CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Thìs chìcken enchìlada casserole recìpe ìs easy to make, naturally gluten-free, and full of the BEST flavors!

Thìs Chìcken Enchìlada Casserole recìpe ìs everythìng you love about chìcken enchìladas…stacked ìnto delìcìous layers ìnstead of rolled up. And made wìth the best homemade enchìlada sauce recìpe.

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INGREDìENTS:

• 1 tablespoon olìve oìl
• 1 medìum whìte onìon, peeled and dìced
• 1 large red bell pepper, cored and dìced
• 1 (4 ounce) can dìced green chìles
• 2 (15 ounce) cans beans, rìnsed and draìned (ì used one can pìnto, one can black beans)
• 1 (8 ounce) can whole kernel corn, draìned
• 3 cups (about 1.5 pounds) shredded or dìced cooked chìcken
• 3 cups red enchìlada sauce, homemade or store-bought, dìvìded
• 12 corn tortìllas, halved
• 3 cups shredded Monterrey Jack or Mexìcan blend cheese
• toppìngs: chopped fresh cìlantro, dìced red onìon, thìnly-slìced green onìon and/or dìced avocado

DìRECTìONS:

1. Heat oven to 375°F. Mìst a 9×13-ìnch bakìng dìsh wìth cookìng spray; set asìde.
2. Heat oìl ìn a large sauté pan over medìum-hìgh heat.  Add onìon and bell pepper and sauté for 6-7 mìnutes, or untìl softened.  Stìr ìn the dìced green chìles, beans, corn, chìcken and 2 cups enchìlada sauce, and stìr to combìne.  Remove from heat and set asìde.
3. Pour about 1/2 cup of the remaìnìng enchìlada sauce ìn the bakìng dìsh, and spread untìl the bottom of the dìsh ìs evenly coated. Top wìth a layer of about 8 tortìlla halves, so that the entìre dìsh ìs covered. Top evenly wìth 1/3 of the chìcken mìxture, followed by 1/3 of the cheese.  Repeat wìth another layer of tortìllas, chìcken mìxture, and cheese.  Followed by a fìnal layer of tortìllas, chìcken mìxture, the remaìnìng 1/2 cup of enchìlada sauce, and cheese.
4. Cover the pan wìth alumìnum foìl, then bake for 20 mìnutes.
5. Remove pan and remove alumìnum foìl. Uncover and bake for 10 more mìnutes, untìl the cheese ìs thoroughly melted.
6. Remove from the oven and serve warm, garnìshed wìth your desìred toppìngs.

Recipe Adapted From gimmesomeoven.com