Spicy Chicken Cassarole Recipes

SPICY CHICKEN-TORTILLA CHIP CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Position a rack in the upper third of the oven; preheat to 400 degrees F. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the scallions and garlic and cook until softened, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle in the flour, cumin, oregano and cayenne and stir until coated. Add the chicken broth and heavy cream and bring to a simmer. Cook until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Stir in the salsa and remove from the heat. Stir in the chicken, white beans and 1 cup cilantro.
• Butter a 3-quart baking dish. Spread one-third of the crushed tortilla chips in the bottom. Top with half of the chicken mixture. Spread another layer of tortilla chips on top and sprinkle with half of the cheese. Top with the remaining chicken mixture, tortilla chips and cheese. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until lightly browned and bubbling, about 10 minutes. Top with more cilantro.

SPICY CHICKEN CASSAROLE

Steps:

• place flour in a plastic bag and coat chicken pieces a few at a time.
• heat oil and fry the chicken pieces until sealed all over and looking light brown. place in microwave dish.
• Add the onions and garlic to the frypan and continue cooking until soft adding the lardons cook for another few minutes then add the leeks, celery and capsicum.
• Add the stock cubes and the tablespoon of El Paso taco mix with one cup of the water, simmer for a few more minutes until everything has merged together.
• Add the vegetables etc to the chicken, the liquids should come up to about 1 inch or so, if not add the extra water.
• place in microwave on high for 2-3 minutes so that it comes to the boil then turn down to simmer or low and cook for 40 minutes.
• Thicken with some cornflour mixed in a lit the water if its needed.
• Serve with vegetables of your choice.

SPICY CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Place shredded chicken evenly in a 9x13 dish. Top with rice and then cheese.
• Mix the remaining ingredients well and pour over chicken, rice and cheese. (This is going to look VERY runny--it is supposed to. It all cooks down and cooks the rice. This is why you cannot use Minute Rice).
• Cover with foil and bake for one hour. Remove the foil and bake 30 minutes longer, or until all liquid is absorbed.

SPICY CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In small skillet cook onion and bell pepper in hot butter until tender; remove from heat and set aside.
• Combine chicken broth, mushroom soup and undrained tomatoes.
• In a 3 quart rectangular baking dish layer half of the soup mixture, half of torn tortillas, half of chicken, half vegetable mixture and half of cheese. Repeat layers.
• Bake uncovered 45 minutes. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

SPICY KETO CHICKEN-AND-CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a baking pan.
• Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saute until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain excess liquid. Add taco seasoning; toss to coat. Transfer chicken into the prepared baking pan.
• Mix salsa, sour cream, and jalapenos together in a bowl and pour over the chicken.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cover with Cheddar cheese. Continue baking until cheese melts, about 5 minutes more.
• Let casserole cool before cutting into pieces and garnishing with green onions.

EASY SPICY CHICKEN CASSEROLE (THE SPICY IS OPTIONAL)

Steps:

• Cut chicken in 1 ½ inch cubes (this will help it to cook faster and get the seasonings throughout the whole piece of chicken).
• Boil chicken in a big covered pot of water seasoned with sea salt, garlic powder, oregano, rosemary, cayenne, cumin and bay leaves for approximately 1 hour. (Don't let boil too hard or your broth will evaporate too quickly).
• Have soups, veggies, green chilies and 1 cup shredded cheese pre-mixed in bowl; set aside.
• Once cooked, scoop chicken out of pot, add more water to broth and boil egg noodles in broth until soft.
• Drain pasta and return to pot.
• Add chicken and soup mixture to pot and stir.
• Pour into casserole dish and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 400°F for 15 minutes.
• Turn to broil for another 5-6 minutes checking every few minutes to make sure the cheese doesn't burn.
• Sprinkle top with crushed red pepper and cayenne if you want it spicier.
• I usually top half of the casserole with the red pepper and cayenne for those that want it spicier.

SPICY SOUTHWEST CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bring chicken breasts and water to a boil in a large skillet; cook over medium heat until chicken juices run clear and meat is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken breasts to a large plate, reserving pan juices in skillet, and shred chicken with 2 forks.
• Cook onion and red bell pepper in reserved drippings over medium heat until onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Return shredded chicken to skillet. Stir black beans, corn, picante sauce, chopped green chiles, chili powder, and cumin into chicken mixture until thoroughly combined. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Pour chicken mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Arrange flour tortillas in a single layer over chicken mixture. Stir fiesta soup with diced tomatoes and green chiles in a bowl until thoroughly combined; spread soup mixture over tortillas. Top casserole with Mexican cheese blend.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese topping has melted and casserole is hot, about 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving.