Chicken and Black Bean Enchilada Casserole

Enchilada Casserole Toppings

While I don’t add toppings to our enchilada casserole most of the time, here are some toppings that would go great with it:

• Sour Cream
• Olives
• Pico de Gallo
• Cilantro and Onion
• Guacamole
• Crushed Tortilla Chips or Tortilla Strips

Enchilada Casserole Substitutions

Rice: I like to use Spanish rice for this recipe, but you can use any rice that you have on hand. White rice, cilantro-lime rice, or Spanish rice. You can use homemade or the boxed kind.

Beans: I use a can of black beans, but any beans your family enjoys will work. You can leave them out. You can use canned or homemade, just make sure to drain whatever beans you use. Refried beans could work too.

Meat: I use chicken for this recipe, but leftover ground taco meat or shredded beef or pork would also work. I like to grab a rotisserie chicken when I’m at the store, shred it, and freeze it for easy meal nights, but leftover chicken works too. I also use my salsa verde chicken for this when I have it on hand (recipe coming soon).

This enchilada casserole without tortillas uses no tortillas when most enchilada casseroles do. It’s great just on its own, but you could add it to flour tortillas and make burritos.

How to Make Green Enchilada Casserole

Now let’s get started on our salsa verde chicken enchilada casserole. This 30 minute family dinner will be so good!

Verde Chicken Enchilada Casserole Ingredients:

What I love most about this casserole is that it’s so customizable. You can switch sauces, meats, cheese, rice, and beans for all ones you like.

• Cooked Chicken: I like to use a rotisserie chicken for this dish, but leftover chicken from taco night or fajita chicken also works great.
• Rice: I either use the pack of Mexican rice or I use leftover Spanish rice if I have it. You can also use white rice or cilantro lime rice for this dish.
• Beans: I use a can of drained and rinsed black beans, but pinto beans also work well.
• Cheese: You can use any cheese your family likes. I prefer either Colby jack or Mexican blend, but you could also do cheddar, pepper jack, or Monterrey jack cheeses.
• Enchilada Sauce: My favorite enchilada sauce to use is green enchilada sauce, but I have also used red enchilada sauce. Green Chili would also work too. Use whatever your family enjoys.

How to Make Enchilada Casserole in 30 minutes

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. 
2. Cook rice according to package directions, if you don’t already have cooked rice.
3. Place enchilada sauce, tomatoes, sour cream, salt, pepper and cumin into a large bowl, mixing to combine. 
4. Pour cooked rice into prepared baking dish and layer beans on top of rice. 
5. Place chicken (or your meat) over the rice and beans.
6. Pour sauce mixture over your meat and top evenly with cheese. 
7. Bake for 25-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbling.
8. Enjoy!