Do you ever have a super busy week, we’ve got you covered with this amazing Chicken Taco Casserole. We had that kind of week. Our sweet sister Kristen was in a terrible car accident with her family. Here in Utah we had freezing rain, which immediately turns to ice when it hits the ground. All the freeways turned into ice skating rinks and it makes driving so scary. Kristen and her family were headed out to visit us when a semi-truck went out of his lane. This caused them to swerve to miss hitting him. This sent them spinning into the side of the semi-truck. Their car was totaled and they had to rip off the door to pull Kristen out. Her arm is in a sling from injuring her elbow. But other than that, the family is fine. We are so grateful that they are all okay.
An accident like this quickly puts everything into perspective on the importance of families. We held our kids a little tighter tonight and took our time with bedtime stories. Slow down and take time for your family – including family dinner. It’s a great time to catch up with each other and listen to each other and how their day went.
And this Chicken Taco Casserole is the perfect dinner as you have a great family conversation (how did you like that segway into the recipe?!).
Recipe Ingredient Notes
- Cream of Chicken Soup
- Sour Cream
- Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies
- Black Beans
- Taco Seasoning Mix
- Chicken Breasts
- Tortilla Chips
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Equipment Needed
- 9 x 13 inch pan (THIS is our favorite)
- Mixing Bowls (We like THIS set with a non slip base)
- Mixing Spoon
How to Make Chicken Taco Casserole
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl combine the chicken soup, sour cream, diced tomatoes, black beans, taco seasoning, and chicken. Then set aside.
- Crush the chips, and spread half of them on the bottom of the pan. (You can crush them with your hands or a rolling pin.)
- Spread half of the chicken mixture over the crushed tortillas. Top with 1 cup of cheese. Repeat layers.
- Bake for 30 minutes until bubbly and cheese is barely starting to brown.
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Chicken Taco Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 21.5 ounces cream of chicken soup, 2 (10.75 oz cans)
- 1 ½ cups sour cream
- 14 ounces diced tomatoes with green chilis, 1 can, (we used Ro-tel)
- 15 ounces black beans, 1 can (rinsed and drained)
- 1 ounce taco seasoning, 1 packet
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
- 13 ounces tortilla chips, 1 bag
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Lightly grease a 9 x 13 inch pan.
- In a large bowl, combine the chicken soup, sour cream, diced tomatoes, black beans, taco seasoning and chicken. Set aside.
- Crush chips (I just crush them with my hands) and spread half of them on the bottom of the pan
- Spread half of the chicken mixture over the tortillas.
- Top with 1 cup of cheese. Repeat layers.
- Bake for 30 minutes, until bubbly and cheese is starting to brown.
Notes
Nutrition
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Saw about this post on Twitter. Had to come express my gratitude that Kristen and her family were so protected, and pray for their quick recovery.
So glad to hear her family is ok after that accident! Will be praying for her recovery!
Oh my gosh! I’m so sorry to hear about your sister and her family. Glad everyone is ok!
Really glad to hear that everyone is ok! That’s so scary! Quick question about the recipe. How long do you bake it? Thank you!
Wow, that is sooo scary! So glad they are okay! I just made your mac and cheese in the crockpot and it is a hit! Devoured. Been here about five times this week already. Thank you for being my favorite meal blog. Will be trying this eventually too! (The other thing I made was the sweet and sour meatballs. Delicious!)
Wow! That was a scary accident. I am so glad that everyone is OK (aside from Kristen’s injured elbow). It is really amazing that there was only a minor injury with the way the car looked. I like your comment, “I held my family a little tighter that night and didn’t hurry through our bedtime story . . . you just never know.” That is so true.
…Theresa (Capri + 3)
So sorry for Kristen and her family to be involved on that accident. Here is to an early spring! Get well soon Kristen.
Sherry
Thank God they were alright.
Myrna
Oh my gosh, I am so glad her and her family are okay. The roads last Thursday were the iciest roads I have ever driven on here in Utah. Just from watching the news and seeing how many accidents and how many people were in the hospital from falling on the ice shows you how bad the roads were that day/night. On a happier note, your casserole sounds delicious.
