Mexican Chicken Casserole

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Fresh veggies team up with lots of delicious stuff: hearty black beans, succulent chicken, whole wheat tortillas and melty cheese. Because eating right shouldn't be boring.

time

prep:

25 min

total:

45 min

servings

total:

4 servings

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What You Need

3/4

lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces

tsp. ground cumin

green pepper, chopped

1-1/2

cups TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

oz. (1/4 of 8-oz. pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Neufchatel Cheese, cubed

can (15 oz.) no-salt-added black beans, rinsed

tomato, chopped

whole wheat tortillas (6 inch)

1/2

cup KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese, divided

Make It

HEAT oven to 375ºF.

COOK and stir chicken and cumin in nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 2 min. Add peppers; cook 2 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in salsa; cook 2 min. Add Neufchatel; cook 2 min. or until melted. Stir in beans and tomatoes.

SPREAD 1/3 of the chicken mixture onto bottom of 8-inch square baking dish; cover with 1 tortilla and half each of the remaining chicken mixture and shredded cheese. Top with remaining tortilla and chicken mixture; cover.

BAKE 20 min. or until heated through. Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

TACO BELL® and HOME ORIGINALS® are trademarks owned and licensed by Taco Bell Corp.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Special Extra

Garnish with 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro just before serving.

Serving Suggestion

Serve with a crisp mixed green salad to round out the meal.

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Fergie10

posted:10/18/2011

Made this for dinner and it was great. I made it just as written. I will make it again. It is good warmed up.

sghale24

posted:10/13/2011

This was a great recipe to get a mexican fix - all the goodness of an enchilada in a casserole. We gobbled it up!

gjambois

posted:10/4/2011

I loved this recipe. It has a nice spicy flavor and is very healthy.

a cook

posted:10/4/2011

We loved this! Was easy to make, pretty healthy and relatively inexpensive. My fiance, who was steadfast in his dislike for black beans, actually loved this dish and has since requested we start using black beans more in other meals.

Kathy Luterek

posted:9/28/2011

This is delicious! My husband and I both loved it. I had some leftover red beans and rice which I added and also chopped up 2 homegrown banana peppers and added them also. Yummy.

jodysielski

posted:9/27/2011

I loved the taste, but will try corn tortillas next time. The wheat ones got gooey and didn't reheat well.

jolechow

posted:9/26/2011

Tried this for dinner the other night and we really enjoyed it. I didn't have a tomato so I substituted a can of diced tomatoes and green chilies. It gave it a little more kick which is a good thing for us.

AnnP4

posted:9/20/2011

Excellent taste, but the sodium was way too high. Would use the general idea, but almost 1000 mg of sodium per serving is too much! Wish Kraft would work on lowering the sodium in Healthy Living recipes!

Beverly12121008

posted:9/20/2011

It was so awesome we loves it..

fire911chick

posted:8/16/2011

We made this and loved it. The only difference from the recipe suggested is that we added corn.