Colorado Cowboy Casserole
 
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A hearty, wholesome casserole for a cold Colorado night!
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 2 free range chicken breast, cooked and shredded
  • ½ cup onions, chopped
  • 1 cup fresh or frozen corn
  • 1 cup sweet red bell pepper, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 -10½ oz can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 - 10 oz can tomatoes and green chiles
  • 1 - 4 oz can and green chiles
  • ½ cup black olives
  • 2 tbsp cilantro, coarsely chopped
  • ½ jalapeno, chopped
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 package Mi Rancho corn tortilla taco sliders, ripped into fourths.
  • spritz of butter cooking spray
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a medium saucepan, melt ghee/butter and add onions, corn and bell peppers. Cook until onion is transparent.
  3. Add garlic and cook 1 minute more.
  4. In a large bowl, add cooked shredded chicken, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, tomatoes and green chiles, green chiles, black olives, cilantro, jalapeno, salt and pepper, cumin and paprika.
  5. Grease an 8 x 8 casserole with butter and spread ⅓ of the corn tortillas on the bottom.
  6. Add ½ of the chicken mixture, and ½ of the cheese. Repeat the process.
  7. Put the last ⅓ of tortilla chips on top of the chicken and cheese.
  8. Spritz tortillas with butter spray.
  9. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.
  10. Enjoy!
Notes
Can add 1 can of black beans or pinto beans to the casserole if you want to feed even more cowboys!
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Calories: 568 Fat: 24 Saturated fat: 8 Unsaturated fat: 6 Trans fat: 0 Carbohydrates: 71 Sugar: 5 Sodium: 956 Fiber: 5 Protein: 23 Cholesterol: 54
Recipe by A Wholesome Dish at https://www.awholesomedish.com/colorado-cowboy-casserole/