{"id":496,"date":"2013-11-02T13:00:37","date_gmt":"2013-11-02T17:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/?p=496"},"modified":"2026-08-18T17:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T21:24:49","slug":"chicken-and-spinach-taco-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/?p=496","title":{"rendered":"Chicken and Spinach Taco Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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I hope you enjoy this yummy casserole.  Combining spinach and Mexican spices makes it delicious and an easy way to eat your veggies.  It goes together quickly and is full of flavor.  My husband, Bill said it was one of the best dishes I have ever made.  Now that is a sounding endorsement since I have cooked for him for over 30 years.  The corn tortillas that you tear and layer in the casserole give it a great flavor and texture.  I love casseroles, one dish meals.  I always double the recipe and make one to share or put in the freezer.  Enjoy!!!<\/p>\n\n\n

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Chicken, garlic and chili powder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Cooking chicken with garlic and chili powder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Salsa ready for casserole dish and the Golden Blend Tortillas (combination of wheat and corn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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First layer of casserole – 1 cup salsa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Second layer of casserole torn tortillas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Third layer of casserole cooked chicken<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Cooking onions, pepper and spinach for vegetable layer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Fourth layer of casserole – the vegetables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Fifth layer of casserole – 1\/2 cup cheese then your repeat layers starting with salsa but not topping with cheese. You top with cheese after baking and let it melt from the heat of the casserole.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Baked and ready to eat Chicken and Spinach Taco Casserole minus Bill’s serving.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Chicken and Spinach Taco Casserole<\/h2>\n
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Delicious vegetable chicken and spinach taco cassrole <\/span><\/div>\n
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Servings: <\/span>8<\/span><\/div><\/div>
Course: <\/span>Main Course<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Ingredients
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  • 1<\/span> box<\/span> frozen spinach, thawed and water squeezed out<\/span><\/li>
  • 8<\/span> chicken tenderloins<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> bell pepper cut into strips<\/span><\/li>
  • 1 <\/span> onion cut into strips<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> cloves garlic, chopped<\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> teaspoons<\/span> chili power<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> tablespoon<\/span> Canola oil<\/span><\/li>
  • 6<\/span> tortillas, torn into pieces <\/span><\/li>
  • 2<\/span> cups<\/span> salsa, either mild or hot<\/span><\/li>
  • 1<\/span> cups<\/span> Mexican shredded cheese<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n
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    1. In medium bowl, mix together chicken, garlic and chili powder<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    2. In medium frying pan, cook chicken mixture till chicken is done- set aside<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    3. In medium frying pan, saut\u00e9 onions, bell pepper, and spinach in the canola oil <\/span><\/div><\/li>
    4. In casserole dish, pour 1 cup salsa spreading across the pan<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    5. Top with 1\/2 of torn tortillas <\/span><\/div><\/li>
    6. Top with 1\/2 half chicken<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    7. Top with 1\/2 vegetable mix<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    8. Top with 1\/2 cup Mexican cheese<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    9. Repeat the layers starting with the salsa but not topping with cheese.<\/span><\/div><\/li>
    10. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes <\/span><\/div><\/li>
    11. Remove from oven and top with remaining cheese and let melt from the heat of the casserole. <\/span><\/div><\/li><\/ol><\/div><\/div>\n \n
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      This casserole freezes great.\u00a0 Bake as above but do not add the final cheese on top.<\/span>
      <\/div>\nTo cook frozen casserole bake as above but add addition time, topping with cheese after cooking.<\/span>
      <\/div>\nAlways make sure when cooking a casserole that you are going to freeze to use a container that is oven and freezer safe.\u00a0 Always complete cool a casserole before wrapping tightly to freeze.\u00a0 I usually use aluminum foil.\u00a0 \u00a0 Enjoy!!!<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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        I hope you enjoy this yummy casserole.  Combining spinach and Mexican spices makes it delicious and an easy way to eat your veggies.  It goes together quickly and is full of flavor.  My husband, Bill said it was one of the best dishes I have ever made.  Now that is a sounding endorsement since I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[45,40,41,18,44,29,43,42],"class_list":["post-496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-recipes","tag-casserole","tag-cheese","tag-chicken","tag-glycemic-friendly","tag-mexican","tag-onions","tag-salsa","tag-spinach"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p42obF-80","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=496"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10316,"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/496\/revisions\/10316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/tidbitsofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}