Thankful to God that your sister is okay!
I’m so glad she and her family are ok!! That freezing rain sure was crazy. That morning I could hear it coming down and it sounded just like pieces of glass hitting the ground. So weird!! So many accidents out there. I’m glad she’s ok!
Yum…looks like a winner and so glad Kristen is okay!
Glad your sister is OK. Just wanted to say I loved this recipe and was wondering what is that cursive font you used on the photo? It’s adorable. Thanks!
I am stationed in Okinawa with my husband and our off-base house does not have an oven nor does it have hookups for an American oven. Do you think this recipe would work if I made it in an aluminum foil pan and cooked it on medium-high heat in a covered grill for about 30 mins? Also, glad to hear your sister is okay!!!
So glad Kristen is OK. I imagine the others in the car are, too, since you didn’t mention them. Guardian angel on duty for sure.
Janet
Oh, Camille, I am so thankful your sister and her family is safe. What a miracle!! It’s so important to treasure the time we have with our loved ones – you never know how long you have!
This casserole looks delish by the way. I love all things Mexican!
Oh MY, how scary! I’m so glad to hear that everyone is okay.
Really glad to hear Kristen is okay. (from Allison and the entire NMX staff)
So frightening! Glad your sister and her family are okay. My husband was on the road in bad weather the other night as well. Took him 6 hours to make a 45 minute trip! So thankful he got home safely however!
Prayers going up for Kristen and the family!
Oh I am so glad that they are all ok!! That is so scary. Makes you want to pray a whole lot harder and hold your family closer each and every night. So glad that nothing worse happened to them! And you’re right – family dinners are one of the perfect ways to spend quality time with loved ones. Thanks for the recipe! Hope Kristen’s arm heals up soon.
Prayers to you and your family. A near tragedy or miracle I should say like your sister’s accident is a reminder to all of us that you never know what will happen next and to cherish every moment you have with your loved ones.
Also thank you for your wonderful recipe. My husband has developed a problem with gluten and I think I can tweak this recipe and make it gluten free and we will just love it!!!
Im so glad that Kristen is ok!!! Car accidents are so scary.
Thanks for sharing this recipe, it looks great.
Scary! I am glad that Kristen & her family is ok! That freezing rain is so bad! I hope we don’t have that again for a very long time, or never!
I’m so glad Kristin is ok!!! After looking at the car, it is a miracle she only hurt her elbow. Thanks for the sharing the yummy recipe!
I’m glad that everyone is okay. That must’ve been scary. The car looks awful.
Bake for 30 minutes. 🙂 -The Six Sisters
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Glad everybody was ok! On a lighter note, this recipe looks and sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing 🙂
God was watching them closely that night. Maybe he wants them to slow down a bit now and take stock of what is going on in their lives.
What a miracle and a blessing that were all okay!
Thanks for the recipe!
Glad they were ok, that storm was a nightmare. My son & daugher-in-law both drive the freeway everyday to North Salt Lake for work and I’m always a huge nervous wreck with all these storms we keep getting,lol. but that was scary storm!!!!
Made this tonight and it was super yummy! I want to be you guys when I grow up LOL!! 🙂
how scary. So glad to hear she is ok, hopefully she’s doing better today.
I really think that it would be okay because the chicken is pre-cooked!
I’m also glad your sister is ok. I know that is very scary and hope she doesn’t have a lot of pain and recovers quickly. I’m gonna make this recipe today. Reminds me of King Ranch Casserole…except for the black beans. I am assuming this serves 4-6…so I may have to double it…did I miss the serving amount on recipe??
Thank you ! Good to know !
prayers and thanks to God that she is ok
This would make everyone in my family happy. Stopping by from Work it Wednesday–thanks for sharing this family-friendly dish.
I’m glad no one was seriously injured in the accident.
I’m so glad Kristen and her family are ok. That’s very scary.
