Fiesta Hen Casserole – Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts

This Fiesta Hen Casserole is loaded with all of the Tex-Mex/Mexican flavors that you simply love, in an excellent fast and simple dinner you can also make any evening of the week.

I like a fast and simple dinner recipe I can get on the desk with only a couple minutes of labor, and that I’ll get no complaints from my household about. Normally pasta or something with Tex-Mex/Mexican flavors does the trick! I’m fairly positive my household would eat Bitter Cream Enchiladas twice per week, each week and be completely satisfied. Particularly if they’ll get Do-it-yourself Guacamole on the facet!

This combines every part they love, and the benefit and quickness I like into one scrumptious dinner, that I get nothing however rave critiques about.

Why You’ll Love Fiesta Hen Casserole

• Simple – You must cook dinner the pasta for this, however the oven does the remainder. You simply combine every part collectively and bake. Even those that don’t assume they’ll cook dinner, can grasp this one!
• Versatile – I used rotisserie hen for this to make it tremendous straightforward, however you should utilize leftover hen, floor beef or simply about any protein you want. Don’t like corn, skip it. Need further beans, go for it!
• Comforting – pasta is simply consolation meals for thus many, and that is no exception. You should use protein pasta, gluten free pasta, conventional pasta, egg noodles, or no matter you may have and luxuriate in.

What You’ll Want

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• Cooked and Shredded Hen
• Corn
• Black Beans
• Salsa – use no matter your favourite is for taste and spice degree
• Bitter Cream
• Pasta
• Taco Seasoning
• Cheese – I take advantage of a Mexican mix cheese, however you should utilize cheddar or no matter you want

If you wish to minimize down on the sodium and processed components, you can also make your personal Do-it-yourself Taco Seasoning. Nice to have available for taco evening or everytime you wish to add it to any recipe.

How To Make Fiesta Hen Casserole

• Begin by bringing a big pot of water to boil, and cook dinner the pasta for two minutes in need of package deal instructions.
• In a big bowl combine collectively bitter cream, salsa and taco seasoning till nicely blended. 
• Stir within the shredded hen, black beans, corn, and 1 cup of cheese. Combine till nicely mixed.
• As soon as the pasta is cooked add it to the combination after which pour into a big casserole dish. Prime with the remainder of the cheese and bake.

Recipe Suggestions & Substitutions

• Rotisserie Hen. I at all times decide up a rotisserie hen when I’m at Costco. I break down the hen and freeze in luggage of 2-3 cup parts, so I can take it out for recipes like this, Hen Pot Pie Noodles or add to soups.
• Can I make it spicy? By default, this isn’t spicy. Even when you use a spicy salsa, mixing it with bitter cream and pasta will actually minimize down on any warmth. However you can also make it spicy! Add a diced jalapeno or cayenne pepper to the sauce to get your required warmth degree.
• Don’t like black beans? You actually can use any beans you want right here. I recommend pinto beans if you need a unique choice, however actually kidney beans or something you want will work nice.
• Below cook dinner the pasta. Be certain to beneath cook dinner the pasta by 2 minutes. This may imply that after baking, your pasta shouldn’t be mushy. No on likes mushy pasta!

Storing Fiesta Hen Casserole

That is nice leftover, simply retailer within the fridge for 3-4 days. You’ll be able to reheat within the oven till warmed by or within the microwave for a fast lunch.

Freezing – you’ll be able to positively freeze this casserole. It’s going to final for as much as 3 months, you’ll be able to let it thaw within the fridge in a single day earlier than warming within the oven to serve. The feel will likely be barely completely different after it thaws. When you do plan to freeze, I extremely advocate utilizing full fats bitter cream and cheese, so you may have much less water and moisture to cope with.

Topping Concepts

That is the place you may get inventive! This hen casserole is loaded with taste, however on the identical time every part is baked, so there isn’t a variety of texture. So add cool and crunchy toppings to brighten it up and add extra flavors.

• Diced Tomatoes
• Jalapeno
• Cilantro
• Black Olives
• Bitter Cream

Something goes, no matter your favourite taco toppings, go forward and add them when you’re serving.

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