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4 Can Mexican Chicken Casserole

Name: 4 Can Mexican Chicken Casserole
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 cups diced cooked chicken; 2 cups cooked brown rice (can substitute with cooked white rice or cooked quinoa); 1 15.25 ounce can corn, drained; 1 14.5 ounce can petite diced tomatoes, (NOT drained); 1 4.5 ounce can diced mild green chiles, ( NOT drained); 1 cup taco sauce; 1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese (divided); Optional toppings: diced avocado (guacamole, sour cream, halved grape tomatoes, chopped green onion, sliced olives)

Published: Sep 16, 2016 by Blair Lonergan

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This 4 Can Mexican Chicken Casserole comes together in about 5 minutes and can be prepared ahead of time for a family-friendly easy dinner on busy nights!

So you don't like to cook? Or you just don't have time to prepare a meal each night? Maybe you just come home from work exhausted, and it takes every ounce of your remaining energy to just get your kids to do their homework and take baths...forget about even dreaming of slaving over a hot stove!

Well guess what? If you can open a can, then YOU can pull together this Mexican Chicken Casserole. And it only requires about 5 MINUTES! We can all find that much time in our schedule, right?

I call this a "4 Can" casserole, but it's really more like 3 cans and 1 jar! Whatever..."4 Can" sounds better, so we're rolling with it. Oh, and you could make this vegetarian by adding a fifth or sixth can -- beans -- in lieu of the "Mexican Chicken!"

Ingredients for Making Mexican Chicken Casserole

Cooked chicken
Cooked brown rice
Corn
Diced tomatoes
Taco sauce
Mild green chiles
Shredded cheddar

Using Up Leftovers

I always seem to make way more rice than our family needs at any given meal, so this Mexican Chicken Casserole came about when I was staring at a tupperware container full of leftovers that needed to be used. Casseroles are always the answer, right?!

You can also take advantage of leftover meat for this dish, or just buy a rotisserie chicken or precooked chicken at the grocery store to cut down on the prep time. I say keep it as easy as possible!

Additional Toppings

You could go all out and load this Mexican chicken casserole with your favorite toppings. It really takes this meal up a notch and makes it super comforting and delicious, here are some ideas;

Guacamole
Avocado, chopped
Olives
Tomatoes or salsa
Chives or green onions
Sour cream
Sliced onions

Prepare this Mexican Chicken Casserole Ahead of Time

And if you don't even have 5 minutes to spend preparing this Mexican Chicken Casserole on a crazy evening, you can go ahead and put the meal together in the morning, the day before, on the weekend, or any time that you have a few extra moments. Cover and refrigerate (or freeze) the dish before baking and pop it in the oven when you need it most!

Go ahead, add these ingredients to your shopping list NOW and you can thank me later (when you have the time)! Your family will gobble up this easy dinner!

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