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Chicken Fajita Casserole

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Prep Time 20 min
Total Time 1 hr 15 min
Servings 6

Ingredients

1: can (16 oz) Old El Paso® refried beans

1: can (15 oz) tomato sauce

1: package (1 oz) Old El Paso® fajita seasoning mix

1: package (9 oz) frozen cooked Southwest-seasoned chicken breast strips, thawed

8: Old El Paso® flour tortillas for soft tacos & fajitas (6 inch; from 8.2-oz package)

1: bag (1 lb) frozen stir-fry bell peppers and onions, thawed, drained

2: cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese blend (8 oz)

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In medium bowl, mix refried beans, tomato sauce and fajita seasoning mix. Stir in chicken.
2 Spread 1/2 cup of the bean mixture over bottom of baking dish. Arrange 4 tortillas, overlapping if necessary, in baking dish. Top with half of remaining bean mixture, half of the stir-fry vegetables and 1 cup of the cheese. Repeat layers with remaining tortillas, bean mixture, stir-fry vegetables and cheese.
3 Cover baking dish with foil. Bake 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until hot and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

You can also use Old El Paso® flour tortillas for burritos, which are 8 inches in diameter.

If the 6-inch tortillas you're using are thick, use one 15-ounce can plus one 8-ounce can tomato sauce. When arranging tortillas in dish, cut 2 in half to fit, overlapping only if necessary. Bake covered 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 to 25 minutes longer.

If you like your food a little spicy, turn up the heat by using Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeño peppers rather than the Colby-Monterey Jack.

While the casserole bakes, fill small bowls with salsa, sour cream and chopped avocado so everyone can dress up this casserole to his or her taste.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 460
Calories from Fat: 170),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 19g; 19%
(Saturated Fat 9g, 9% Trans Fat 1 1/2g 1 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 70mg; 70%;
Sodium: 1710mg; 1710%;
Total Carbohydrate: 45g; 45%
(Dietary Fiber 6g 6% Sugars 8g 8% ),
Protein: 27g; 27%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%;
Vitamin C: 30%;
Calcium: 35%;
Iron: 20%;

Exchanges:

1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 5/20/2012 3:08:15 AM REPORT ABUSE ellimaye said:

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Everyone at the party loved this. I am more picky and thought it to be so-so. If I made it again, I think I would go ahead and use fresh peppers.

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Posted 11/22/2011 3:34:09 PM REPORT ABUSE JKJCheryl said:

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Very easy to make. My family enjoyed the casserole the flavors were nice, I just added alittle more spice as we like spicy food. I also used fresh chicken and added the fajita seasoning to the chicken when I brown it.

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Posted 10/16/2011 4:52:31 PM REPORT ABUSE Ladybrinx said:

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I actually used ground beef instead of chicken. I didn't have any chicken but I wanted to try this. My substitutions were as follows: 1 lb of extra lean ground beef 1 can of diced tomatoes instead of tomato sauce 3 fresh red, yellow, and orange bell peppers diced 3/4 of a large onion diced taco seasoning instead of fajita seasoning. I browned the beef w/ a sprinkle of taco seasoning. Sauteed the onions and peppers in a tsp of butter til just tender. Followed the recipe from there. It was SPECTACTULAR!! LOVED it..will definitely be make this again and probably will try it w/ chicken eventually too.

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