Pinning the recipe. We have company coming this weekend and this is going to be on the menu! Thanks.
Do you think this could be made with ground beef?
So glad Kristen is safe and ok. That must have been a very scary experience for her.
Thanks for the yummy recipe. I am going to try it tonight:-)
Yes, ground beef would work great too.
Does anyone know the calorie content or how many servings Thanks
So glad to hear that Kristen & family are OK … it could have been so much worse!
I was rear-ended last winter by a teenage driver, my car was totalled and my lower right leg and ankle were badly fractured. I’m now the owner of a number of screws and plates … not great, BUT I’m not in a wheelchair anymore – or worse. It’s been a long recovery, I still can’t walk a long way or do some things I used to, but I’m determined to get back as far as can!!
Oh my goodness, Camille. I’m so glad Kristen and family were okay. So scary!!
On a good note, I love this recipe. It looks delicious. I will be featuring it on Tasty Thursdays this week. Thanks for linking up. The party will be live tonight. Thanks, Nichi
I’ve been in a car accident when I was 17. Not anything I’d like to do again!! Glad you were all alright!
This casserole looks phenomenal!! I’d love for you to come link up to my new weekly Simple Supper Tuesday linky party!! Thanks
glad kristen is ok. i hate that this has cream of chicken soup though. canned cream soups make me sick 🙁
Happy to hear that Kristen is okay, Camille! This casserole is better than okay! Soooo tasty that I had to post about it and totally linked back to you because you deserve the kudos! Thanks for the flavorful recipe! Cheers!
Do I need to drain the rotel?
Yes, drain the rotel! -The Six Sisters
Thank you so much for this yummy recipe.
Wow! I was just searching Taco Casseroles and your post came up. We lost a dear friend yesterday, and reading your post really hit home. I’m happy your sister and her family are OK after this accident and hope all is healed since it happened!
And… I’m loving this casserole!!
That is so scary about your sister’s accident!
I made this casserole this week and would definitely make this again! SO easy and really tasty! The kiddos are super picky eaters. They hated the black beans but other than that, we got a rave review!! I like black beans so those are staying.
I’m not spotting this Recipe in the Casserole section of the website. Maybe I’m just missing it? I have it Pinned so I just go to my board to find it.
Will this freeze well?
We have never frozen it, but the tortilla chips would probably go soggy.
I just saw that I don’t have two cans of cream of chicken soup. I have one cream of chicken and mushroom. Anything I can use in the place of the soup?
I would think that one can of cream of mushroom and one can of cream of chicken would work. The taste would be altered a little.
Prayers for the family as they go through healing. And thank you for the simple recipes, they sound wonderful and I can’t wait to try them on my mom and fiancee. God’s Blessings on ya’ll. 🙂
I made this casserole tonight, and it was AWESOME. This is an instant “Keeper” for me. I am on vacation with my 4 sisters, we take a week together every year, it’s called ‘sister week’. I made the recipe just as written, and laid out toppings like for them to put what they wanted on top like: Salsa, extra sour cream, green onions, cilantro. I think black olives would have been good too. Thank you for a delicious recipe.
This recipe looks great! I am looking for something I can make with some left over shredded chicken seasoned with taco seasoning. What do you think is the best way I can adjust this recipe to fit my needs?
THANK YOU! My boys loved this dish and even asked for seconds. Thumbs up from both of them.
I didn’t have enough tortilla chips, so I crushes in some Doritos too. Don’t think I’ll be able to leave them out next time.
Hi,
Great recipe.
Can I post this on my blog? I’ll link to your original post.
My blog is lovinglifeinpink.blogspot.com
thanks,
Mrs. Lopez of Loving Life In Pink
I chanced upon your recipe and had to give it a try. Although it was very tasty I was a little disappointed at the “soupy” consistency. Even after allowing my casserole to cool it did not set they way your picture suggest but it makes an awesome chip dip.
For the beans there should be no juice in the beans when mixing withthe others items
Is this two cans of cream of chicken soup or condensed cream of mushroom soup? I making it tonight and am going for the condensed.
