Leftover Chicken Southwest Style Casserole
Spice up that leftover chicken with this recipe!
Ingredients
- 2-3 cups leftover chicken, chopped
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 2 cups shredded Pepper Jack cheese divided
- 1/2 onion, chopped sauteed
- 1 can Rotel, tomatoes and chilies
- 1 can chilies
- 2 tps Cholula hot sauce, to taste
- 2 inch Ritz crackers, crumbled
- 1 cup rotini pasta, uncooked
- 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
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Spray 9 x 9 casserole dish with non-stick spray.
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Prepare pasta as per package directions, till al dente. Rinse and hold.
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In a large mixing bowl, add chicken, cream of chicken soup, 1 cup of cheese, onion, Rotel tomatoes and chilies, chilies, hot sauce, crumbled ritz crackers and pasta. Mix gently but thoroughly.
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Transfer to casserole dish.
Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup Pepper Jack cheese.
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Put into the oven and bake for 25 minutes or until the cheese has melted and browned.
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Remove from oven. Let sit for 5 minutes. Dinner is served!
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Serving suggestion: Asparagus with butter and a side lettuce salad.
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ABOUT ELIZABETH ESTELLE
Elizabeth Estelle, homeschooling mom of four amazing children, and now a grandmother. She has been married to her college sweetheart for over 38 years. She loves the Lord, teaches, writes, mentors ladies, and likes to cook. She cleans as needed. In her spare time she enjoys teaching art. She led a homeschool co-op for 24 years. Now, she wants to encourage homeschooling families to persevere and be successful in their own homeschool adventure, kindergarten through high school.
