Fiesta Chicken Casserole is a family friendly meal that is sure to become a favorite! This cheesy chicken casserole is easy to make, using canned beans, corn and tomatoes. Can be made in under an hour!
This is a great “pantry” meal. Use up all of those cans in the pantry and either rotisserie chicken or left-over chicken you might have in the fridge. This dinner can be made in under an hour and it’s also a great freezer meal.
Easy Chicken Casserole With Rotel
Our family loves this cheesy fiesta chicken casserole, especially on busy weeknights. We can usually eat it for 2 dinners during the week. It is also one of my favorite dishes to make for potlucks or to bring to new moms.
Ingredients
Rotini Pasta – My family loves Rotini but macaroni or ziti would be great too.
Shredded Chicken – I like using Rotisserie chicken or this Air Fryer Rotisserie Chicken
Black Beans – I just use canned beans for this recipe.
Corn – You can use canned or fresh corn kernels.
Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies – I used mild Rotel for this, you could also use salsa or petite diced tomatoes.
Sour Cream
Cheese – Use your favorite cheese. I like Colby/Monterrey Jack
Garlic Powder and Cumin
Instructions
For the full, printable recipe, scroll to the bottom.
The great thing about this casserole is that you basically dump all the ingredients together and then bake.
- Start by mixing together sour cream, tomatoes, corn, beans, chicken.
- Add in cooked pasta and stir until everything is mixed.
- Stir in half of the shredded cheese and then pour into 9×13 casserole dish.
- Bake for approximately 20 minutes.
- ***Optional, top with green onion and avocado.
Tips for a delicious casserole
- Make this over the top by adding an extra dollop of sour cream, diced jalapenos and black olives.
- Dice or shred the chicken into small pieces so it’s easier to eat.
- If you don’t like beans (like my mom) feel free to omit them or substitute with pinto or white beans.
- If you don’t have Rotel, you can use a cup of your favorite salsa.
Can you freeze
Yes! Prepare the casserole but do not bake. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and then tightly with foil. If I know I’m going to freeze, I like making them in disposable pans.
To bake, let the casserole thaw in the refrigerator overnight. Remove plastic wrap and foil. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes.
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Fiesta Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rotini Pasta
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 15 oz can tomatoes with green chilis
- 1 15 oz can corn, drained
- 1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups shredded chicken
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 cups shredded cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook and drain pasta according to directions on the box.
- In a large bowl, mix together sour cream, diced tomatoes, beans, corn, chicken and 1 cup cheese. Stir in cooked pasta.
- Spray 9x13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. Pour pasta mixture into baking dish.
- Top with remaining shredded cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until cheese melted on top.
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Notes
- Make this over the top by adding an extra dollop of sour cream, diced jalapenos and black olives.
- Dice or shred the chicken into small pieces so it's easier to eat.
- If you don't like beans (like my mom) feel free to omit them or substitute with pinto or white beans.
- If you don't have Rotel, you can use a cup of your favorite salsa.
Lara
Nice blend of ingredients! I do make a homemade sauce in place of sour cream, but so good!
Heidi
Loved this. Used 2 cups of converted white rice instead!!
Katie
Made it for the family and we all loved it!
Andie Thueson
This looks like the perfect family dinner idea, my kids would flip!
Stephanie
This was amazing!! I just loved how easy it was to make and had such great flavor.