Name: Chicken Tamale Casserole Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: Cooking spray; 2 cups water; 1 cup white rice; 10 oz diced tomatoes with green chile peppers; ½ tsp Garlic Salt; ½ tsp onion powder; ¼ tsp chili powder; Salt and ground black pepper; 12 chicken tamales; 1 cup sour cream; 7 oz salsa verde; 1 cup Cheddar Cheese; 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese

How To Make Chicken Tamale Casserole

This chicken tamale casserole serves an all-in-one dish! Flavorful rice, chicken tamales, and tangy salsa verde are layered and baked for a tasty meal.

Preparation: 25 minutes

Cooking: 50 minutes

Total: 1 hour 15 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

cooking spray
2cupswater
1cupwhite rice
10ozdiced tomatoes with green chile peppers,(1 can)
½tspgarlic salt
½tsponion powder
¼tspchili powder
salt and ground black pepper,to taste
12chicken tamales
1cupsour cream
7ozsalsa verde,(1 can), or green salsa
1cupcheddar cheese,shredded
1cupmonterey jack cheese,shredded

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray the bottom and sides of a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Bring the water and rice to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer for 20 to 25 minutes until the rice is tender and liquid has been absorbed. Transfer the rice to a large bowl.
Add the diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, garlic salt, onion powder, chili powder, salt, and pepper to rice mixture and mix well.
Spread the rice mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer chicken tamales on top of rice mixture.
Mix the sour cream and salsa verde together in a bowl, then pour over the tamales. Sprinkle the Cheddar cheese and Monterey Jack cheese over top, then cover the dish with aluminum foil.
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake for about 10 minutes more until cheese is browned.
Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.
Serve and enjoy.