Leftover Chicken Tortilla Soup Casserole Recipes

LEFTOVER CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a soup pan on medium high. Add tomatoes, onion, jalapeños and garlic. Cook for 15 minutes or until tomatoes are nice and pulpy.
• Add chicken broth, cumin, salt and pepper and cook covered on medium low for 10 minutes.
• Add chicken and cook covered on medium low for an additional 5 minutes and serve.
• I always garnish this soup with fresh cilantro, a squeeze of lime juice, some diced avocado and some crunchy tortilla strips.

LEFTOVER CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Pour leftover soup into a large casserole pan.
• Dump tortilla chips into the soup, mix well.
• Add salsa to soup & chips if the soup isn't very soupy; mix well.
• Slather sour cream over the top.
• Sprinkle on the olives.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the olives.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes, until cheese is bubbly and casserole is heated through.
• OTHER OPTIONS: add some chopped green chilis, cumin, red peppers.
• NOTE: My chicken tortilla soup has corn kernels in it -- if your recipe doesn't, try adding some; it really makes a difference.

CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix soups, milk, salsa, and onion.
• Put 3 to 4 tablespoons of chicken stock in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Add a layer of tortilla strips, and then a layer of chicken. Pour soup mixture over chicken and tortillas. Continue to layer in this order until dish is full. Top with cheese. Cover and refrigerate for 24 hours.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown chicken, set aside.
• Saute onions in butter until transparent.
• Mix soup, milk and spices.
• Starting with flour tortillas, layer ingredients (tortillas, soup mixture, chicken, onions, chilies, then cheese. Repeat layers, ending with cheese) in a round 2 qt size casserole dish -- I have tried it in a square pan and it does not come out as well.
• Bake at 350 oven for 45 minutes.
• Serve with salsa and sour cream.

EASY CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Grease 13x9inch pan.
• Fill bottom of pan with chicken.
• Next layer- tortillas.
• Then layer onions.
• Mix soup and rotel together & pour mixture evenly over the top.
• Then top with cheese.
• Bake at 350 for 30 minute or until melted through.
• (*hint*I usually add a few chunks of cheese throughout the layers. Just a personal preference, because we love cheese).

ROTISSERIE CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Combine chicken broth, chicken, black beans, corn, and salsa in a pot over medium-high heat; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, slice tortillas into 1/4-inch strips and spread on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 5 minutes.
• Stir cilantro into soup. Ladle into bowls and top with tortilla strips.

CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Boil chicken until completely cooked.
• Let cool.
• Cut into bite size pieces.
• In large bowl combine onion, soups, evaporated milk, enchilada sauce and parsley.
• Mix well.
• Set aside.
• Cut tortillas into 3/4 in. strips
• Spray bottom of 13 x 9 baking dish with cooking spray and place half of the tortillas in bottom.
• Repeat this process one more time and cook in the microwave for 10-12 minutes until bubbly.
• *Can also be cooked in oven-- top with alum.foil and bake at 375 for 20-25 minutes.

CREAMY CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic. Saute until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add broth, condensed soup, picante sauce, chili powder, oregano, cumin, cilantro, pepper, and bay leaf; bring to a boil. Add chicken, corn, and half-and-half. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Ladle into bowls and top with tortilla strips.

MEXICAN TORTILLA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Coat chicken breasts with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, red pepper flakes, and garlic. Place in an 8x8-inch baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 25 to 30 minutes. Chop chicken into cubes. Leave oven on.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper and onion and cook until tender, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Mix onion mixture, cream of chicken soup, 1 cup cheese, 3/4 cup salsa, sour cream, and cumin together in a bowl. Mix in chicken and use some of the chicken drippings to moisten the mixture.
• Layer chicken mixture and crushed tortilla chips until baking pan is full. Top with remaining cheese. Bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 30 minutes. Top with remaining salsa.

LEFTOVER CHEESY CHICKEN ENCHILADA SOUP

Steps:

• Combine condensed soup, chicken broth, enchilada sauce, and Southwest seasoning in a large pot over medium-high heat. Whisk for about 5 minutes until smooth.
• Add chicken, 1 1/4 cups Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese, cooked rice, and corn. Mix until well combined. Reduce heat to low and cook until heated through and cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.
• Remove from the heat and ladle into bowls. Top each bowl with remaining cheese and 3 tortilla chips.