WE EAT | Mexican Chicken Tamale Casserole

I've talked about our love for casserole night.  This is my go-to.  Any time I volunteer to provide food for anyone, this is what I will make.  So, if ever you have a baby..or move in next door to me, you'll be getting a pan of this deliciousness.   

Mexican Chicken Tamale Casserole.. see also- everything but the kitchen sink. 

You feel me?

 Ingredients

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded (see how I make my chicken HERE)  

2 (10.5oz) cans 98% fat free cream of chicken soup

2 cups 0% plain Greek yogurt (I like the FAGE or Stoneyfield Farms)

1 packet reduced sodium taco seasoning mix

1 packet ranch dressing mix

1 (10oz) cans RoTel, drained

1 (10oz) cans RoTel, UNdrained

1 (15oz) can black beans, rinsed & drained 

1 (15oz) can pinto beans, rinsed & drained

1 (11oz) can Mexicorn, drained

18 corn tortillas 

3 cups shredded cheese (I use a combo of cheddar and monterey jack)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Combine cream of chicken soup, Greek yogurt, and seasoning packets. Stir in chicken and remaining ingredients, except the tortillas and cheese. 

Lightly spray a 9x13 casserole dish cooking spray. 

Layer 6 tortillas in the bottom of the dish. Pour half of the chicken mixture over top. Sprinkle with 1/3 of the cheese. Repeat layers, starting with tortillas, then remaining chicken mixture and 1/3 of cheese. Top with remaining tortillas and sprinkle with last 1/3 of cheese. 

Bake for 30 minutes until bubbly and cheese is melted. 

Optional: Top finished casserole with chopped tomato, shredded lettuce, avocado, and sliced olives. 

 I will most often make this a day or two ahead of time for a quick pop in the oven on the day we plan to eat it.  Just layer your casserole and cover tightly with foil.  It makes a ton, so I've also portioned it out into smaller pans and froze what we don't cook that week.

 The little birds dig this meal.

I'm still trying to figure out this Jolie girl and her use of utensils.  She hates them.  Or so I think.  She will whine (like really whine) about not being able to scoop the food, and when I help her she won't eat, she wants me to feed her.

Miss Independent for everything.. except this.

I'm sort of a wimp when it comes to saying no to help..Daddy, well, not so much.

 But, she's getting it.

This one, we've decided, is left handed.  Jolie still goes back and forth with using both hands, but favors her right, while Parker will only use her left.  Her BB is left handed, so we are leaving that trait up to her doing.

 Finger lickin' good, folks!