If you are looking for a delicious recipe that can be prepped beforehand and be cooked in an hour, this Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Casserole is for you!
If you want to switch up Taco Tuesday, this recipe is for you. Looking for an easy recipe? This recipe is for you. If you need a recipe that will fill you up, then you want this recipe. It is just a great recipe all around! I’m sure you are going to love it!
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How to Make Chicken Tortilla Casserole in a Slow Cooker
Aunt Lou here.
This Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Casserole is not only a crowd pleaser, but extremely easy to throw together. You can easily prepare it after work or the night before. Depending on when you need dinner on the table, you can cRock this recipe on low for two hours or high for one hour.
You do not rinse the beans or tomatoes in this recipe. So the flavors of the salsa, beans, tomatoes, chiles, cilantro and lime all blend together to give you a delicious meal with yummy melted cheese!
If you want to make this recipe even easier, you could use leftover chicken. I used boneless, skinless chicken thighs in this recipe, but that is just because we love dark meat in our house. If you prefer white meat, feel free to use boneless, skinless chicken breasts.
We loved this with chips crunched up in it. We are thinking of using some of the leftovers in a tortilla. I bet it would be good with some taco or Spanish rice as well! Let me know in the comments below all the different ways you guys are serving this up!
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Crock Pot Chicken Tortilla Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken cooked and shredded into bite size pieces
- 20 oz diced tomatoes and chilies with lime juice & cilantro (2-10 oz cans), drained
- 15.5 oz can black beans drained
- 1/2 cup Salsa
- 2 cups Mexican Blend Shredded Cheese divided
- Garnish: sour cream tortilla chips, Mexican Blend Shredded Cheese
Instructions
- Mix together your chicken, drained tomatoes, drained beans, salsa and one cup of Mexican Blend Shredded Cheese
- Spread evenly in your casserole crock or 6-quart crock pot and cover with remaining cheese
- Cover and cook on low for 2 hours or 1 hour for high, turning your insert halfway through cooking if your slow cooker doesn't cook evenly
- Serve with slotted spoon and preferred garnishes
Notes
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- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cooking this dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
Nutrition
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The recipe calls for 2 cups of cheese, divided, but the directions only use one. When is the 2nd cup added? The recipe looks great and i do wish to try it. Thanks.
You sprinkle it on top before you start cooking the recipe. Thanks for letting me know. I have fixed the recipe!
~Aunt Lou
This looks really tasty. Is there an easy way to cook and shred chicken in the crock?
Hi Nancy!
I tried cooking the chicken in the crock pot, but the juices from the chicken made it too soupy.
Aunt Lou