Saturday, October 8, 2011

A Pinterest Recipe ~ Blogtoberfest Day 8

I gave in and jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon and it's been a love/hate relationship ever since!  It is so addicting yet so inspiring.  One of my favorite things to look for while I'm there is recipes.  I have three boards dedicated to food and I start drooling just looking at them.

The first recipe I tried wasn't so great.  We ate it but wouldn't make it again.  However the second one is a keeper.  It's Mexican Chicken Casserole and the recipe is originally from Cooking Light December 1998 and can be found at My Recipes.  It's a great base recipe that you can change up to suit your own taste buds.


1 cup fat free, less sodium chicken broth  
2 (4.5 ounce) cans chopped green chiles, divided
1 3/4 pounds bonless chicken breasts
2 tsp. olive oil
1 cup chopped onion
1 cup evaporated skim milk 
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup tub style light cream cheese
1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce (I used medium for a kick)
12 (6 inch) corn tortillas 
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese 
1 ounce tortilla chips, crushed (about 6 chips) 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine broth and 1 can of chiles in a large skillet: bring to a boil.  Add cicken: reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until chicken is done, turning chicken once.  Remove chicken from cooking liquid, reserving cooking liquid: cool chicken.  Shred meat with two forks and set aside.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.  Add 1 can of chiles and onion; saute about 3 minutes or until soft.  Add reserved cooking liquid, milk, Monterey Jack, cream cheese, and enchilada sauce; stir well.  Stir in shredded chicken and cook about 2 minutes.  Remove from heat.

Place 4 tortillas in the bottom of a 2 quart casserole sprayed with cooking spray.  spoon 2 cups of chicken mixture over tortillas.  Repeat layers twice, ending with chicken mixture.  Sprinkle with cheddar cheese and chips.  Bake for 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated and bubbly.  Let stand 10 minutes before serving.  Makes 8 servings


This is how I changed it up: 
 I used regular chicken broth                
 I added 3 minced garlic cloves with the onion                                           
Couldn't find evap. skim milk but found evap 2%
 For the Monterey Jack and cheddar cheese, I just used a Mexican blend
 I used more that 1/2 cup of cheese for the topping
 I used way more than 6 chips but will probably eliminate them next time
 I added about 2 tsp. ground cumin and a couple shakes of dried cilantro when making the sauce

Are you on Pinterest yet?  What is your favorite thing to look for?

6 comments:

  1. That sounds good!! I love casserole type dishes for the Fall & Winter and on busy weeknights!!

    I'm not on Pinterest yet...but I guess I should go take a gander at it and see what it's all about.

    Happy Weekend!

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  2. Thanks for the recipe, will def give it a try. I love ones that yield leftovers, for us this would for sure. Do you need to serve with salsa, sour cream, bet those would be good additions.

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  3. I've not looked into Printerest but I'm thinking that perhaps I should. This recipe looks and sounds wonderful and after trying your chicken salad recipe I know that if it has you endorsement it must be good.

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  4. Thank you for sharing the recipe, sounds yummy! I agree... Pinterest is very addicting, yet very inspiring! :) I would have to say my favorite thing to look for is art that inspires... including photography. There are some amazing photographs out there!

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  5. I'm not on Pininterest...I didn't realize they had recipes! I guess they have everything. How cool. TFS

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  6. I love Pinterest too, and I get so sucked in when I'm on there. I have been trying to only go on the site every other day, otherwise I could waste the whole day checking out boards.

    Thanks for sharing that recipe, it sounds really tasty.

    Valerie
    Everyday Inspired

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