Chicken Tamale Bake
This easy Chicken Tamale Bake is spicy, savory, a little sweet, and oh, so delicious. I should probably admit that I’ve never had a traditional tamale. I have no idea if this recipe mimics authentic Latin American tamale flavors. What I do know is that it tastes amazing, and that’s all that really matters, right? I love the combination of lightly sweet corn cake with a bit of heat from the chiles, cayenne pepper and enchilada sauce. Add hearty chicken and melted cheese and we’ve got a hit on our hands! This Chicken Tamale Bake is a family favorite, and with the corn cake smothered in enchilada sauce and covered with chicken and cheese, it’s easy to see why. Plus, a serving of this dish has just 270 calories or 8 WW Freestyle SmartPoints! To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” It turns out that not all my Facebook fans would agree with Juliet! I’ve heard that some people shun any recipe using the term “casserole,” so I wasn’t sure whether I should use it for this dish. To me, a casserole is just any combination of ingredients layered or mixed together, usually baked in a 9×13 baking dish. What’s not to love?
I decided to ask my Facebook readers. Though the majority were casserole lovers, several people mentioned that the word has a negative connotation. The dislike is apparently related to cream of (chicken/mushroom/etc) soups. Since you won’t find any of those in this Chicken Tamale Bake, I decided to call it a “bake.” That way casserole lovers and haters alike will try it! A special shout out to all you Minnesota readers who suggested I call is a “hotdish.” I’ve never heard that term before! However you’d like to refer to this Chicken Tamale Bake, I know it will not disappoint. You may even want to call it a casserole. Try it. It may just change your mind about them!
Looking for more tasty, lightened up casserole recipes? Check out my Bubble Up Cheesy Chicken and Broccoli Bake, Meat and Potatoes Bake, Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Chickpea Bake, Cottage Pie, Bubble Up Pizza Casserole, Chicken Divan, Bubble Up Chili Cheese Dog Casserole, Spinach and Chicken Phyllo Bake, One-Pot Cincinnati Chili Spaghetti Bake, Chili Cornbread Bake, Bubble Up BBQ Chicken and Beans Bake, Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Potato Bake, Layered Chicken Enchilada Bake, Teriyaki Chicken and Rice Casserole, Eggplant Parmesan Casserole, Bubble Up Chicken Pot Pie Casserole, Chicken Parmesan Quinoa Bake, Bubble Up Enchilada Casserole, Chicken Cordon Bleu Pasta Bake, and many more in the Casseroles section of my recipe index!
Chicken Tamale Bake
Ingredients
- 4 oz 50% reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (I use Cabot)
- 1/3 cup skim milk
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 (14.75 oz) can of cream-style corn
- 1 (8.5 oz) box of corn muffin mix
- 1 (4 oz) can diced green chiles, drained
- 1 (10 oz) can enchilada sauce
- 10 oz cooked (chopped or shredded) boneless skinless chicken breast
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly mist a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix together 1 ounce of the cheese, the milk, egg, cumin, pepper, corn, muffin mix and green chiles in a bowl until combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking dish and bake for 20 minutes until the layer is set (an inserted toothpick should come out clean).
- Using a fork, liberally poke holes all over the surface of the corn cake layer. Pour the enchilada sauce over the top and spread across the surface of the corn cake. Sprinkle the chicken evenly across the top and follow with the remaining ¾ cup shredded cheese. Return the dish to the oven and bake for another 15 minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before cutting into 8 servings.
Notes
7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) very slightly adapted from Cooking Light
I seriously can’t wait to try this!!!
Thanks Jackie, hope you love it!
I’m making this tomorrow. How did you do the chicken? There’s no oil in the recipe and I don’t want to add any extra points so I’m wondering how you prepared yours. Thanks!
I grill mine on my George Foreman grill. You could also always cook it in a nonstick skillet, bake it, boil it, buy a rotisserie, etc. No oil needed!
I totally forgot to list this, but if you have a crock pot you can even just throw some breasts in with some water and cook the chicken while you’re at work and then all you have to do when you get home is shred it! http://www.food.com/recipe/crock-pot-shredded-chicken-breasts-for-freezing-oamc-188329
I was going to ask how you did the chicken, glad I read the comments first. And thanks SO MUCH for this link to the crockpot shredded chicken. I’m going to try this for sure. My husband LOVES chicken so I suspect I’ll be making this a lot.
I put my chicken tenderloins in the crockpot with an onion and half of the enchilada sauce. (on high 5 hours)it came out great!
OMG I must try this soon!!! Looks amazing!!!
I hope you love it!
Oh, I am SOOOOO making this this weekend! I think I have nearly all the ingredients! Thank you!
And I think I like casseroles…at least I think I look. *LOL* But I understand the prejudice. I think casserole equals butter+sourcream+cheese+soupcan which equals FAT and LOTS OF CALORIES. 🙂
This looks awesome and delicious, and I have eaten tamales (though not homemade tamales). 🙂
Awesome, let me know what you think! It’s so weird, I guess I just never grew up thinking of casseroles that way! I don’t think my mom made the kind everyone else pictures.
OH migoodness! Saw this (I think via another recipe post on Pinterest) this morning, decided I would make it for dinner tonight – it just came out of the oven and IT. IS. DELICIOUS! I used fullfat cheese, mainly because it’s what we had – and @WendyG: for anything that requires shredded chicken I keep a bag of flash-frozen chicken in the freezer – pop however many pieces in the oven (no need to thaw) and in 20-25 minutes you have cooked chicken, no added fat.
I loved it with the chicken but I supposed you could use shredded pork for a more “authentic” tamale flavor. Just dunno what that’d do for the WW points. Anyway! Thanks Emily – great recipe, and super happy to have found your blog – several more I think I wanna try 🙂
I am so happy you loved it!! Great tip for cooking the chicken, if Wendy or anyone else catches that. I’m happy you found my blog too, let me know what you try next!
Made this tonight and love love loved it! I thought the bubble up enchiladas was your best recipes, but this wins.
I used a green enchilada sauce and it really had a great kick to it! I will try it with the red enchilada sauce next time!
Thank you so much. I’ve been making your recipes 3-4 nights a week!
Awesome! I will have to try it with green enchilada sauce sometime too. So glad you’re loving the recipes!
I had to read this post to my sixteen year old son. When I got to the part about you never hearing a casserole called a hotdish before his eyes about bugged out of his head. lol Yes, we’re from Minnesota!
Haha! It was so funny when I posted on Facebook because two people recommended “hotdish” and they were both from Minnesota. It must be confined to your state! I like it though, maybe I’ll have to call my next casserole a hotdish. 🙂
i made this last night. we LOVED it. so good. I used chicken short cuts because I had them and we didn’t want them to go bad. SO GOOD.
Also – i’ve never heard of ‘hot dish’ either.
So happy you loved it! I use pre-cooked chicken sometimes too, especially for things I want to be ready super quick like Buffalo Chicken Pizza.
Ummm…all you have to say is “casserole” and I will automatically be sucked in.
One pot meal that I can leave in the oven while doing other things? Sold!
Thanks for sharing. 🙂
I love casseroles too, Rachael! Hope you like this one (even though it’s a “bake” now :P)
I added some of the enchilada sauce to the shredded chicken. Sounds yummy.
Hope you love it!
So excited to try this next week! I’m a sucker for anything with cornbread 😉
Hope you like it, Kayla!
Okay, I made it last night and it was DELICIOUS! It’s like having a layer of corn casserole with chicken-sauce-cheese on top. YUM! So yummy.
I “slightly adapted” it by adding another 1/2 teaspoon of chipotle powder to the cornbread to give it even more kick. It didn’t harm it. 🙂
And even if it’s “slightly adapted” from Cooking Light, I’m so glad you posted it. I never get too far in the Cooking Light website–it’s great to have the WW conversions to show me that I can have it. A lot of the Cooking Light recipes don’t feel that light. 🙂 Plus your introductions that tell how hard it was…or how well it was liked by your family…that’s irreplaceable!
This is my favorite recipe of the new year. Great job!
Thank you! I really appreciate this comment. Sometimes I make up my own recipes, sometimes I heavily adapt them from other sites and sometimes I only change one or two things, but I try to do a good job of always crediting my sources appropriately. 🙂
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe! I think if I make it again I’ll try out your ‘slight adaptation’ as well :).
Thanks for an awesome recipe! I made it tonight and the hubs and I thoroughly enjoyed it! Your blog has made me realize that I can enjoy lighter versions of great food keep up the great work 🙂
Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
According to my husband, “the best recipe I have made so far.” And….also one of the easiest. This will be going in my monthly rotation for sure!
Thanks for sharing!
Awesome! Sounds like a win-win. Glad it was a hit. 🙂
Made this last night for dinner. Substituted med. green enchilada sauce for the red and frozen corn for the cream style corn. It was fantastic! Will definately be making again. I was thinking you could also make this into an appetizer using mini muffin tins. Could also swap out the enchilada sauce for buffalo sauce to appeal to other tastes!
Great ideas! Glad you loved it. 🙂
I just started reading ur blog of recipes ..and can’t wait to try them ! I will def try this one this week. I am mexican and we have had make/eaten tamales and are they work to make. This looks simple and healthy 🙂
Thanks! I hope you like this, let me know. It’s definitely easier to make than traditional tamales!
Yummy! Made this for dinner last night, and then took the leftovers to work for lunch. I used a bigger can of enchilada sauce than called for… oops! But it didn’t seem to make much of a difference. Just a little extra juicy!
Yay, glad you liked it!
Ingredients bought, and I may make this tomorrow!
I like that most of it can be stored in the pantry, and be ready when I am, in case I don’t get to it tomorrow.
I have frozen shredded rotisserie chicken ready to be thawed.
I wonder how it would be with added sauteed mushrooms and/or red pepper to increase the veggies?
Only one way to find out! Let me know what you think 🙂
I’ve got this in the oven right now! Can’t wait to eat 🙂
Smells so good!
I hope it tastes great too! 🙂
Made this tonight… as always, delish!!
Happy you loved it!
Made this today & really enjoyed it…The word casserole does not hold any negative connotations for me at all. It actually makes me happy because I assume it’ll be a one point wonder & be less time consuming, this dish fit into that category, will definitely make it again. Thanks so much for sharing 🙂
So happy you liked it! I love casseroles too 🙂
I cooked this tonight and it was delicious. I used green enchilada sauce instead since it’s my favorite! I love your recipes, they never disappoint!
Thanks! Glad you loved it. I’ll have to try green enchilada sauce – would you believe I’ve never had it?
I made this tonight. It was great! It was easy, and I don’t even like to cook!
My sister loved it too! I would make it again!
I made it as directed, except that instead of using cumin and cayenne, I substituted 1 tsp of Penzey’s Adobo seasoning, which has cumin and cayenne pepper already in it.
I served it with spring salad greens, mixed with sliced grape tomatoes, sliced pickled okra, and sliced avocado.
It was a really nice meal!
Thanks Emily!
Awesome, Debbie! I’m so happy this was a success. Sounds like a perfect meal to me!
Hi there!
I was wondering what the spicy level is for this? I love all things spicy, but my husband has a sensitive stomach.
Thanks! 🙂
It’s not very spicy. As long as you use a mild enchilada sauce, he should be fine!
i discovered it the day you posted it, and it has become one of our go-to recipes in a short period of time! i felt the need to share it with all my friends, it’s SO good. i was making it last night after a late night at work, so i was exhausted and starving. forgot to add the egg, and thought the recipe called for a can of black beans based on my previous recollection (i think i was confusing elements with the bubble up enchilada). realized after i opened the can of beans they were required, so i threw um on anyway. and forgetting the egg, and adding the black beans, didn’t change much, still tasted equally delicious!!! plus according to the recipe builder, it somehow lowered it 1 point, to 6 points a serving. it’s so good, i wish i brought more for leftovers today for lunch! your recipes are all so great, i swear your site is keeping my fiance and i eating healthy and well. thank you!!
I’m so glad it’s been such a hit for you! I love black beans, so that sounds delicious to me too! Thanks for all your nice words. I’m happy you and your fiance are enjoying the recipes!
I have this in the oven right now and it smells delicious!!! I can’t wait to try it. Thank you for the recipes your website is a lifsaver!!! 🙂
Aw, thanks! I hope you love it 🙂
This is delicious! I made it last night when we had friends over, and we all loved it. I wished there were more leftovers! Will definitely make it again. I mixed about 2/3 cup black beans in with the shredded chicken, because I adore beans. Super yum. 🙂
I love black beans too, great idea. Glad it was a hit!
I’m making your Deep Dish Pizza Casserole and French Dip “Cupcakes” for some other friends to celebrate my husband’s bday this weekend. I’ll report back!
I made this yesterday and it was very yummy. The base reminds me of my favorite paula deen receipe (corn casserole) that I take to pot lucks. My husband ate two servings and thought it was very good. We have really been enjoying your recipes these last few weeks and I plan on working on some of the pizzas this weekend!
I’m so glad it was a hit, Laura! 🙂
My family loved this!! I used tyson canned chicken breast, 98% fat free, and shredded it with a fork…worked great!
