Dorito Chicken Casserole
This easy, zesty recipe for Dorito Chicken Casserole is a kid-friendly supper that will have everyone asking for seconds!
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Why we love this recipe ❤️
Okay, so I would like to go on the record as saying that sometimes I make my own ricotta cheese, and my own butter, and my own applesauce, and I give it the good old college try in terms of making a decent amount of healthy seafood meals for the family.
So I feel like it is A-OK to make this oh-so-easy Dorito Chicken Casserole every now and then because it is SUPER easy and SUPER scrumptious and I promise you that nobody in your house is going to object to a chicken supper made with Doritos. And there’s nothing like a good easy casserole that they KNOW everyone is going to eat, right?
This easy peasy supper is a great way to use up leftover chicken (and if you are me, that inevitable jar of leftover salsa in my fridge). If you don’t have leftover chicken, a rotisserie chicken from your supermarket will work just fine.
And you can make a nice healthy supper salad tomorrow! 😇
Ingredients you need 🥘
Ingredient notes and substitutions 📝
- Chicken: You can use either boneless chicken breasts or chicken thighs, whichever you prefer!
- Cream of Chicken Soup: Look for this creamy canned chicken soup in, yep, the soup aisle! It will give this casserole the texture we love.
- Taco Seasoning: You can pick up a packet in the international aisle of your supermarket or you can make your own taco seasoning with this easy recipe!
- Salsa: Go for a mild salsa if you don’t want things spicy, or use the hot version if you want a little more sass! 🔥
- Doritos: We like the Nacho Cheese version for this recipe, but use your favorite!
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities and nutritional information.
How to make this recipe 👩🏻🍳
STEP 1: Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
STEP 2: Shred some cooked chicken into bite-sized pieces.
STEP 3: Put the chicken, 1 cup of the cheese, soup, milk, salsa and taco seasoning into a mixing bowl and stir until everything is mixed together.
STEP 4: Crush the Doritos into little pieces and spread half of them along the bottom of the casserole.
STEP 5: Add half of the chicken mixture, then most of the rest of the Doritos, then the rest of the chicken mixture.
STEP 6: Scatter the rest of the cheese over the top of the casserole, and garnish with the rest of the Doritos. Pop it all in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
STEP 7: Let it cool for about 5 minutes, then scoop it out into bowls. Garnish with chopped scallions and a little sour cream. And if you are a cilantro person that would work too. I think. I am most definitely NOT a cilantro person.
And if there are any leftover Doritos in the bag, remember that the cook gets first dibs!
Recipe FAQs 🧐
If you have the time, my favorite way to get myself a pile of cooked chicken is to pop a few chicken breasts in the slow cooker with about 2 cups of chicken broth and let it cook for 8 hours on low. It will be amazingly tender.
Or, you can put the chicken in a pot of water, bring it to a boil and turn off the heat. Cover the pot and let the chicken cool completely. This is called poaching the chicken and again…so tender.
OR, you can buy a rotisserie chicken at your supermarket, or use leftover chicken.
That all depends on the salsa you choose. A mild salsa for non-spicy people like me 🙋🏼♀️ will have just a hint of sass, and if you love to bring on the heat, use regular or extra spicy salsa.
It can! Assemble it all the way up to sprinkling that top layer of Dorito crumbs and then cover it and pop it in the fridge. When suppertime rolls around, let it come to room temperature, add that layer of crumbs and pop it in the oven.
Pop your question in the Comments section under the recipe card and I will answer pronto!
Equipment we used for this recipe 🥣
These are some of my favorite kitchen tools! These are Amazon affiliate links, which means I get a little something if you buy through my links at no extra cost to you. (Which helps pay for all that bacon I keep buying! 😄) And I only share things I use and love. I’m so grateful for your support!
- Measuring Cup: We love these angled cups that show the measurements on both the inside and outside of the cup.
- Cutting Board: These sturdy, dishwasher-safe cutting boards come in all different sizes.
- Bear Paws Shredder Claws: These impressive looking claws are not only perfect shredding cooked chicken or meats, they are also dishwasher safe!
- Measuring Spoons: These handy magnetic spoons are not on a ring, so you can just pick the one you need.
- Mixing Bowls: We love the handle on the side of these bowls – it makes for steadier mixing.
- Round Casserole: We love this oven safe dish for everything from main courses to sides (looking at you, Baked Mashed Potatoes!)
What to serve with this recipe 🍽️
Well, we do need to at least TRY and get some veggies in there, right? Some creamy whipped carrots, a green bean tomato salad or some butternut squash are all perfect! And for dessert, let’s have some cinnamon sugar cookies!
Other casserole recipes we love! ❤️
We want to know what you think! 🤔
If you try this recipe, we would love to hear how it came out for you! I’d be super grateful if you could leave a star rating (you pick how many stars! 🌟 ) and your thoughts in the Comments section below the recipe card.
Dorito Chicken Casserole
This easy, zesty recipe for Dorito chicken casserole is a kid-friendly supper that will have everyone asking for seconds!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cooling Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
- 12 ounces cooked and shredded chicken
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 10 ounce can cream of chicken soup
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup salsa
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- One 9.25 bag Nacho Cheese Doritos
- 4 scallions, chopped
- Sour cream for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and spray a 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Put the chicken, 1 cup of the cheese, soup, milk, salsa and taco seasoning into a mixing bowl and stir until everything is mixed together.
- Crush the Doritos into little pieces and spread half of them along the bottom of the casserole. Add half of the chicken mixture, then most of the rest of the Doritos, then the rest of the chicken mixture.
- Scatter the rest of the cheese over the top of the casserole, and garnish with the rest of the Doritos.
- Pop it all in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
- Let it cool for about 5 minutes, then scoop it out into bowls. Garnish with chopped scallions and a little sour cream and serve!
Notes
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- Chicken: You can use either boneless chicken breasts or chicken thighs, whichever you prefer!
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- Cream of Chicken Soup: Look for this creamy canned chicken soup in, yep, the soup aisle! It will give this casserole the texture we love.
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- Taco Seasoning: You can pick up a packet in the international aisle of your supermarket or you can make your own taco seasoning with this easy recipe!
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- Salsa: Go for a mild salsa if you don’t want things spicy, or use the hot version if you want a little more sass! ?
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- Doritos: We like the Nacho Cheese version for this recipe, but use your favorite!