Chicken Spinach Casserole

11 ingredients
10 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 lb washed and chopped fresh spinach
  • 1 large chopped yellow onion
  • 1/4 cup margarine
  • 1 cup sour cream (fat free works fine)
  • 2 cups chopped green chilies (canned ones are fine)
  • 12 ounces grated cheddar cheese
  • 12 ounces grated monterey jack cheese
  • 10 -12 6-inch corn tortillas
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

  1. 1
    Poach the chicken breasts 15-20 minutes in a saucepan with enough water to cover chicken.
  2. 2
    Allow the chicken breasts to cool.
  3. 3
    Cut chicken into bite size pieces, and set aside.
  4. 4
    Melt margarine in a large pan, and saute onion.
  5. 5
    Add spinach to the pan and cover allowing spinach to steam in the pan 5-10 minutes.
  6. 6
    Add the chilies, sour cream, chicken, cumin and garlic powder.
  7. 7
    Mix thoroughly.
  8. 8
    Line a greased casserole dish with a layer of tortillas, cover tortillas with a layer of chicken filling followed by a layer of cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack chees.
  9. 9
    Continue layering in this manner ending with a layer of tortillas covered by a layer of cheese.
  10. 10
    Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.

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