A delicious Mexican inspired chicken and pumpkin tortilla bake recipe, that’s an absolute hit in my house – in fact, it’s one of my hubby’s favourite meals!
I recently had a complete blank when I was trying to think of my husband’s favourite dinner. He just generally loves anything I cook; lasagna, roasts, anything Mexican or pasta. I finally remembered I made this Chicken Pumpkin Tortilla Bake a while back and he said it’s up there as one of his favourite dinners.
This is a super easy dinner to make, you simply mix most of the ingredients in one pan on the stovetop until the pumpkin is soft.
Then stir through the chicken, I used a BBQ Chook, however you can poach and shred your own chicken to save a few dollars. I describe this bake much like a lasagna, but instead of pasta, you use tortillas. It’s super easy to make and assemble, and tastes delicious!
Instead of white sauce, you use enchilada sauce. Layer and repeat! Topping with cheese and baking in the oven until golden.
I serve this Chicken Pumpkin Tortilla Bake with a simple salad and some garlic bread.
This is a great dinner to make ahead of time so you are prepared on a busy school night.
chicken pumpkin tortilla bake
- Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 brown onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 30g taco seasoning
- 1/2 butternut pumpkin, peeled and diced into 1cm pieces
- 400g black beans, rinsed and drained
- 3/4 cup frozen corn kernels
- 1 1/2 cups mild salsa
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 BBQ chicken, shredded
- 375g enchilada sauce
- 4 tortillas
- 2 cups Mexican cheese, shredded
- Salt and pepper, to season
- Spring onions, finely sliced for garnish
- Sour cream, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C, fan forced.
- In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Cook onion and garlic for 3 minutes or until browned.
- Sprinkle in taco seasoning, mix to combine and continue to cook for 1 minute.
- Add pumpkin, beans, corn, salsa and water. Stir to combine.
- Simmer for 25-30 minutes or until pumpkin is soft.
- Add chicken and season with salt and pepper. Gently toss to stir through. Take off heat.
- Spread 4 tablespoons of enchilada sauce over the base of a 18-cup (4L) oven-proof dish.
- Lay 2 tortillas over the sauce so they touch the ends of the dish. It’s fine if they overlap in the middle.
- Spread half the chicken filling over the tortillas.
- Pour half the remaining enchilada sauce over the chicken filling and sprinkle with half the cheese. Repeat the layers: tortilla, chicken filling, sauce, cheese.
- Bake in oven for 30-40 minutes or until golden.
- Serve sprinkled with spring onions and a dollop of sour cream.
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 40 mins
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