Just made this for dinner last week, so yummy and super easy!
Thank God your sister and family are ok. We had a horrible accident 35 yrs. ago. Our son was just 8. days old. We were both thrown out of our pickup. The truck landed on me and baby carrier was upside under one of the tires. On impact he slid out of the top and thrown into a snow bank. When the police finally found him he just had a tiny scratch on his forehead. I had a crushed arm and broken ribs. Three surgeries over the next year. Still have problems from that wreck and our son does not like cold weather but we were so lucky. Thankful to our Heavenly Father everyday. I will definitely try this receipe.
so thankful that your sister and her family are safe….wow. One more thing to be thankful for this season!!
came to your site to read the recipe and first read about sister’s accident. you all have much to be grateful for. thanks for sharing with us.
First let me say I am glad your family is OK. God was definitely with them and brought them through this ordeal safely. Praise be to him. Secondly I made the Chicken Taco casserole for my two nieces last night. Oh I must say how they enjoyed it. My skeptical husband said he would find something else to eat – but….he was won over by the taste. I loved the additional of black beans in this, which made it a bit more hearty. I have shared your blog and this recipe with a good number of my friends. Happy New Year to your and yours.
-Florida foodie
this cassorole is delicious. my husband loves it.
I made this lastnight, and since our local grocery store’s chicken just really didn’t look good, I substituted canned chicken. It came out GREAT!
If you didn’t drain the rotel, that’s why it was runny. I drained it before the whole mixing process, and it cane out GREAT!
What would be the best way to cook and shred the chicken for
This recipe? I know cooking it in a crock pot all day would do it but is there any other way to do it and much faster?
We don’t do a lot of casseroles around here but this one i’ve made twice and we are big fans. I used half light sour cream and half greek yogurt, made my own taco seasoning and before serving put some avocado slices and green onions on top. yum! Husband is a fan too which is saying something as he is one picky eater!
tried the casserole tonight for dinner and it was great. will be using it again real soon. thanks for sharing
This was fantastic! I used baked tortilla chips and homemade cream-of soup. Turned out great and I made an extra for a freezer meal for another day. Thank you!
So glad that Kristen is ok, very scary!! Angels were def watching over them!
This looks yummy! Can I replace tort chips with tortillas themselves, dont have chips in house… Thanks
Christina
could this be a freezer meal?
After reading over the ingredients this should work fine as a freezer meal. Just thaw and heat!
We would love to use this recipe in a church cookbook as part of a fundraiser for girls to go to a camp. Would you allow us to use it for this purpose? Thanks!
NBailey
Hi Nadine, we would love to have you use our recipe in your cookbook. Just put a link or reference to this recipe from our website since it is copyrighted material.
Thank God your sister and family are O-K. Casserole looks very good
I am not a big fan of cream of chicken soup. Can recipe be cooked with just one can of soup? It looks like there is more than enough cream with soup and sour cream.
We have made it with 2 cans of soup. One can might make it too dry.
Weird. I just made this dish and didn’t drain the tomatoes. It wasn’t soupy at all.
Made this last night (minus the black beans) and everyone loved it! My kids are very picky eaters but my 8 year old said it was the best meal I’ve ever made and after my 4 year old initially said “yuck” he ended up eating 2 full plates! Big success!
You didn’t say what to do with the diced tomatoes
It’s listed in the directions as Ro-tel (diced tomatoes). We’ll adjust the recipe. Thanks!
What’s an easy way to get the 3 cups shredded chicken?
Can you use ground chicken in this recipe? And if so should I season it while browning?
You can totally add ground chicken in this recipe. Cook your chicken and then add it in as you would the cooked and shredded chicken.
Looks delicious!
Has anyone made this RECIPE????? I’M LOOKING FOR REVIEWS TO SEE IF ANYONE LIKED IT AND WHAT THEY THOUGHT OF THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
How many chicken breast? Do cut them into bite size pieces? No directions for that part
You need to scroll down farther in the recipe post and you’ll see all of the instructions.
