Cinco de Mayo is this weekend! Anyone having a fiesta?
My family is!!
It’s family tradition to get together on Cinco de Mayo and eat lots of Mexican food, and I can’t wait for it.
Because this fun holiday is quickly approaching I thought it only fitting that I share with you a new Mexican dish.
Let me preface by saying that this dish looked a lot like a casserole, and I’m not a huge fan of casseroles. I was starving and decided to try it any way. To my surprise it was one of the best recipes I had tried in a LOOOONG time! My mom found it in the LDS Living Magazine. It had been submitted by a lady named Celeste Pearson and come to found out – she has a blog called Girls in Aprons! She called this recipe Verde Chicken Mexican Lasagna, and today I will be sharing with you a slightly modified version of this delish recipe.
Chicken Mexican Lasagna
By May 3, 2012
Adapted from Celeste Pearson of Girls in Aprons.
Ingredients
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- 1 lb. chicken, cooked & shredded
- 1 16 oz. container sour cream
- 1 15 oz. can black beans, drained & rinsed
- 1 1/2 cups Las Palmas Green Chile Enchilada sauce
- 1 15.25 oz. can corn, drained & rinsed
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. cumin
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 12 small flour tortillas
- 1 8 oz. pkg. shredded Mexican blend cheese
Instructions
- Cut tortillas in half and set aside.
- Mix chicken, sour cream, blac beans, enchilada sauce, corn, half of cilantro and spices into a large bowl.
- In a 9x13 pan, scoop 1/3 of chicken mixture into the bottom of the pan. Spread evenly. Place one layer of cut tortillas over the chicken mixture. Top with 1/3 of shredded cheese. Repeat with chicken mixture, tortillas and cheese. In the end, there will be 3 layers total.
- Bake at 350 for 22-25 minutes or until cheese is bubble or dish is cooked all the way through.
- Serve with additional sour cream and cilantro if desired.
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This is so good, and if you’re looking for an easy and delicious recipe for Cinco de Mayo, I would highly recommend it! 
I promise it won’t disappoint.
And for a few more Mexican dishes, be sure to check these past recipes out:
{The best Spanish Rice Recipe}
{Las Palmas Green Chile Chicken Enchiladas}
YUM! Gotta love Mexican food!
ENJOY!
I am definitely printing out this recipe and giving it a try. Think it is one my husband would love! Thanks for sharing it.
Let me know how it goes. I was seriously so impressed with how good it was… not that it would be bad, but just because I’m not a fan of casseroles. I think you guys will like it. Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have a good day.
Mexican food is my absolute favorite! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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It’s ours too!! We rarely go out for Mexican food since we eat it so much at home, but man, is it good!!!
Hey! That is my sister’s recipe
How cool! Girls In Aprons is the blog she and I and our other sister have together. Thanks for featuring Celeste’s recipe! We all agree that it’s pretty darn tasty!
I am craving to this recipe..I cant wait to try this thank you for sharing..
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definitely making that casserole tonight, it looks so delish and flavorfull! and adding that rice recipe to my list so i can make it when i need some spanish rice!
Let me know how the casserole went!! And let me know if you try the spanish rice recipe too – it is so good, and my kids could eat by the bowl-full!
This looks soo yummy!
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It tastes yummy too – seriously, the best casserole ever!
This looks so fun and original. Thanks for sharing.
OMGoodness, this was absolutely delicious! We loved it! I haven’t been so excited about a recipe in a long time.
I printed copies for all the girls at work. It was both so easy to make and tasty that I’ve decided this will be my new go-to dish for new parents freshly home from the hospital. Thank you for sharing!
P.S. I have a quick question, though. Should this freeze well? Thanks!!!!