Shel's Accidental Tex-Mex Dinner recipe was a total mishap but it turns out to be one of my husband's favorites!! A couple of weeks ago we strayed from the menu because we were so wanting Chicken and Noodles. So I put a split chicken in the crock pot in 2.5 cups of water and cooked it all night on low!! It smelled so good!!
The next morning I was up shredding and picking the bones out of the chicken! That is when the phone rang and we received a dinner invitation we could not refuse! So I put a Ziploc bag of shredded chicken in the frig!! The next day, I wanted to make sure I used the chicken...and that is how Shel's Accidental Tex Mex Dinner was born and it is so so EASY!!! A TOTAL ACCIDENT WE LOVE!!!!
Shel's Accidental Tex-Mex Dinner
Ingredients
- 1 lb Split Chicken Breast
- 2 cans RoTel Tomatoes with Green Chilies
- 1 can Green Enchilada sauce
- 2 cans refried beans
- 1 bag Kraft Mexican Cheese
- 1 container Sour Cream
- 1 packet Hidden Valley Spicy Ranch
- 1 package Santa Fe Rice
Instructions
- Cook the Split Chicken on low in a crock pot with 2.5 cups of water. (I usually do it overnight, which is 8-10 hours, just easier for me, but you can adjust times)
- De-bone chicken and shred, put in Ziploc in Frig until you are ready to make dinner.
- In a large pan, warm chicken, 2 cans of Rotel Tomatoes with green chilies (DRAINED), and Green Enchilada Sauce. and Preheat oven to 350.
- While you are warming chicken mixture, also be warming refried beans.
- Make Santa Fe Rice (I use Uncle Bens)
- When everything is warm and ready to serve, layer refried beans on 4 tortillas, add chicken mixture, and add cheese.
- Put Wrapped tortillas in the oven until the outside is slightly crisp.
- