Chook Me!

How about a Chicken Taco Casserole tonight?

Ingredients: 1 12 ounce can of chunk white chicken breast 1 10 ounce can of Campbell's Fiesta Nacho Cheese soup 1 10 ounce can of Campbell's Cream of Onion soup 1 8 ounce can of Mexi-Corn vegetable mix 1 cup of milk 1 half cup of butter or margarine 2 eggs Corn chips 1 bag or box of your favorite pasta (I like Barilla's medium shells) 1 bag Kraft Mexican blend grated cheese Break the eggs in a large casserole bowl and beat them till well blended. Add the chicken, including the water in the can (I never drain any canned ingredient.) Add the soup--Nacho Fiesta Cheese first, followed by Cream of Onion. (Savor the smell of the Cream of Onion soup. Yummm.) Add the MexiCorn mix and the milk and stir until well blended. Add the butter and let it sit. Cook the pasta and drain. Add to the casserole and mix well. Slip in the corn chips, all around, through and atop the casserole. Moisten them with the casserole mix. Top with cheese. Bake at 365 degrees F for 40 minutes and serve hot. Enjoy! I have been working on this chicken casserole for over a year. I think I finally got it right. Harley, if you can get Campbell's soups, look for any cheese soup if Fiesta Nacho Cheese isn't available. You can improvise the MexiCorn by taking canned corn niblets and putting in finely chopped peppers, preferably red bell peppers. Any good pasta will do. I assume you can get most of the other ingredients, and don't worry too much about proportions if you can only get metric. This recipe is fairly forgiving. The calorie count can be reduced several ways. Drain the canned chicken, or even substitute fresh chicken breast, boned and skinned and separately baked or broiled. You can use one egg instead of two and substitute low-fat cheese and milk. You might even be able to find the soups in low cal forms. Even so, this is a pretty rich meal. However it is a complete meal, short of salad. Small portions balanced with a good fresh salad will help the calorie count.

Public Comments

1. Sounds good, thanks !!!
2. Sounds so yummy -thank you ill save it and try it..
3. I will try it!! Thanks for the recipe. It must be good if you have been 'testing' it for over a year.
4. Top stuff ! I would love to try your recipe but unfortunately I cant get some of the ingredients here in Oz,,but I'll look around and see if I can find any good substitutes
5. So, is this on the Weight Watcher's approved list! lol Sounds good, but my waist has got to pass.
6. Dear WarrnD, Sounds great and my sons that now are both home in this big ole 17 room home. My Navy son missed a lot of his mom's cooking. You and I disagree on one thing, the juice in cans are loaded 100% with salt and a good healthy idea to drain everything like veggies and tuna etc. I know you do not give a tinkers-DA___n , thought I would just give my 2 cents worth of advise. I see you added a way to reduce calories, Right on. I tucked it away for next week, I grocery shop in between adn will make sure I have what I need to make this yummy sounding dish. Thanks always for a great start to a gloomy morning. A pick me up from WarrenD LOL your friend. nancyl2 (I got a new nick name Nancetta from a boxer enthusiast. I love it.