Glad it was a success, Jess! It’s nice anytime you can find little shortcuts!
This was absolutely delicious and filling! I had it last night with steamed broccoli and it was an extremely satisfying meal : ) Thank you!
So happy you liked it, Heather!
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Thanks so much for this recipe! I made it for dinner last night, and couldn’t wait to eat it again today. 🙂
Glad you liked it, Tami! It makes good leftovers 🙂
Agreed! In fact, I had it for dinner on Sunday and again last night! I froze the rest… have you done that? I’m sure it’ll be just fine. 🙂
I haven’t frozen it – let me know!
I sure will! Thanks again!
Freezing gets the thumbs up! It reheated in the microwave like a charm. Simply awesome, it’s a keeper.
^ That’s me, bluetamarai, btw. 😀
Good to know! Thanks for trying it out and reporting back! 🙂
Certainly!
I made this again tonight for dinner. I am on weight watchers, and meals like this are so appreciated. I love this recipe!!! 🙂
I’m so happy you loved it! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
I made this tonight & we all loved it. My teenage son & I are doing WW together so it’s so great to find a site that has food we actually want to eat! Thank you!!!!
Thanks, Tara! I’m glad you and your son both loved this. It’s great that you have a WW buddy – you can keep each other motivated! Let me know what else you try 🙂
Had this for dinner tonight, it’s a keeper! My husband loved it, and never guessed it was WW friendly!
Yay, husband approved! I’m happy to hear this was a success. 🙂
This was soooo good!! Both my fiancé and I just loved this, we are doing WW together and your recipes really help make the journey easy. This recipe is definitely going into the keeper file 🙂
Thanks, Stephanie! It’s so great that you two are doing WW together – it must be nice to have a buddy! I’m really glad you are finding my recipes to be helpful. Good luck on your weight loss journey! 🙂
just made this-SO delicious! thanks for all the great recipes!
Glad to hear you loved it!
I made this last night…it is sooo good! My hubby and I loved it! Thanks for all the great recipes…you are making my WW journey so much more delicious! 🙂
Yay! I’m happy this was a hit! Thanks for the comment 🙂
This could be the best thing I have made or ate ALL year. Great find for me and my family, thank you for sharing. we loved it.
Colin
Kansas City, MO
Wow, I’m so happy it was such a huge hit!! Thanks for letting me know 🙂
This is really, really good! I cut it into 8 servings. I ate one of them. I froze the other 7 in individual ziploc freezer bags. Then when I needed something to take to work for lunch, I got one out of the freezer, let it thaw until lunch time, then heated it in the microwave at 50% power for about 3′. It still tasted great, and so, so much better tasting and better for you than icky frozen diet dinners. Now I’ve finished all my freezer portions and need to make another batch!!!
I’m so glad you loved this! Thanks for sharing what you did to freeze & reheat this – people are always looking for that info! 🙂
This one is fantastic Emily!!! I too had not had a tamale while I lived in Buffalo, but now that I’m in Los Angeles, tamales are everywhere. Quite frankly, I usually find them a bit bland – but your version is a breath of fresh air. I think its the sweetness in the corn bread mix that makes the big difference for me.
This also works great the next day for lunches!!
So happy you liked this one, Phyllis! I will have to try an authentic tamale sometime and see what they’re like. I like a sweet and savory mix as well. Thanks for the comment!
Emily,
I was wondering about how many ounces of chicken breast you used to get 2 cups of shredded chicken?
Thanks!
Sabrina
Sorry, I didn’t weigh it, I just used 2 cups!
Can you tell me what brand of cornbread mix you used?
I have to say …this is AMAZINGLY good! We’re having left-over Chicken Tamale Bake tonight …I can hardly wait! (…jumping UP and down!)
Just made this for dinner tonight. Husband loved it and it will definitely become part of the regular rotation.
Being a Southern California native, I had to up the Mexican-ness of this dish a bit. I sliced up poblano chilis and spread them on top and swapped out the shredded cheese for queso fresco. I made a suiza sauce instead of the enchilada sauce.
Next time I might try doing just a masa base instead of corn bread. If it works we may have fixed the world’s most labor-intensive food- the tamale.
Love this recipe…we keep it on our weekly menu and always have enough ingredients in the house for 2 casseroles! I did change it up a bit though…my husband doesn’t care much for chicken. We use lean ground beef instead and it is still amazing!
What a wonderful meal, I make it all the time. My husband loves it and I have told everyone that I know about your site! Keep up the great work. Love that you also include WW points as well. Thank you so much!
