Now that I’m living in Austin, I find myself craving Mexican food all the time!
I made this chicken tamale casserole for lunch today. Just in time for Cinco de Mayo! Ole!!
It was super easy to make and very tasty.
I hope your Cinco de Mayo weekend is filled with yummy food and margaritas!
Chicken Tamale Casserole
Recipe from Six in the Suburbs
Ingredients:
1/3 cup skim milk
1 egg
1/2 tablespoon taco seasoning, for the corn mixture
1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
1 14.5 ounce can cream style corn
1 8.5 ounce box Jiffy corn muffin mix
1 4 ounce can green chiles
2 cups shredded, skinless Rotisserie chicken
1 tablespoon taco seasoning, for the chicken
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 10 ounce can red enchilada sauce
3/4 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese
Fresh chopped Cilantro, for garnish
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray a pie plate with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, add your milk, egg, 1/2 tablespoon taco seasoning, cayenne pepper, can of cream style corn, Jiffy corn muffin mix, and can of green chiles. Stir mixture until combined. Pour the mixture into your prepared pie plate.
Bake corn mixture for 15 minutes.
In the meantime, shred your Rotisserie chicken. Combine the shredded chicken with 1 tablespoon taco seasoning, salt and pepper.
After 15 minutes, remove corn mixture from the oven. (It will still be pretty soupy.) Pierce the corn mixture with a fork quite a few times throughout. Pour enchilada sauce over the top of the pierced corn mixture. Place the shredded chicken on top of the sauce. Sprinkle the cheese on top of the chicken.
Bake for an additional 15 minutes. Remove from the oven. Let casserole stand for 5 minutes.
Top with cilantro, if desired.
I added a dollop of sour cream to mine. And you should add some avocado slices as well!
Serves 6-8.
Muy bien! And you definitely MUST add avocado slices!
I would eat this one anytime…comforting and good! Living here will make you crave Mexican food…I think it’s a requirement for living here!
Mexican comfort food. Looks delicious!
Oh, boy, would I love to dive into this casserole! Fabulous dish!
I have made this exact recipe… although I don’t know where I got it from lol. I have had it for ages. It is such a simple recipe and taste really good and is the only time I ever buy Jiffy.
Yours looks fantastic. I have never posted mine as I swear I could never figure out how to photograph it.
I always keep a box of Jiffy on hand just in case. The “crust” of the casserole is pretty similar to a corn casserole side dish that I like a lot.
Oh wow, that looks good!!!
It really is!! As a food blogger, I rarely make the same things more than once because I want new content….but I’ve already make this casserole a 2nd time & will keep it in rotation!!