjust spices accordingly!
Chicken Tortilla Chip Casserole
1 can diced tomatoes
about 1 cup diced cooked chicken
1 small can green chilies
1 can beans- pinto, kidney, black- whatever you have
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/4 cup sour cream
3/4 cup milk
1 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1/2 tsp Cumin
1/2 tsp taco seasoning
salt to taste
Directions:
Drain most of the liquid from the tomatoes and pour in an 9×13 baking dish. Sprinkle tomatoes with seasonings. Drain and rinse black beans and spread over tomatoes.
Crush chips and layer over the black beans.
Combine all liquids and mix thoroughly. Pour over the chips. Bake at 350 for about 25 minutes. Spread cheese on top and let melt in the oven for an additional 2-3 minutes.
Sprinkle a few cilantro leaves on top for added flavor!
Serves 5-6.
Jessica is a mom of three and loves experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen. She blogs about all the great deals & inexpensive family events available in Utah at her blog Utah Deal Diva.
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Thanks for this recipe. It looks yummy and I can’t wait to try it.
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This looks delicious and I already have all the ingredients in my pantry! This is on next week menue! Thank you!
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Twitter: JodieMorgan
August 12, 2009 at 3:38 pm
This sounds like something my family would go ga-ga over. I’m printing this one now! Great recipe!
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This looks delicious – I just printed off the recipe to try at home!
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Is the chicken mixed in with the liquid stuff? Maybe my eyes are just too tired but I miss where the chicken goes in…..
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Yum! It’s like a crunchy King Ranch chicken. I’m definitely going to try this.
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This dish looks delicious. I showed it to my husband and we might be adding it to next week’s menu plan.
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Yep almost like king ranch chicken…actually when I was reading the recipe the first thing I thought was why not use “rotel” instead of a can of tomatoes and a can of chilis? Going to give it a try..I’m sure it’s going to be a pleaser in my house.
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I layered tomatoes, beans, and then chicken and tortilla chips. Using canned diced tomatoes that had diced green chilis included saved a step. It still baked up fairly wet (because I didn’t really measure) and I’ll probably use more chip-bits in the future.
Thanks for the inspiration!
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Oooh! This looks just great. I’ll be adding it to my meal plan and giving it a try for myself the next time we’re near the end of the Tostitos bag!
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Er… what size can of tomatoes? 28-oz?
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Tip #1 Don’t tell your husband what’s in anything until AFTER he tries it. LOL
Looks great, thanks.
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Cool – we had chicken tacos last night. Have much left over. Will use this recipe with my leftover. Looks as if I have found something use use with my left over chicken meat. Looks good! Can’t wait!
Thanks!
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Just to clarify- you add the chicken to the cream of chicken soup mixture!
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I like this, but the photos dont seem to jive with the recipe and instructions! You can see the brown beans (not black) through the cream soup and cheese. Shouldnt the chips and chicken cover it all up? Im going to give it a try anyways!
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Loved it! Soooo yummy! I had to make a few changes to it since we are gluten free and cannot use cream of chicken soup…I had to make my own, but all the kids enjoyed it and it is good for leftovers too!
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Just yesterday I put tortilla crums into a ziploc bag and tucked them in the freezer. I do believe we’ll be having this for dinner tonight!
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Twitter: TheHaltonMom
August 18, 2009 at 5:14 pm
I made this for supper this afternoon. The smell is awesome! I used tomatoes fresh from the garden and the flavor is out of this world. Thanks so much! I shared the link all over, it was too good not too!
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I just finished a delicious dinner. Made a couple tweaks based on my pantry…but YUMMO!
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Do the chips get soggy? I am going to try this with baked tostitos…hope it works. Sounds great! I think I will add some fiesta corn as well!!!
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My husband loves this recipe. We’ve already had it several times. However, I do agree don’t tell your husband what’s in it before hand. My husband does not like sour cream, but he sure love this casserole!
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I made this tonight and man was it SO GOOD! I doubled the recipe and made a few changes. I used Ro-tel for the tomatoes and instead of 2 cans of black beans (since I doubled the recipe) I used 1 can of beans and 1 can of corn. I also did not double the amount of milk to make it creamier, and it was delicious! I recommend trying it because you won’t be disappointed. There are so many things you can add to it to make it your own! Thanks for this recipe, I love it!
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making it tonight! Thanks for the great recipe and I already had almost everything in my pantry.
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I really wish that you had rewritten the instructions when someone else had commented that the chicken doesn’t seem to be added anywhere throughout the directions. Even though I had read through the comments, when scrolling through the site to put together the recipe I did not remember that the chicken needed to be added somewhere…. So now the casserole is in the oven, and the chicken is still on the counter waiting for something…. I’m going to fry it up with some onion and taco seasoning and put it on with the cheese for the last few minutes and hopefully that will still work out. Think this will be a tasty recipe though
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