I’m in the midst of making this now. Can’t wait! So far everything I’ve made from Emily Bites has been awesome. These healthier versions of recipes allow me to eat how I like to without making my boyfriend feel like I’m forcing my “rabbit food” upon him.
Dang girl! Home run. Made this today for my lunches for the week. I accidentally cut into 6 servings (so they are now 9p+ per), but I still think it’s pretty decent for such a decadent meal. I left out the green chiles because I’m not a fan of peppers. I used the mild ChiChi’s brand enchilada sauce and it still had quite a bit of kick! I really, really like it. 🙂 Thanks!!
15 minutes left on the oven!! So excited to try this out!
Another AWESOME recipe! I’m pretty much obsessed with your blog! Thank you so much for all of the awesome ww recipes!
Amazing!!!! My hubby loved it!
Amazing!!!! My hubby loved it!
I made this last night and it was SO good! My husband absolutely loved it and he is a picky eater. Because there are 2 of us, I split the recipe into 2 smaller pans and we ate the entire pan! I froze the other pan for a later meal. I topped mine with cheddar and Monterey jack cheese. Fantastic! Thanks for the recipe!
I made this tonight. Scrumptous! We all loved this casserole. A keeper.
Only thing different I did is—-I thought I had enchilada sauce, but only had green chili sauce. Still turned out yummy!
matsugirl
This dish is so amazing. I make it early in the week and bring it for lunch because it is so easy and very delicious. My coworkers are now asking for the recipe. Thank You, this is a staple in my house. I currently have the slow cooker buffalo chicken in the crockpot and I plan on making the spinach lasagna rolls later tonight. Keep the great recipes coming! They are fabulous! 🙂
Emily, I just found your site last week and it’s been amazing! I’ve been on Weight Watchers for 8 months now and desperately needed some new recipes to shake it up a little bit. You’re a lifesaver!
I made this dish last night and it was really good! I’m a Southern California native, so I can confirm it doesn’t taste anything like a tamale.. but who cares! The sweetness of the corn cake was really nice with the enchilada sauce. My family was a big fan and I’ll definitely make it again.
Thanks again!
This is another winner!
I have made it twice since finding the recipe and I would make it again tomorrow. Its so easy and so good. We fight over the leftovers and I have yet to win. I am going to double it next time so I know I wont miss out.
Made this for my family and my 4 boys asked why I only made one pan! They were disappointed there were no leftovers for them the next day. Thanks Emily for another great recipe.
I am making this tonight, omitted the cheese in the muffin mix and am going to use 1 cup on the top. Also I am adding black beans, for more fiber
WOW. This was absoultey DELICIOUS!! Definitely one of my faves.
I took this to our potluck at church tonight it was a big hit. Thank you for the recipe.
This was fabulous! We loved it!
I love this its easy to make and taste delicious. I would even make just the corn bread to eat.
Wonderful recipe. Thank you so much!
I made this a couple nights ago and it was delicious! It was pretty quick and easy to make too! I’m definitely going to make this again!
Made this last night but I overcooked the chicken and used cannellini beans and a can of turkey chili (no beans) as a substitute. Desperate times call for desperate measures!!! It was a HUGE hit!!!! So for vegetarians, it would be great w black beans! Maybe even ff refried? Perfect recipe, loved it!!!! Thank you!!!
Made this last night for supper after working all day. It was supper easy and YUMMY! My sister ate with us and normally doesn’t like healthy meals, but she loved it. My husband also loved it, he said we definitely have to keep this on the menu and he isn’t a huge chicken fan. It is also very filling! Thanks for sharing your recipes!
One of the best recipes I’ve ever made! This comes together super quick. I made this for a friend and her family after she had surgery and her husband commented “it’s like crack, it’s so addicting”. I’ve made this for adults, kids, potlucks, etc and I’ve never had anyone not love it and ask for the recipe.
I made this for our supper tonight. Actually this is the second time I have made this and there are no leftovers! We are not big fans of chicken, so this casserole makes it easy for us to eat chicken. Thanks Emily!
We had this tonight and it was soooooo good. Thank goodness there are leftovers for me AND non WW hubby to take some to work tomorrow. The portion size is huge, and the dish is savory and satisfying. I used the breast from a Costco rotisserie chicken and everything else was exactly the same as the recipe. Like the contributor before me, I do not like chicken at all, so to find a chicken recipe that is so yummy I want to go back for seconds… Well it’s a keeper. That sweet corn cake base is awesome enough by itself (as dessert maybe with a Yonanas ice cream or fresh strawberries on top). And it couldn’t be easier to throw together. I will make this again and again thanks Em!
