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Green Chili Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Published: Nov 29, 2019 · Modified: May 30, 2025 by Belly Laugh Living · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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This Green Chili Chicken (or Turkey) Enchilada casserole is easy to make and packed with flavor! It's perfect for using leftover chicken or turkey. We always make this the day after Thanksgiving and several other times of the year!

Green Chili Chicken or Turkey Enchilada

Green Chili Chicken Enchilada

One of the main reasons we love this casserole is because of the wide array of flavors and spices it offers. The Tortilla Chips provide a satisfying crunch, while the creamy and gooey cheese, together with the zippy Tomatillo sauce, offer a delightful taste to the palate. The green chilies, along with the addition of Serrano and roasted Anaheim peppers, provide a pleasant spice to the dish. The Serrano Peppers add a wonderful zing to the green chili chicken enchilada, while the Anaheim peppers give it a fresh and roasted flavor. We also used leftover chicken or turkey to make the dish more flavorful.

We have to mention that cold beer is one of the main reasons why we love Mexican cuisine so much!  I mean, how do you eat any Mexican food dish without beer or a Margarita??????

Homemade Tortilla Chips and Leftover Chicken

Homemade Air Fryer Tortilla Chips

So, to save calories, we make homemade Tortilla Chips. If we are in a hurry, we do use store-bought tortilla chips. Either way, this green chili chicken enchilada casserole is so delicious!!! This is so simple to do and really cuts out the calories of using Fried Tortilla Chips. If you don't want to wait to bake the chips (it takes about 8 minutes!), you can always use store-bought tortilla chips, and they taste amazing.  We love the corn flavor of the homemade chips.  

Now, don't get me wrong, I love a bag of tortilla chips, but we really only have them on a "cheat day," and they are delicious!!!!    We make several dishes with homemade tortilla chips and leftover chicken, for example, Nachos, Tostadas, Tortilla Soup, and just good crunchy Homemade corn chips and Salsa!!!

Making the Casserole

This dish is perfect for using up leftover Thanksgiving turkey. The Green Chili Chicken (Turkey) Enchilada casserole would have been even better if we had fresh tomatillos, but we used a delicious roasted tomatillo salsa from Frontera that has become our new favorite for this recipe. We added cumin and garlic powder to the salsa to enhance the flavors. Last summer, we made tomatillo salsa by grilling the tomatillos, and it was amazing with its smoked flavor.

The first steps to making this Green Chili Chicken Enchilada casserole are to chop the turkey or chicken, mix the cumin and garlic powder with the tomatillo salsa, chop the onion (optional), and mix the cheddar cheese and cream cheese together.

Green Chili Chicken Enchilada
Green Chili Chicken Enchilada

The Casserole is so simple to make. It's a matter of layering the dish.  First, add the Tomatillo salsa, chips, cooked chicken or turkey, chopped onions, green chilies, and cheese, then start over with the salsa.  Repeat all layers until the dish is full or you run out of ingredients! Bake for 45 minutes, and you have a mouth-watering meal.

Green Enchiliada Sauce
Green Enchilada sauce topped with chicken
tortilla chips in casserole dish
Chips topped with chicken in a casserole dish
Tortilla chips. In a casserole dish
Green Chili Chicken on tortilla chips
Tortilla chips with chicken
Tortilla chips with chicken with cheese
Tortilla chips in casserole dish
Green Chili Chicken Enchilada topped with cheese

Enjoy!!!!!

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Tortilla Chips, Cheese, and Chicken Casserole topped with melted cheese

Green Chili Chicken Enchilada Casserole

This green chili chicken casserole has all the great flavors of a chicken enchilada. It's an easy way to make a dinner everyone will love. Bonus its a great way to use leftover chicken or turkey.
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Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Chicken, Enchilada, Green Chili
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 481kcal
Author: Belly Laugh Living

Ingredients

  • 1 Medium Onion Optional
  • 2 Cups Cooked Chicken or Turkey About one chicken breast
  • 8 Ounces Cheddar Cheese
  • 2 Tablespoons Cream cheese
  • 28 Ounces Tomatillo Salsa (We like Frontera) If you can't find Tomatillo Salsa, Green Enchilada Sauce or Salsa Verde will work. See Notes Below
  • ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • 4 Ounces Green Chilies Diced
  • 8 Ounces Corn Tortilla Chips Your favorite brand
  • Sour Cream Optional
  • Cilantro Optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees
    Chop Green Chilies and Onions
    1 Medium Onion
    Cheesy Turkey Tortilla Casserole

Layer the Casserole

  • Mix together the tomatillo salsa, garlic, and cumin.
    28 Ounces Tomatillo Salsa (We like Frontera), ½ teaspoon Garlic powder, 1 teaspoon Cumin
  • Mix together the cheddar cheese and cream cheese
    8 Ounces Cheddar Cheese, 2 Tablespoons Cream cheese
  • Spread ⅓ cup of the tomatillo salsa on the bottom of a 2 Qt. casserole dish. or enough to lightly cover the bottom of the casserole dish.
  • Add a layer of chicken or turkey
    2 Cups Cooked Chicken or Turkey
  • Add a layer of lightly crushed chips onto the tomatillo salsa, about ⅓ of the chips.
    8 Ounces Corn Tortilla Chips
  • Pour about ½ a cup of Tomatillo Salsa onto the chips
  • Add ½ of the chopped cooked chicken or turkey and ⅓ of the onions.
  • Add ½ of the chopped green chilies (about 2 Tbs)
    4 Ounces Green Chilies
  • Add a ⅓ of the shredded cheese
  • Repeat layers until all ingredients are used. The final layer is the rest of the chips, enchilada sauce, and cheese.
  • Cover and bake for 45 minutes. Remove the cover and bake for 10 additional minutes to get a crunchy layer on top of the casserole
    Tortilla Chips, Cheese and Chicken casserole
  • Enjoy! Serve with a spoon of Sour Cream and some chopped cilantro (optional)
    Sour Cream, Cilantro

Notes

If you can't find Tomatillo Salsa (We like Frontera)  Green Enchilada Sauce or Salsa Verde will work.  Just add one 1 teaspoon Cumin and 1 teaspoon Roasted Garlic to the sauce.  Stir to combine.  This can substitute for the Tomatillo Salsa.

Nutrition

Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 68mg | Sodium: 1569mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 1314IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 350mg | Iron: 3mg
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