Monday, February 1, 2010

Healthy Green Chile-Chicken Casserole


This is a really delicious, and HEALTHY casserole that the whole family will love. With chicken, tortillas, green chiles, and low-fat cream of chicken soup, it's creamy and has a lot of great flavors. I'm currently trying to lose all of that stubborn baby weight and have been trying out a lot of new low calorie dishes. But I hate the typical diet food that doesn't have any flavor. This one far exceeded my expectations and was great!

This dish makes 12 large servings, with only about 330 calories in each one. And it can be prepared ahead - just cover with cooking spray-coated tin foil and refrigerate until needed. If you go that route, you'll need to bake it covered for an hour, then uncover and bake an additional 30 minutes until bubbly. And it makes for great leftovers!


Green Chile-Chicken Casserole
(from Cooking Light magazine)

1 and 1/3 cups fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 cup canned chopped green chiles, drained
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup fat-free sour cream
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 (10 1/2-ounce) cans condensed 98% fat-free cream of chicken soup, undiluted (such as Campbell's)
1 garlic clove, minced
Cooking spray
24 (6-inch) corn tortillas
4 cups shredded cooked chicken breast (about 1 pound)
2 cups (8 ounces) finely shredded sharp cheddar cheese

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Combine the first 9 ingredients in a large saucepan, stirring with a whisk. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

3. Spread 1 cup soup mixture in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Arrange 6 tortillas over the soup mixture, and top with 1 cup chicken and 1/2 cup cheese. Repeat layers, ending with the cheese. Spread remaining soup mixture over cheese. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until bubbly.

9 comments:

Jen said...

This looks great. I need to lose some weight also. What have you been doing to already lose 9 pounds. That is great!

Maria said...

Great job on making it healthier!

Anonymous said...

This sounds great - creamy and comforting! I've got some holiday pounds I'd like to get rid of, so I need to get some Cooking Light recipes on the table!

Natalie of TheBusyBudgetingMama.com said...

this looks delicious!! might just have to try it..:)

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Alison @ Hospitality Haven said...

Yummy!! I love these types of dishes. Thanks for sharing!

Jen said...

Jim and I tried it tonight and it was delicious. Leftovers will be great.

margot said...

That looks delicious! I'm trying very hard to eat healthier now too and I agree it's hard to find good recipes. Thanks for sharing this!

Jane said...

oh...my family would love this!