Description
An enchilada-inspired casserole made with chipotle-spiced chicken, rice, beans, corn, and enchilada sauce, layered with corn tortillas and melty cheese. Made with the help of your Instant Pot or slow cooker.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp chopped chipotle in adobo sauce
- Pinch of oregano
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1/3 cup converted rice
- 1 (15 oz) can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
- 2 cups frozen baja roasted corn blend
- 1 (10 oz) can red enchilada sauce
- 2 oz cream cheese
- 10 five inch white corn tortillas, cut into 1 inch pieces
- 1/2 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
Instant Pot Instructions:
- Add chicken into Instant Pot. Stir in the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, chipotle and oregano to coat the chicken.
- Pour in the broth. Sprinkle in the rice. Dump the beans, corn and enchilada sauce evenly over the top, don’t stir. Dump the cream cheese on top.
- Cover Instant Pot and secure the lid. Make sure valve is set to sealing. Set the manual/pressure cook button to 5 minutes. When time is up let pot sit for 10 minutes and then move valve to venting. Remove the lid. Stir well.
- Into a casserole dish add half of the tortillas on the bottom. Pour contents of Instant Pot over the top. Then add the remaining tortillas on top. Sprinkle with cheeses.
- Bake at 350° F for 20 minutes.
- Let sit for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.
Slow Cooker Instructions:
- Add chicken into slow cooker. Stir in the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, chipotle and oregano to coat the chicken.
- Add in the broth, rice, beans, corn and enchilada sauce and stir. Dump the cream cheese on top.
- Cover and cook on low for 2-3 hours, or until rice is tender. Stir to incorporate the cream cheese.
- Into a casserole dish add half of the tortillas on the bottom. Pour contents of slow cooker over the top. Then add the remaining tortillas on top. Sprinkle with cheeses.
- Bake at 350° F for 20 minutes.
- Let sit for 5 minutes. Slice and serve.
- Category: Chicken
- Method: Instant Pot and Oven