Sadly, I had to eat this dish all by myself. I wish I could have shared it with somebody because it was so good. My husband wouldn’t eat it because he’s lactose intolerant. Guess he’s missing out! I think it would suck to be allergic to dairy. I just love cheese so much.
I love Food Network dearly and I thought the decision they made with Paula Deen was a little unfair and now Smithfield is doing the same thing. People make mistakes and she apologized. Robert Irvine lied on his resume but they hired him back on later. I hope that is what the Food Network decides to do with Paula Deen. I know some people are going to the extreme of boycotting the Food Network. I can’t put myself to do that, because there are so many shows that I like to watch on that network. Trisha Yearwood is starting to grow on me. Her food is really good and I just loved this casserole she made on her show this weekend. I would definitely make this again but use substitutes like soy milk for the gravy. Sorry this dish didn’t turn out so pretty in the picture, but don’t be fooled by the picture. It was pretty damn good!
Did anyone catch the super moon this weekend? It was pretty sweet.
This picture I took on Sunday night. I was getting so frustrated with my camera. Taking pictures of the moon is hard.
Here is one on Saturday night. The moon almost looks like a big gigantic melon in the sky.
PrintTrisha Yearwood’s Chicken Tortilla Casserole
- Prep Time: 30 min
- Cook Time: 1 hr 15 min
- Total Time: 1 hr 45 min
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Salt
- Chicken Gravy, recipe follows
- 1 cup canned green chiles, chopped and drained
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- Cooking spray
- Twenty-four 6-inch corn tortillas
- 3 cups shredded Cheddar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 6 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 cup milk
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Add the chicken to a large stockpot, cover with water and add a large pinch of salt. Bring to a boil and cook until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pot and set aside to cool. When cool enough to handle, shred the chicken and set aside. Reserve 3 1/3 cups of the broth (1 cup is for the chicken gravy, supplement with boxed stock if you don’t have enough.)
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 13- by 9-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- In a large saucepan, combine 2 1/3 cups of the reserved broth, the Chicken Gravy, green chiles, onions, garlic, sour cream, cumin, salt and pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat.
- Spread 1 cup of the mixture into the prepared baking dish. Arrange a layer of 6 tortillas over the mixture, and then top with 1 cup shredded chicken and 1/2 cup of the Cheddar. Repeat this layer three more times, ending with cheese. Spread any remaining mixture over the cheese. Make sure all of the tortillas are covered or they will get very hard during baking. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.
- For Gravy:
- Melt the butter in a medium saucepan and whisk in the flour to make a roux. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until the mixture bubbles and the flour turns light brown in color. Gradually whisk in the stock and milk and continue to stir while cooking over medium heat. When the mixture thickens, after about 5 minutes, whisk in some salt and pepper.
- Divide casserole into 12 equal slices. Serving Size: 1 slice.
Notes
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- Category: Easy
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: Mexican
Keywords: Trisha Yearwood’s Chicken Tortilla Casserole
If you like Trisha Yearwood recipes try her Country Quiche!
Lori Bogdanovich says
This is by far the Best Ever. I make it for every special occasion.
★★★★★
Tamara says
I followed the recipe exactly as written. It was very bland and very mushy.
★
Natalie says
Excellent my family loved this.
Tomyk126 says
Mad3 it and liked it. Couldn’t be easier. But the recipe is written backwards. You start with the “gravy” then add everything to that. Should be the start of the recipe not a separate part at the end. Silly.
Jenny says
Also #2 says 350 degrees
Jenny says
Karen #4 says baked for 30 minutes…everything was already cooked so it shouldnt ever take more than 30 to maybe 45 minutes…
Karen Lizana says
Trisha Yearwood’s Chicken Tortilla Casserole was good but no directions cook time or degree. Did not look at all like picture and all her ingredients were used. It was very mushy and cooked 350 for 1 1/2 hr and set up 15 min for cutting time. Took too long to make so will not make again. Will look for quicker recipe.
FIFi says
I have the same feelings about food network. I wanted to thank you for posting this because I went to look up this recipe web kept sending me to food network and I felt like I was cheating on Ms. Deen and I just couldn’t pin this – thank The Lord for you now I feel loyal and satiated. Thank you