YIELD: ABOUT 8 SERVINGS

CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE (A.K.A. "STACKED"CHICKEN ENCHILADAS)This chicken enchilada casserole recipe (a.k.a. "stacked enchiladas") are simple to make, gluten-free,and MUY delicioso.

PREP: 20 MINS COOK: 30 MINS TOTAL: 50 MINS

INGREDIENTS:

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cups red enchilada sauce (I highly recommend my homemade red enchilada sauce recipe, which can be made gluten-free*)

• 16 corn tortillas, halved• 2 (15 ounce) cans black beans, rinsed and drained• 1 (15 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained• 6 scallions (green onions), thinly sliced• 4 cups (about 1.5 pounds) shredded cooked chicken• 3 cups shredded Monterrey Jack or Mexican blend cheese• 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and diced• 1/2 cup loosely-packed chopped fresh cilantro

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Pour about 3/4 cup enchilada sauce in the baking dish, and spread until the bottom of the dish is coated. Top with a layer ofabout 8 tortilla halves so that the entire dish is covered. Sprinkle evenly with about 1 cup black beans, 1/2 cup corn and afourth of the green onions. Then sprinkle with a heaping cup of the chicken, and about 3/4 cup shredded cheese. Repeatwith a second layer of tortillas, then sauce, then beans, corn, green onions, chicken, and cheese. Then a final layer oftortillas, sauce, beans, corn, green onions, chicken and cheese. Then conclude with a final layer of tortillas and sauce(reserving about 3/4 cup of cheese to add partway through baking). Cover the pan with aluminum foil, then bake for 20minutes.

Remove pan and remove aluminum foil. Sprinkle the top of the enchiladas evenly with the remaining 3/4 cup of cheese,then return to the oven (uncovered) and bake for 10 minutes or until the cheese is melted. Remove pan, and sprinkle withavocado, cilantro, and remaining green onions. Serve warm.

*If you are not using my enchilada sauce and would like this recipe to be gluten-free, be sure to check the label of store-bought sauces to find one that is GF.

*To make this recipe gluten-free, be sure to check the labels of all ingredients to double-check that they are made gluten-free.

DIFFICULTY: EASY INGREDIENTS: AVOCADO, BLACK BEANS, CHICKEN, CILANTRO, CORN, CORN TORTILLAS, MEXICAN BLEND CHEESE,MONTERREY JACK CHEESE, RED ENCHILADA SAUCE

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