This Mexican Chicken Stacks recipe is an old family favorite. In fact, it’s the meal my brother always requests my mom make for his birthday dinner! It combines a delicious chicken and tomato mixture with flour tortillas and jack cheese. Yum!
Don’t let the long list of ingredients intimidate you. This meal comes together in a flash. Have some leftover chicken? Make Mexican Chicken Stacks! I love to make a ton of shredded chicken breast in the slow cooker and this is the perfect recipe to use up any extra. Especially once we’re back into the busy school routine, I love having part of a meal prepped ahead of time!
Making Mexican Chicken Stacks
First preheat the oven to 350° F. In a saucepan, saute chopped onions & garlic in oil until tender. Stir in all remaining ingredients, except tortillas and cheese – canned stewed tomatoes, 2 cups of cooked, shredded chicken, tomato paste, diced green chiles, and spices. Simmer the mixture, uncovered for 15 minutes to allow the flavors to combine.
Next, prepare a 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray. Layer 1 tortilla, 1 cup of chicken mixture and 1/2 cup of shredded Monteray Jack cheese. Repeat the layering process until all the ingredients have been used. Bake for 20 minutes, or until heated through and the cheese is melted. Cut the stack into wedges and serve!
A Tip!
Want to increase the heat? Use Pepper Jack cheese. Prefer cheddar? Go ahead and try that!
- 1/2 c. chopped onion
- 1 tsp. minced garlic
- 1 T. oil
- 1 – 14 1/2 oz. can stewed tomatoes, undrained
- 2 c. cooked, shredded chicken
- 1 – 8 oz. can tomato paste
- 1 – 4 oz. can diced green chilis
- 1 T. chili powder
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp. pepper
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 4 – 6” tortillas
- 2 c. shredded Montery Jack cheese
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In saucepan, saute onions & garlic in oil until tender.
- Stir in all remaining ingredients, except tortillas andcheese; simmer, uncovered for 15 mins.
- Prepare a 2 qt. casserole dish with cooking spray. Layer 1 tortilla, 1 cup of chicken mixture and 1/2 cup of cheese.
- Repeat layers until all ingredients are used.
- Bake for 20 minutes, until heated through and cheese is melted.
- Cut into wedges to serve.
This recipe looks wonderful, I know I will love it! Thank you for sharing such a great dish! Mexican is my fav!
This is SO up my alley. I need to print your recipe.
This looks so delicious! I have to try it!
These look amazing – will have to pin for later!
Wow – looks fabulous… looks and sounds like lasagna – only mexican style! I pinned this for later!
This looks so delish and filling!
Oh my goodness. This looks too simple and so delicious! That you for sharing. I’m pinning for later!
Oh my! Looks incredible! Going to try!
YUM per usual, and the recipe looks really simple and straightforward!
Wow this looks so yummy!! I need to try making this, looks like a perfect dinner meal.
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This looks incredible! Chicken, tortillas and cheese-what could be better?
Wow that looks yummy…I love Mexican meals that are a new spin on an old recipe…shredded chicken is the best
Love these!! I will add this recipe to our menu.
This looks like such a great dinner! All my favorite flavors in one!
Looks delicious!!
These look so good!! ????
Never heard of these, but I’m going to make them! Looks amazing.
Ok. This looks absolutely delicious. Im totally adding this to my recipe lists to try!
Yes! We have a taco night every week, so this recipe will be a nice change! Love it!
Ohhh! I like this! What if I wanted to do it in the crockpot, what would you recommend?
Ohhh yum! This is something my bf and I would LOVE! I’ll have to try it soon!
I can see why he always requests this dish, it looks really delicious.
Pinned it and can’t wait to try this!!! It looks so yummy!
Yum! This looks delicious, and I pinned it to try later 🙂 I like making chicken ahead of time in the slow cooker too, so this is a perfect recipe to try out with some pre-cooked shredded chicken.
Yum! My family has been on a Mexican food kick for a few months and any way we can mix it up is appreciated! These Mexican Chicken stacks look like they are making it into my next meal plan.