So glad you loved it! 🙂
Sorry, this may totally be user error, but I can’t find the place where it says how many servings. Am I crazy? Sorry!! 🙂
The number of servings is right underneath the recipe title in the recipe section of the post 🙂
Me again – I found it! I don’t know if it’s my settings or something, but with the new layout, the coloring is off and it doesn’t show the servings unless I double click on it and it bolds the letters. Sorry for the fire drill! 🙂
Oh, that’s weird..it looks normal on both of my computers and I haven’t heard that from anyone else. Maybe it is your settings? Either way, glad you found it.
How many ounces is two cups worth of chicken?
I made this for the first time on Sunday for work lunches this week and it was SO easy and delicious. I cooked the chicken the night before in my slow cooker (I doubled the amount of chicken and used half for your cheesy chicken and broccoli casserole which is also a hit). I cut it into six servings instead of eight to make it a bit more substantial but still less than 350 calories (I don’t count points). The smaller portion would’ve been perfect with a salad or veggie on the side, I’m just too lazy to prep two things for lunch in my work kitchen! I will definitely make this again soon, even after I eat it for lunch all week. Thanks again for your creative and delicious recipes that make eating healthy easy and fun.
OMG! This was SO good! I even forgot to add the egg, and it was still great. Thank you for the recipe! I love your blog, and I cook recipes from it 3-4 times a week. Thanks!
This recipe is 9 SP on the new plan FYI (8SP if you leave out the cheese). Can’t wait to try it!
I was wondering what I could make that is different than how I usually cook boneless skinless chicken breasts. Well here it is, I am cooking this tonight.
Well, I cooked this dish, like I said I was going to. I added more chicken and cheese to it. It is so good.
Tried this last night and it was a hit! My son and his friends enjoyed it as well. I prepared it according to the instructions and made the shredded chicken in the slow cooker using the link provided above. Very easy and tasty! I served it with a dollop of light sour cream and some chopped green onions. Will definitely make this again.
Love your site, thank you for all the weight watchers friendly recipes!!
So glad it was a hit! 🙂
Thank you so much for this recipe. My family loves this one (including my picky eating 3 year old)! I’ve been making it on the weekends for dinner and taking the leftovers to work during the week. I love to add shredded lettuce with mine and a dollop of light sour cream.
This recipe is soooo yummy. I couldn’t stop at one serving the 1st night. I ate 2 servings. I was glad I had extra points so I could.
THANK YOU for all your wonderful recipes
I loved this! I used green enchilada sauce instead of red and it was great. Tasted great warmed up the next day, too.
I just wanted you to know it’s 6 years later and this delicious casserole is STILL on regular rotation in my house. Thank you for such an easy, fast & delicious meal!
I have been making this dish for years. This was the one WW dish I could make while I was alone on WW and my famjily wouldn’t complain. I had to adapt it 2 years ago to use gluten free corn bead mix – still just as yummy.
Now my whole family has just joined WW and guess what is for dinner tomorrow night??? Can’t wait to have it!
Making this right now-very excited to try it!
If you still haven’t had a tamale—do it!! It’s a Christmas tradition in AZ. I am trying this with green enchilada sauce to make it like a green corn tamale. Thanks for all the amazing recipes.
Think I could use a can of reduced fat cream of chicken soup instead of the creamed corn?
I made this for dinner this week and all I can say is that it was amazing!!! My husband loved it. Definitely going into our meal rotations.
Does this freeze well?
We make this with enchilada verdes sauce, and it comes out great! I like to add a can of pinto beans to the chicken, drained and rinsed, for a little more protein and fiber. (We’re huge bean eaters here!).
I made this last night and it was simple and tasted amazing! The leftovers for lunch were also delicious. Thank you for the recipe!
This was Delicious!!!! I added black bean to mine. So moist! This is a new favorite!
I just made this tonight and it was delicious! I will definitely be making it again! Thank you for the recipe!
Making it two days in a row. First for family, second for company. Yummy!
My family has been enjoying this recipe for years! Sometimes we use rotisserie chicken, sometimes I’ll make some chicken breasts. So good!
This is going to be one of our regular recipes- so yummy with thrr we right amount of sweet and hot & a great way to use leftover chicken. Thanks for the great recipe!