Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Aside from pizza, Mexican food is my favorite!! And one of my favorite dishes is Chicken Enchilada Casserole! Yummmy! But think about how many carbs, calories and grams of fat the average Chicken Enchilada Casserole is! Ew! So I was SUPER excited when I came across the Hungry Girl version in the Hungry Girl 1-2-3 book I am borrowing from my friend Nikki! :) Tried it out, and it was delicious!! A couple of things I will change next time, depending on how much it alters the calories...I will use REAL chicken breast, add cilantro, (because to me, I can't have a Mexican dish without it!!), and maybe a dollop of sour cream! ;) Fat Free, of course!! But for 260 calories for 1/4 of the casserole, this recipe was AmaZING as-is! Especially for the amount of time it took to prepare (under 10 minutes!) and the clean up (SUPER EASY!)!

Ingredients:
1 - 9.75oz (or 10oz) can 98% fat-free chunk white chicken breast in water, drained and flaked.
1 - 10.75oz can 98% fat-free cream of celery condensed soup
2/3 cup - frozen mixed vegetables
1/2 cup - salsa
6 - Six inch corn tortillas
1 - cup shredded fat-free cheddar cheese, divided
Optional: salt, pepper (I added garlic salt)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine chicken, soup, veggies, and salsa. If you like, add salt and pepper. Mix well and set aside.

Spray an 8x8 baking dish with nonstick spray. Break tortillas into pieces about the size of tortilla chips. Lay half of the tortilla pieces along the bottom of the baking dish.

Evenly layer half of the chicken mixture over the tortilla pieces. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Lay remaining tortilla pieces over the cheese. Top evenly with the rest of the chicken mixture, followed by the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese.

Bake in the over for 35 minutes, or until edges are brown and crispy.

Allow to cool or about 5 minutes, until sauce thickens. Eat up!

Makes 4 servings

Per Serving: (1/4 of casserole): 260 calories, 4g fat, 1,166mg sodium, 27g carbs, 4g fiber, 3g sugars, 27.5g protein