Description
Healthy Salsa Verde Chicken Casserole is a creamy, cheesy, weeknight-friendly bake made with salsa verde, shredded chicken, and corn tortillas—comfort food with a fresh, zesty kick.
Ingredients
For the casserole
3 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
32 fl oz green salsa (Herdez Salsa Verde recommended)
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp chili seasoning
1/2 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 small pinch kosher salt
3 cups shredded cooked chicken (rotisserie chicken works great)
12 small corn tortillas, cut in half
3/4 cup sour cream (full-fat for best flavor)
Optional garnish
Sliced jalapeños
Crumbled cotija cheese
Diced red onion
Chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
Preheat & prep: Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Grease a 9×12-inch casserole dish.
Cook filling: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion + salt and cook 2–3 minutes until softened. Add garlic, chili seasoning, and cumin; cook 1 minute. Stir in shredded chicken until coated. Remove from heat.
Make sauce: In a bowl, mix salsa verde and sour cream until smooth.
Layer 1: Spread 3/4 cup sauce on the bottom of the dish. Add 8 tortilla halves. Add half the chicken, 1 cup sauce, and 1/2 cup cheese.
Layer 2: Add 8 tortilla halves. Add remaining chicken, 1 cup sauce, and 1/2 cup cheese.
Top layer: Add final 8 tortilla halves, pour over remaining sauce, and top with remaining cheese.
Bake: Bake 15–20 minutes until bubbly and melted. Rest 5–10 minutes, then add garnishes and serve.
Notes
Shortcut win: Rotisserie chicken makes this super fast.
Heat level: Use mild salsa verde for kid-friendly, or add jalapeños for extra kick.
Make-ahead: Assemble up to 24 hours ahead and bake when ready (add 5 extra minutes if cold).
Storage: Refrigerate leftovers 3–4 days. Freeze tightly wrapped up to 2–3 months
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Mexican-inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/8 casserole
- Calories: 396 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 915 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 11 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 83 mg