Best Mexican Chicken Bake Recipes

HEALTHY MEXICAN CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season one side of chicken breasts with half the cumin, half the garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; arrange chicken breasts with seasoned sides down in the hot oil. Fry until chicken is lightly browned on the bottom, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Season the top of each chicken breast with the remaining cumin, remaining garlic powder, salt, and black pepper; flip chicken and cook until other side is lightly browned, 4 to 5 minutes. If the skillet gets dry, pour in just enough juice from the salsa to keep it from burning.
• Transfer chicken breasts to a 9x9-inch baking dish; sprinkle with Mexican cheese blend. Loosen all the drippings from the skillet with a little more juice from the salsa and pour on top of chicken breasts. Spoon salsa over cheese layer.
• Bake chicken breasts until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 20 to 25 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

MEXICAN CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the onion, green pepper and jalapeno peppers in butter until tender. In a large bowl, combine soup and milk. Stir in the rice, chicken, 2 cups cheese and onion mixture., Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25 minutes. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake 5-10 minutes longer or until heated through and the cheese is melted.

EASY MEXICAN CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, combine the chicken, mushroom soup, chicken soup, nacho cheese soup, process cheese food and chili powder to taste.
• Spread a layer of tortilla chips in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Spread the mixture over the chips and top with the remaining chips.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 45 minutes, or until all the cheese is melted and bubbly.

GROUND CHICKEN MEXICAN SOFT TACO BAKE (LOW FAT)

Steps:

• Brown the Ground Chicken, until no longer pink.
• Add the Garlic or Garlic Powder & Lawrys Seasoning Salt to meat.
• **could even add a taco/burrito seasoning packet**.
• Once Chicken is pretty much done, add the salsa and refried beans. (and corn if adding it).
• You can add the onions & bell pepper now or wait until you start layering the dish and let them cook that way.
• Spray the Casserole Dish w/ non-stick cooking spray.
• Lay 1st Tortilla Shell on bottom.
• Sprinkle some Cheese all over Tortilla.
• Then on top of that add the ground chicken mixture.
• If you didn't add the onion & pepper to meat mixture then sprinkle some on top of meat.
• Put 2nd Tortilla Shell on top.
• Repeat Cheese, Meat, etc until entire casserole is full.
• Bake at 375 Degrees for about 35 minutes until heated through and cheese is melted.

MEXICAN CHICKEN BAKE (EASY CHILAQUILES)

Steps:

• In a skillet, heat oil, then add onion bell pepper and garlic, Saute until onions are almost translucent (this is especially delicious if you cook this in the same skillet that you cooked your chicken in). Set aside.
• In a bowl combine, soups, onion.bell pepper, chicken, salsa, chili powder, cayenne, (optional) couple dashes of hot sauce (I use Tapatio) & 1 1/2 cups of cheese; Mix well.
• In a baking dish (I used a square 9 x 9), grease with a little cooking spray, then lay out four tortillas overlapping. Pour 1/3 of mixture from bowl on top of tortillas. Repeat steps, finally ending with putting the last 1/2 cup of cheese on top.
• Bake at 350 for 30-45 minutes or until bubbly. This is a great "freezer-meal", just wrap it up in a freezer dish, pop it in the freezer and thaw before you want to cook it, use the same cooking temp and time.

MEXICAN CHICKEN RICE BAKE

Steps:

• Blend cottage cheese, cream cheese and sour cream until smooth.
• Add mixture to remaining ingredients except corn chips.
• Pour mixture into a shallow 2 qt.
• baking dish.
• Sprinkle with tortilla chips.
• Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or till heated throughout.

MEXICAN CHICKEN AND RICE BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except for cilantro and mix thoroughly to combine. Make sure the yogurt and cheese are stirred in throughout the entire bowl. Season with salt and pepper if desired. Transfer to an oven-safe dish and top with extra cheese if you would like. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until heated through. Garnish with chopped cilantro. To make this process easier, I always have cooked chicken on hand, and use Uncle Ben's Ready Rice. If you have those two things, this can be throw together in a matter of minutes! It can also easily be made ahead of time and reheated.

NEW MEXICAN-STYLE CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Prepare stuffing mix as directed on package. Spread into lightly greased 2-qt. baking dish. Spread chicken evenly over stuffing.
• Mix Alfredo sauce, chilies and milk; pour evenly over chicken.
• Bake 15 to 20 min. or until heated through.