I’m back with another tomatillo recipe! With another 20 pounds of tomatillos picked from the garden I’m trying to think more outside the salsa verde box and wondering what to do with them! For dinner I wanted to make a easy casserole that included chicken breasts, tomatillos, black beans and cheese so this Cheesy Chicken Tomatillo Casserole was born! If you love Mexican casseroles I think you’re going to like this dish! The tomatillos are thrown into the food processor with a onion, green pepper, jalapeno pepper, cilantro and spices to make a creamy simple sauce. By the way check out my tip on how to store fresh cilantro!
I wish you could smell how great this tomatillo sauce is! After the sauce is made then throw your cooked chicken breast in it and cook a bit longer to get rid of any extra liquid. You want to be sure the tomatillo sauce is not liquidy as that will make a soggy casserole and you definitely don’t want that! The recipe calls for 2 cups of crushed tortilla chips. I’d hate for you to buy a bag of tortilla chips to crush them, so my tip is to always use the bottom of the bag tortilla chips that are already crushed. Alternatively you could also use any crushed taco shells you have. Use 1/2 of the tortilla chips on the bottom of the casserole dish and then layer with the tomatillo chicken mixture, black beans and cheese. Then repeat again. Into the oven goes this dinner dish and out comes a beautiful Cheesy Chicken Tomatillo Casserole! I love this dish because it gives you nice and crispy edges. Who else loves crispy casserole edges? Yum! Also who else loves extra cheesy casserole dishes? Raises hand! Looking for more Mexican dishes? Try my Quesadilla Casserole! Hope you enjoy this Cheesy Chicken Tomatillo Casserole! Pin for later:
