Cheesy Chicken Dorito Casserole

wooden spoon scooping cheesy dorito chicken casserole out of baking dish

4.67 from 18 votes

This Doritos chicken casserole includes layers of cheesy chicken, Rotel, and crushed Doritos in a baking dish for a delicious and easy weeknight dinner!

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Total Time55

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: American, Tex-Mex

Keyword: chicken dorito casserole

Servings: servings

Calories: 607kcal

Author: Nikki Gladd

Cost: 15

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small yellow onion , peeled and diced
1 bell pepper , seeded and diced
2 garlic cloves , minced
10 oz. diced tomatoes with chiles , such as Rotel
10 oz. cream of mushroom soup
10 oz. cream of chicken soup
½ cup chicken broth
¼ cup sour cream
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
3 cups cooked shredded chicken
2 cups roughly broken Doritos chips , we prefer Cool Ranch flavor
2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 9x13 casserole dish.
Heat oil in skillet. Cook onion and pepper until soft, about 7 minutes. Add garlic and cook 1 more minute. Transfer to large mixing bowl.
Add the rest of the ingredients except the chicken, chips and cheese to the mixing bowl with the onion and pepper. Mix until combined.
Spread a heaping ½ cup of the mixture (sauce) into the bottom of the prepared casserole dish. Set aside another heaping ½ cup of sauce for later.
Layer half of the chicken over the sauce in the casserole dish, then half of the remaining sauce from the mixing bowl. Sprinkle with one-third of the cheese and half of the chips. Repeat these layers.
Top with the reserved ½ cup of sauce and the remaining cheese.
Bake, uncovered, at 350°F for 30 minutes. Without opening the oven door, increase oven temperature to 400°F* and bake an additional 5 to 10 minutes until bubbly and golden crisp.

Notes

*Do not remove casserole from oven when increasing temperature. Oven temperature may not actually reach 400°F before the end of baking time.
For the picky eaters, you can puree the sauce in a blender before layering in the casserole.
Click here or here for two different methods to make shredded chicken. Store the shredded chicken portioned in freezer bags so it's ready for recipes like this!
Nutritional information is an estimation only.

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