First recipe of the New Year! Woo hoo!
This was great for a lazy Sunday meal. It only took a little prep and was super tasty. I did adjust the ingredients a tad. I was horrible at compiling the grocery list on this particular day and left off onions and garlic. I also bought a pound and a half of chicken breast (recipe calls for one pound). So I made do.
First I ended up cutting the chicken breast into 8 chunks. That way I could place them evenly in the casserole dish. Then when it was served, I just let my testers know to locate a chunk and that ultimately helped with portion sizes. Side note: I bet this dish would also be delicious if the meat was shredded or ground.
Since I forgot the onions and garlic, I mixed up some minced onion, onion powder, and garlic powder and coated the chicken with it before cooking the chicken. I also used some of the onion/garlic mixture in the seasoning packet and taco sauce mixture. I’m sure it wasn’t as flavorful as actual onions and garlic, but it still gave it some good flavor.
I didn’t cover the dish with salsa when it was done, but rather let my testers have control over it for their portions. This dish also used a whole bag of chips.
Overall, this dish was yummy, easy, and kind of fun to make. There is just something very satisfying about breaking tortilla chips into small pieces. I was also surprised to find out that it reheated well. I would recommend adding a couple broken chips to it so it’s not too soggy and adding on the salsa after you reheat (if you didn’t add it originally). Enjoy!
KTB Eats 