Easy Chicken Green Chili Casserole

Our chicken green chili casserole is the ultimate comfort food recipe when you need something quick and easy for your family dinner! We are combining savory green salsa, two different types of cheese, and shredded chicken to make the best green chili chicken casserole in under 30-minutes! Your dinner is about to be a whole lot of flavorful and a WHOLE LOTTA YUM!

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Green Chili Chicken Casserole

I’ve been obsessed with whipping up easy casseroles lately, just last week I made a keto taco casserole, which was amazing! And now this week I used the same process and turned it into a green chili casserole with chicken. 

If you’re wondering which one tastes better, I’m going to call it a tie! My son devoured the chicken green chili casserole and declared it the winner. I’m always in love with anything that has green chilis and white cheese and could it that combo constantly. My husband preferred the keto taco casserole just “slightly” better but said both recipes were winners. 

Either way, our home has some happy boys who are enjoying healthy foods without feeling like they are missing out. And while a casserole is easily a one-pan dinner, we do tend to serve them with salads or charcuterie plates as an appetizer. You could also serve your chicken green chili casserole over a bed of cauliflower rice.

Why You’ll Love This!

• Our green chili casserole with chicken needs just 5 ingredients and only 30-minutes of your time making it one of the easiest weeknight casseroles!
• Taco seasoning, green salsa, and diced green chilis combine in your chicken green chili casserole to give your chicken and cheese its robust flavor.
• If you are on a restricted health plan, or simply looking to eat a little healthier, you’ll be happy to know that our chicken and green chili casserole is low-carb, keto-friendly, and gluten-free!

We love our keto chicken casseroles to help make dinner quick and easy, flavorful, and compliant with our healthy lifestyle. Be sure to try our green chicken enchilada bake, keto chicken divan, and low-carb salsa chicken the next time you need a quick, easy, and healthy dinner for your table.

Ingredient Notes

This low-carb and keto chicken green chili casserole will definitely become one you make over and over. Here’s a list of ingredients you’ll need:

• shredded or ground chicken – precooked or rotisserie
• keto taco seasoning – homemade or storebought
• green salsa – the chunkier the better
• diced green chili’s
• cottage cheese – use full-fat, low carb brand
• Colby jack or 3 cheese blend – sliced or shredded from a block
• optional toppings – sour cream, avocado, green onion

Diet Variations

• Our green chili chicken casserole is intended to be compliant with low-carb and keto lifestyles; however, carbs can be hidden in many places. Be sure your taco seasoning is a low-carb version (or make a sugar-free taco seasoning using our 5-minute recipe). Also, watch for added sugars in your salsa. Hidden carbs in dairy will often be found in low-fat varieties and pre-shredded cheese.

Step by Step Instructions

The key to making your chicken green chili casserole in under 30-minutes it to start with pre-cooked chicken, then combine that with the seasoning, salsa, and cottage cheese before you top it with even more cheese and bake it in the oven.

Don’t have pre-cooked chicken? No worries. We have a fantastic recipe for precooked chicken right here.

Prep

Preheat oven to 375. Make sure your oven rack is in the middle of the oven.

Assemble

In a medium-sized bowl, add the taco seasoning, salsa, green chilis, and cottage cheese (drained). Mix in the precooked and shredded chicken and stir until it’s all mixed and combined evenly.

Spray an 11×7 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

Spoon the prepared chicken mixture into the prepared baking dish.

Top the casserole with the sliced or shredded cheese.

Bake

Bake for 20-minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbling.

Garnish with green onions, if desired.

Serve with sour cream and salsa, optional.

Enjoy!

Recipe Tips

• The key to your 30-minutes green chili chicken casserole is to start with pre-cooked chicken from the grocery store or home. Cooking chicken on the stovetop would be the fastest method, I actually used an instant pot to make shredded chicken from frozen for this recipe. 
• Instant pot chicken takes about the same time as roasting chicken to use for shredding (if you’re starting with frozen chicken like I did), but what I love about the instant pot is I can put it in and walk away, plus it doesn’t heat up my kitchen as the stovetop and oven do.
• You’ll want 2 lbs of raw chicken for the recipe if you’re cooking the chicken first. If you’re using rotisserie chicken, it’ll lose about 25% of its weight and you’ll want to use 1.5 lb of pre-cooked chicken.
• Be sure to drain the cottage cheese before cooking with it to prevent your chicken green chili casserole from being overly liquidy.
• Using a chunkier salsa instead of a runnier salsa is also recommended. A salsa with more liquid may leave a little liquid in the bottom of the casserole after cooking.
• If you prefer your cheese crisp, broil after baking for 1-2 minutes.

Common Questions

More Chicken Casserole Recipes

Looking for more chicken casserole recipes?

• Chicken Fajita Bake
• Green Chicken Enchilada Bake
• Chicken Divan Casserole
• Baked Salsa Chicken