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Slow Cooker Salsa Verde Chicken Casserole

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Slow cooker salsa verde chicken casserole is an easy casserole dish that can be served year-round. Using salsa verde, cooked chicken, your preferred tortillas, cheese, and seasonings, this fuss-free casserole cooks in the crockpot with minimal prep. Packed with Mexican inspired flavors, this simple casserole will impress your guests.

Ingredients

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  • 4 tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded cheese (like cheddar or monterey jack)
  • 2 pounds cooked chicken, shredded or chopped
  • 2 cups of salsa verde
  • 10 ounces diced tomatoes with green chiles
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt (or more)
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Slow Cooker

  1. In a large bowl, mix together the cooked chicken, salsa verde, diced tomatoes with green chiles, salt, cumin, paprika, and pepper.
  2. Spray the slow cooker generously with cooking spray. Spread 1/3 of salsa verde chicken mixture on the bottom, top with 1/3 of the cheese. add 2 tortillas. You may need to overlap the tortillas.
  3. Repeat the layers: another 1/3 of the salsa verde chicken, another 1/3 of the cheese, 2 more tortillas.
  4. Top with the remaining 1/3 of salsa verde chicken, and then the remaining 1/3 cheese.
  5. Cook HIGH 2-3 hours or LOW 4-6.

Bake

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with cooking spray.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the cooked chicken, salsa verde, diced tomatoes, diced green chiles, salt, cumin, paprika, and pepper.
  3. Spread 1/3 of salsa verde chicken mixture on the bottom. Top 1/3 of the cheese. Add 2 of the tortillas. You may need to overlap them in the middle to make them fit.
  4. Repeat layers: 1/3 of the salsa verde chicken, another 1/3 of the cheese, 2 more tortillas.
  5. Top with the remaining 1/3 of salsa verde chicken, and then the remaining 1/3 cheese.
  6. Bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbling & starting to brown.

Notes

  • Nutritional information calculated WITHOUT tortillas
  • I garnished my casserole with fresh cilantro & sliced jalapeño.

Nutrition

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