Made this last night and it was delicious! What is the best way to reheat so the chips don’t get soggy?
This recipe was wonderful. One of the best taco casseroles I’ve had (and I make it alot). It was really easy to put together & the chips really threw it over the edge!
Taco casserole was so good. I changed it up a little. Used 2 cans Roltel 10 oz each. Put in 15 oz corn drained with black beans drained. Added more taco seasoning. Not runny.Used a rotisserie chicken. easy peasy. tasted amazing!.
This was so good! I didn’t drain tomatoes and I didn’t have any taco seasoning so I just make my own. Definitely making again, would be perfect for a party dish!
This was so good and filling. I added corn to the mix as well.
Hello! Any substitute suggestions for the cream of chicken soup? I have a picket water that doesn’t care for it and it’s in soo many great recipes. Thank you!
There are a lot of homemade versions of cream of chicken soup online.
Are the tortilla chips supposed to be crunchy? I cooked it for 22 minutes because cheese was bubbly and brown.
They will soften as the soupy mixture continues to soak into the crushed chips.
Can I freeze this casserole
I was looking for a recipe for dinner that would use up a half of roasted chicken. My daughter loves tex-mex and this recipe was a perfect fit and was loved by our family. Thanks
We love the Chicken Taco Casserole. We are so glad that your family enjoyed the recipe!
You could freeze it, but the chips might turn soft.
This is absolutely delicious!! I accidentally added a cand of jalepinos instead of diced green chiles but it gave it a kick that worked! Even my picky fiancé loved it. Definitely on rotation in my Prepear meal plan.
So glad you liked the Chicken Taco Casserole – even with the added kick! And we are so glad that you are loving the Prepear app! It’s a game changer!!!
I made this to use up some left over smoked chicken. SO GOOD! Pairs really well with Black Bean Salsa!
Can you sub plain yoigart for sour cream??
Greek yogurt is best as a sub for sour cream: It’s thick and tangy, just like sour cream, so it makes the perfect even swap in most recipes.
This was absolutely delicious. We are having leftovers tonight that I froze.
Can you sub the black beans for different beans? Wondering if refried beans would work🤔
You can use any kind of beans that you or your family like.
Can this recipe be done in a crockpot ?
We haven’t made it in the Slow Cooker. It’s so quick in the oven and cooks for 30 minutes.
I want to try this recipe, but my boyfriend hates sour cream, mayo and other what he called “mayo adjacent” things. Can I make this without the sour cream (I’d put it on the side). Will the chicken come out too dry?
Would your boyfriend be adverse to using plain greek yogurt? If so, I would try adding a second can of cream of chicken soup to replace it. We haven’t tried these substitutions so I can’t guarantee the results but it’s worth a try!
I have made this the past few years for Thanksgiving and it is a huge hit. I leave out the chips and just use it as a dip and substitute homemade gluten free chicken soup.
Did you use corn tortillas? Because where it says what you need, tortillas are not mentioned. Thanks!
We used corn tortilla chips in this recipe
How many lbs or cups of chicken meat? It seems like the chicken breast’s at our store are either really large or kinda small. So 4 chicken breast’s could be alot or a little.
You can aim for about 4 cups of shredded chicken breasts – that could be 3-4 breasts depending on size, but you can’t really go wrong in this recipe if you have a little more or less
I was skeptical as to whether my family would like it but man am I glad I tried it!! It is a favorite in our dinner rotation and leftovers are quickly and completely consumed on a first come first served basis! 🤣
Made this once and absolutely loved it, and the leftovers. I rubbed fajita spice on the breasts and grilled them. Otherwise followed exactly. Used Cholula medium taco seasoning packet. Easy to make and really delicious. Can’t wait to repeat.
Made this recipe tonight. Had a can of corn that needed used up, so I added it to the casserole and it turned out delicious. The only thing is it turned out slightly soupy. I even let it rest for 10 min. I also drained all the cans real good too so there was no added liquid. Not sure what I did wrong.