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southwestern taco casserole recipe

The BEST Southwestern Taco Casserole

Southwestern taco caserole has layers of cheese, black beans ,homemade cream soup and Mexican spices to create the perfect Southwestern casserole that families love!

  • Total Time: 35 minutes
  • Yield: 10 people 1x

Ingredients

Scale

  • 4 cups cooked shredded chicken
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar
  • 5 cups crushed tortilla chips
  • 2 cups freshly diced or canned diced tomatoes
  • 1 15oz can Goya brand black beans, drained
  • 2 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 3/4 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon chicken seasoning or chicken bouillon
  • 1 1/2 cups milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 large onion, diced and cooked
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 envelope taco seasoning
  • freshly chopped green onion and cilantro for garnish

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. In large mixing bowl, add chicken, tomatoes, black beans, onion, taco seasoning and sour cream.
  3. Make your cream of chicken soup by bringing your chicken broth and 1/2 cup milk to a low boil.
  4. Stir chicken seasoning, flour, salt and paprika in small bowl.
  5. Add seasoned flour mixture to the remaining one cup milk and whisk until smooth.
  6. Add milky, seasoned mixture to the chicken broth.
  7. Continue to cook on low for 5 minutes and stir or whisk continually.
  8. Remove from heat.
  9. Add your fresh cream of chicken soup mixture to the chicken mixture and stir thoroughly.
  10. In a 9×13 pan, layer your chicken mixture, then crushed chips, then cheddar cheese. Repeat layers as desired.
  11. Sprinkle remaining crushed chips and cheese for the top layer.
  12. Bake for 20 minutes or until chips are golden brown and cheese is melted.
  • Author: Alison Wood
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Inactive Time: 0 hours
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 grams
  • Unsaturated Fat: 0