Dinner for 4

Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Name: Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 14 oz jar enchilada sauce; 3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese; 6 corn tortillas; 2 chicken breasts

$11.13for 445 minServes 4

Chicken, tortillas, sauce, and Monterey Jack cheese bake in layers until bubbling and the chicken reaches a safe temperature.

Photo: TheMealDB

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Enchilada, 14 oz$0.16/oz typical	14 oz	$2.24Typical price
	Cheddar and shredded cheese, 12 oz$0.30/oz typical	12 oz	$3.60Typical price
	Tortillas, 6$0.30 each typical	6	$1.80Typical price
	Chicken breast, 1 lb$3.49/lb typical	1 lb	$3.49Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$11.13

Swaps

Swap chicken breast for chicken thighsabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
Swap cheddar and shredded cheese for mozzarellaabout the same price
Swap tortillas for pitaabout $0.25/each more at typical prices

45 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
4servings as written
$$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$2.78 per serving$11.13 for 4

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Ingredients

14 oz jar enchilada sauce
3 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
6 corn tortillas
2 chicken breasts

Steps

Heat the oven to 375 F and cut the chicken breasts into small pieces.
Spread a thin layer of enchilada sauce in a 9-by-9-inch baking dish.
Layer three tortillas, half the chicken, half the remaining sauce, and half the cheese in the dish.
Repeat the layers with the remaining tortillas, chicken, sauce, and cheese.
Cover the dish and bake for 30 minutes, then uncover it and bake for 5 minutes more.
Check that the chicken reaches 165 F before serving.

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