Lower Fat Chicken Chalupa Casserole Recipes

CHICKEN CHALUPA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray large casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Lay two tortillas in bottom of dish, overlapping slightly.
• Top with a layer of chicken, a layer of cheese, and a layer of salsas.
• Repeat layers until dish is full, finishing with a layer of salsa (pattern should repeat 6 times).
• Bake until hot and bubbly (25 minutes.).
• Garnish with olives and cilantro, if desired.

LOWER-FAT CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly coat a casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray and place over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until no longer pink in the center, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, stir frozen broccoli, condensed soup, Cheddar cheese, and mayonnaise in a large bowl until well combined.
• Add cooked chicken to the broccoli mixture and stir until everything is evenly coated. Pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes.

LOW FAT CHICKEN PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine the first 5 ingredients and put into a sprayed baking dish. Top with the remaining ingredients and bake at 350 degrees until hot; approximately 20-30 minute.

CHALUPA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook and shred chicken. Set aside.
• Tear 8 tortillas into bite-sized pieces.
• Layer into bottom of 13x9" glass pan.
• Layer chicken, then cream of chicken soup, sour cream, chiles, then the rest of the 8 tortillas(torn up).
• Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
• Sprinkle with cheese and broil till golden and bubbly!

CREAMY CHICKEN CASSEROLE LOW CAL, LOW FAT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium saucepan, combine flour and powdered milk.
• Slowly add skim milk, stirring to blend.
• Cook over medium heat until sauce thickens, stirring constantly.
• Add salt, pepper, marjoram and thyme, set aside.
• In a large non-stick skillet over low heat, cook celery and mushrooms in 1 tablespoon broth until tender.
• Stir in rice, 1 cup broth, chicken and sauce.
• Pour into a shallow casserole.
• Sprinkle with parsley (and almonds).
• Bake, covered 35 minutes; remove lid and bake about 10 minutes longer or until bubbling.
• Serve immediately.

LOWER-CALORIE CREAMY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix cream of chicken soup, chicken, vegetables, yogurt, salt, and pepper until combined. Pour into the baking dish and top with Cheddar cheese. Sprinkle crushed crackers over cheese and spritz with avocado oil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot, about 30 minutes. Spritz with avocado oil again and broil until crackers are golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.

LOW-FAT CHICKEN DIVAN

Steps:

• Coat a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish with nonstick spray. Arrange the broccoli in the dish; top with chicken. Combine the next six ingredients; pour over chicken. Sprinkle with cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 5-10 minutes or until bubbly.

EASY LOW FAT CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Grease a 9x13 pan with shortening or spray.
• In saucepan, add chicken, soup, water, taco seasoning, and black beans. Heat slowly and stir until heated through and bubbly.
• Cut tortillas into quarters.
• Cover the bottom of the 9x13 pan with about 1 cup of the chicken mixture.
• Piece half of the tortilla wedges, jigsaw-puzzle-like, so they cover the chicken mixture on the bottom of the pan.
• Spread half of the remaining chicken mixture on top of the tortillas.
• Spread 1 cup of the shredded cheese on top of the chicken mixture.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until heated through.

SKINNY CHICKEN TORTILLA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl, mix soup, chiles, sour cream and milk until blended. Stir in chicken, tortillas and bell pepper. Stir in tomato and 1 cup of the cheese. Spoon and spread mixture in baking dish.
• Cover with foil. Bake 40 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake uncovered 5 to 10 minutes longer or until cheese is melted and mixture is bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes.

BAKED CHICKEN CHALUPAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place tortillas on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush each tortilla with oil; sprinkle with cheese., Place chicken, tomatoes and seasonings in a large skillet; cook and stir over medium heat 6-8 minutes or until most of the liquid is evaporated. Spoon over tortillas. Bake 15-18 minutes or until tortillas are crisp and cheese is melted. Top with cabbage.

LOW-FAT CHICKEN TETRAZZINI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook spaghetti in large saucepan as directed on package, omitting salt. Meanwhile, cook chicken and vegetables in large nonstick skillet on medium heat 5 min. or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring frequently. Spoon chicken mixture into bowl; cover to keep warm.
• Add Neufchatel, flour and broth to same skillet; bring to boil, whisking constantly; simmer on medium-low heat 5 min., stirring frequently.
• Drain spaghetti; return to saucepan. Add Neufchatel sauce, chicken mixture and 2 Tbsp. Parmesan; mix well.
• Spoon into 2-qt. casserole sprayed with cooking spray; cover.
• Bake 25 min. Top with mozzarella and remaining Parmesan; bake, uncovered, 2 min. or until mozzarella is melted.

LOW-FAT CHICKEN POT PIE

Steps:

• Wash chicken breasts in water and then place in a pot with water just to cover the chicken add some salt and pepper and garlic powder. Bring to a boil, turn off heat and cover. Let cool in the pot.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Wash and cut potatoes into bite size pieces and boil till almost fork tender. Drain and set aside.
• Wash celery and cut to bite-size pieces. Cut onion to bite-size pieces.
• In a large heavy skillet, over medium heat, saute celery and onion with 2 tablespoons oil, for 5 to 8 minutes. Add the frozen vegetables and cook another 5 minutes. Add flour and cook about 30 seconds.
• Add chicken broth and bring to a boil. After it has become thick, add potatoes.
• Remove chicken from pot and cut into bite-size pieces and add to vegetable mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Pour mixture into a 9 inch deep dish pie plate and cover with pie shell. Make sure you crimp the edges of the pie shell to the plate so no juices spill in oven.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes or until pie shell is cooked and golden brown.

POBLANO CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Place the chicken breasts in the skillet. Mix in the poblano peppers, jalapeno peppers, and garlic. Squeeze the juice from one lime half over the chicken, and place the lime peel and pulp into the skillet. Cover, and simmer 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken juices run clear. Remove from heat, cool, and cut chicken into cubes.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Melt 1/4 cup butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Gradually stir in the flour and half-and-half. Mix in the cilantro, mushrooms, sour cream, and juice of remaining lime half. Cook and stir 10 minutes, until mushrooms are tender.
• Line the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with 6 tortillas. Arrange 1/2 the chicken and pepper mixture over the tortillas. Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese, and cover with remaining tortillas. Layer with remaining chicken and pepper mixture, and pour the cilantro sauce evenly over the casserole. Top with remaining cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until cheese is melted and lightly browned.