Recipe: Tasty Chicken enchilada pasta casserole

Chicken enchilada pasta casserole. Stir in cream of chicken soup, pinto beans, corn, and green chile peppers. I use penne & don't mess w/stuffing the shells, just do the enchilada sauce per directions, & mix the pasta in w/the chicken, cheese, etc. mixture. A favorite in my permanent recipe rotation!

It's warm, gooey and cheesy with tons of chicken enchilada flavors. Add extra oil if the skillet if needed. In large colander, rinse and drain uncooked pasta. You can have Chicken enchilada pasta casserole using 19 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken enchilada pasta casserole

1. It's 2 tbsp of olive oil.
2. You need 4 of cooked chicken breasts, cubed.
3. You need 1 bunch of diced green onions.
4. You need 2 clove of garlic, minced.
5. You need 1 of red pepper, diced.
6. Prepare 4 oz of can diced green chiles.
7. It's 2 tsp of chili powder.
8. You need 1 tsp of ground cumin.
9. Prepare 2 can of 10 ounce enchilada sauce.
10. You need 15 oz of can of black beans.
11. Prepare 2 cup of shredded cheese.
12. It's 1 cup of sour cream.
13. Prepare 1 lb of Penne pasta.
14. Prepare of Optional Toppings.
15. It's 1 of avocado.
16. Prepare 1 of green onions.
17. You need 1 of black olives.
18. It's 1 of tomatoes.
19. You need 1 of sour cream.

Heat to boiling over high heat; reduce heat. In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add drained pasta and cooked chicken into nacho cheese mixture, toss together to combine, then transfer to greased baking dish. Cook the hamburger in a large skillet over medium heat until browned.

Chicken enchilada pasta casserole step by step

1. Cook pasta according to the package directions. Drain and set aside..
2. In a large skillet, heat olive oil and cook chicken. Set aside to cool and cube. Add garlic, onion and red pepper to skillet and cook until tender..
3. Add cubed chicken, green chilis, cumin, chili powder, salt and enchilada sauce until heated through..
4. Add the pasta to the sauce. Stir in cheese until melted and sour cream right before serving. Add toppings and serve..

Stir in enchilada sauce and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Then stir in the noodles and bring the heat to low. Toss with cooked pasta and serve as is, drizzle over cooked potato nuggets, or serve with tortilla chips as an easy nacho cheese sauce. To keep this casserole family-friendly, we used Old El Paso™ mild enchilada sauce. If you prefer more of a kick, opt for Old El Paso™ medium or hot enchilada sauce.