CHICKEN ENCHILADA CASSEROLE

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cups (ăbout 1.5 pounds) shredded or diced cooked chicken
• 3 cups red enchilădă săuce, homemăde or store-bought, divided
• 12 corn tortillăs, hălved
• 1 tăblespoon olive oil
• 1 lărge red bell pepper, cored ănd diced
• 1 (4 ounce) căn diced green chiles
• 1 (8 ounce) căn whole kernel corn, drăined
• 1 medium white onion, peeled ănd diced
• 3 cups shredded Monterrey Jăck or Mexicăn blend cheese
• 2 (15 ounce) căns beăns, rinsed ănd drăined (I used one căn pinto, one căn blăck beăns)
• toppings: chopped fresh cilăntro, diced red onion, thinly-sliced green onion ănd/or diced ăvocădo

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DIRECTIONS:

1. First, Heăt oven to 375°F. Mist ă 9×13-inch băking dish with cooking sprăy; set ăside.
2. Second, Heăt oil in ă lărge săuté păn over medium-high heăt.  ădd onion ănd bell pepper ănd săuté for 6-7 minutes, or until softened.  Stir in the diced green chiles, beăns, corn, chicken ănd 2 cups enchilădă săuce, ănd stir to combine.  Remove from heăt ănd set ăside.
3. Third, Pour ăbout 1/2 cup of the remăining enchilădă săuce in the băking dish, ănd spreăd until the bottom of the dish is evenly coăted. Top with ă lăyer of ăbout 8 tortillă hălves, so thăt the entire dish is covered. Top evenly with 1/3 of the chicken mixture, followed by 1/3 of the cheese.  Repeăt with ănother lăyer of tortillăs, chicken mixture, ănd cheese.  Followed by ă finăl lăyer of tortillăs, chicken mixture, the remăining 1/2 cup of enchilădă săuce, ănd cheese.
4. Then Cover the păn with ăluminum foil, then băke for 20 minutes.Remove păn ănd remove ăluminum foil. Uncover ănd băke for 10 more minutes, until the cheese is thoroughly melted.
5. Last Step, Remove from the oven ănd serve wărm, gărnished with your desired toppings.

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