Chicken Tamale Casserole

Chicken Tamale Casserole – a sweet cornbread crust topped with enchilada sauce and chicken. This is a crowd-pleaser! SO easy and ready in minutes! Everyone LOVES this recipe – even picky eaters. Top with your favorite taco toppings! Jiffy mix, creamed corn, eggs, milk, cheddar cheese, chicken, enchilada sauce. SO good! A great weeknight meal that will please the whole family! #casserole #mexican #texmex #jiffymix

Easy Mexican Chicken Casserole

Add this to your menu ASAP! This is SOOOOOO good! I mean seriously delicious! The base of this casserole is a doctored up box of Jiffy mix. It has cream corn, cheese and spices mixed in. It is crazy good on its own, but it is even better with some chicken tossed in enchilada sauce on top.

How to Make Chicken Tamale Casserole with Jiffy Mix

This casserole is super easy to make. In a large bowl, combine muffin mix, corn, eggs, milk, chili powder, cumin, and cheese. Pour the batter into a baking dish. Partially bake. Remove the dish from the oven. Toss chicken in enchilada sauce. Pour chicken mixture over cornbread and top with more cheese. Bake again until the cornbread is cooked and the cheese is melted.

• I used rotisserie chicken in this dish, and it only took minutes to assemble.
• Here is our recipe for Homemade Rotisserie Chicken: https://www.plainchicken.com/slow-cooker-rotisserie-chicken/
• You can use any cheese that you enjoy.
• Can Chicken Tamale Casserole be frozen? Yes. Partially bake the casserole. Top the dish with the chicken, enchilada sauce, and cheese. Let the casserole cool completely and wrap tightly with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. When ready to serve, thaw completely and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the cornbread is fully cooked.

What to Serve with Mexican Casserole

We served this with some lime wedges and black beans. You must squeeze a lime wedge over this dish (and the black beans). It gave it a little zing and really put the flavors over the top. I am adding this to our dinner rotation. You should do the same!

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Chicken Tamale Casserole

Author: Plain Chicken

Yield: 8 people

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

Chicken Tamale Casserole – a sweet cornbread crust topped with enchilada sauce and chicken. This is a crowd-pleaser! SO easy and ready in minutes! Everyone LOVES this recipe – even picky eaters. Top with your favorite taco toppings! Jiffy mix, creamed corn, eggs, milk, cheddar cheese, chicken, enchilada sauce. SO good! A great weeknight meal that will please the whole family! #casserole #mexican #texmex #jiffymix

Equipment:

• 9×13-inch Baking Dish
• Mixing Bowls
• Chef Knives
• Cutting Board
• Rotary Cheese Grater

Ingredients:

• 1 (8.5-oz) pkg corn muffin mix
• 1 (14.75-oz) can creamed corn
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup milk
• 1 tsp chili powder
• ½ tsp ground cumin
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 1 (10-oz) can red enchilada sauce
• 3 cups shredded cooked chicken

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a 13x9x2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine muffin mix, corn, eggs, milk, chili powder, cumin and 1 cup of the cheese. Pour into prepared baking dish. Bake for 20 minutes.
• Toss chicken in enchilada sauce. Pour chicken mixture over cornbread and top with remaining cup of cheese. Bake for and 20 additional minutes.
• Allow to cool for 5 minutes and cut into 6 or 8 squares.

Notes:

• I used rotisserie chicken in this dish, and it only took minutes to assemble.
• Here is our recipe for Homemade Rotisserie Chicken: https://www.plainchicken.com/slow-cooker-rotisserie-chicken/
• You can use any cheese that you enjoy.
• Can Chicken Tamale Casserole be frozen? Yes. Partially bake the casserole. Top the dish with the chicken, enchilada sauce, and cheese. Let the casserole cool completely and wrap tightly with plastic wrap and aluminum foil. When ready to serve, thaw completely and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the cornbread is fully cooked.

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Steph