Nacho Casserole. Does that sound like a dream or what? This Chicken Nacho Casserole is our favorite Mexican weeknight meal! Throw it together, bake, and enjoy this cheesy, spicy, delicious, EASY Tex Mex casserole in just minutes!
Nacho Casserole
This Chicken Nacho Casserole is a combination of two of the best types of foods. If you like nachos, you’ll LOVE them in casserole form!
Happy Friday! Coming at you with a new favorite favorite recipe, SUPER EASY CHICKEN NACHO CASSEROLE!
I’ve always had a soft spot for casseroles, because they’re simple, quick, and usually loaded with cheese. Obviously casseroles with chicken are my food spirit animal.
This fun Tex Mex Casserole recipe in particular is just SO good and SO easy. Layers of crunch from the tortilla chips with spiced chicken, cheese, chiles, and more in between. What’s not to love!?
Since I made this for the first time last week, Pat’s already requested it again. So I know it’s a winner. I know you’ll love it too!
Make this amazing Tex Mex Chicken Nacho Casserole recipe for an easy weeknight meal!
Tex Mex Casserole
This nacho casserole has all of my FAVORITE Tex Mex ingredients. What’s not to love about nachos baked into one big cheesy casserole? It’s basically a dream!
I’ve got three layers of chips in there because I WANT ALL THE CRUNCH! This recipe takes chicken nachos and kicks them up an easy and cheesy notch, trust me!
The cheesy chicken layer is made EXTRA tasty because of Old El Paso. OF COURSE! Their Taco Seasoning is my jam in so many recipes, and their green chiles are my favorite way to add some subtle spice to any recipe. Not too spicy, but a little flavor goes a long way. Perfection.
How to Make Chicken Nacho Casserole
This recipe is called SUPER EASY for a reason. This cheesy Tex Mex Casserole is filled with lots of amazing ingredients (chicken, green chiles, Rotel, cheese, black beans, etc), but it only requires a few steps to make.
- Preheat oven to 350°F and heat a skillet on the stove.
- Toss the chicken in olive oil, taco seasoning, and salt & pepper.
- Now add the seasoned chicken into the skillet and cook 7-10 minutes (be sure to flip it as it cooks). Set it aside when it’s done cooking.
- In a large bowl, combine the soups, tomatoes, chiles, beans, cilantro, and cheese. Then stir in the cooked chicken.
- To assemble the casserole: place 1/3 of the crushed chips into the dish, layer in 1/2 of the chicken mixture, then another layer of 1/3 of the chips, add the rest of the chicken mixture, and then top it off with the rest of the chips and cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes.
This chicken nacho casserole comes out hot, bubbly, cheesy, and delicious. It’s just like nachos, but you get to eat it with a fork and it’s a bit easier to get every ingredient in each bite!
Don’t you just want to dive in head first?! No, just me? Well don’t judge me. It’s just too tasty! Once you try it, you’ll understand. LOVE LOVE LOVE!
See the recipe card for details on how to make Chicken Nacho Casserole. Enjoy!
You’ll love these other Tex Mex recipes:
- Cheesy Mexican Stuffed Peppers
- Baked Mexican Mac and Cheese
- Frito Pie Casserole Recipe
- Grilled Chicken Nachos
- Baked Chicken Tacos
- Skillet Steak Fajita Nachos
(SUPER EASY) Chicken Nacho Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 1 ounce packet Old El Paso Taco Seasoning
- 1 cup cream of chicken soup ***
- 1 cup cheddar cheese soup from a can ***
- 1 10 ounce can Rotel tomatoes
- 1 4.5 ounce can Old El Paso chopped green chiles
- 16 ounces Mexican blend cheese divided
- 1 15 ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 6 cups tortilla chips lightly crushed and divided
- *** since this recipe calls for half cans...you should just double the recipe and make two casseroles! You won't regret it :)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat.
- In a large bowl, toss the cubed chicken in olive oil, taco seasoning, and salt and pepper to taste.
- Toss the coated cubed chicken into the skillet and cook for approximately 7-10 minutes, or until fully cooked through. Make sure to flip chicken as it cooks. Set aside.
- In another large bowl, stir together the soups, tomatoes, chiles, beans, cilantro, and ¾ of the Mexican blend cheese. Stir in the cooked chicken.
- Start by placing 1/3 of the crushed chips in the bottom of your casserole dish. Then top with ½ of the chicken mixture.
- Top with another layer of chips and then the rest of the chicken mixture. Put your last layer of chips on top and then cover with the remaining cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 20-25 minutes or until hot, bubbly, and melty.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Did you make this? Leave a comment!
At what temperature should I bake it?
My husband would love this
Also, thanks for being a body-positive, food-positive kind of gal, I always love reading your posts. :)
These are incredible!!! They were super easy to make and are just the best!
Thank you very much! Your blog is always full of great idea. They are really helpful
Making this tonight, looks awesome! One thing, there’s no oven temperature listed, I did it at 350 since the chicken is already cooked. Did you do it differently?
I came on here to ask the same thing. I too am trying 350 ~
I hate the taste of cheddar cheese soup. Could you suggest an alternative?
I’m so disappointed to find great looking recipes, such as this one, only to discover there is “cream of _____” all up in it. I know it’s easy, but it’s so ridiculously unhealthy! I guess I will modify it and make my own rendition again!
This isn’t the first time I have run into a what looks like a great recipe but is missing the temp for baking. How does a person decide what temp is best?
I love how you still write and share about your day and experiences! You feel like such a real, nice, and humble person because of this!