Chicken Tortilla Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
• 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes
• 3 -6 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 3 cups cooked chicken or 3 cups cooked turkey, chopped
• 1 cup corn niblets, drained
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
• 1 (10 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 (10 ounce) can green chilies, diced
• 2 teaspoons chili powder (or to taste)
• 3 teaspoons seasoning salt (or to taste)
• black pepper
• 12 (6 inch) corn tortillas (broken into about 1-inch pieces)
• 3 cups grated mexican blend cheese, divided (or to taste, or use grated cheddar cheese)

Recipe

• 1 set oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 13 x 9-inch casserole dish.
• 3 in a very large skillet heat oil over medium-high heat.
• 4 add in onion, bell pepper and dryed chili flakes; saute for about 6-7 minutes or until tender, adding in the garlic the last 2 minutes.
• 5 add in all ingredients up to the tortillas; mix well to combine and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• 6 layer 1/3 of the broken tortillas in the bottom of the dish, top with 1/3 of the chicken mixture, then 1 cup grated cheese (or to taste).
• 7 repeat the layers twice making certain to end up with the cheese on top.
• 8 bake uncovered for about 25-30 minutes.
• 9 if desired you can omit the cheese on top, bake for 30 minutes, remove from oven sprinkle with cheese and return to oven for about 7-8 minutes or until the cheese has melted, this will avoid the cheese from becoming hard.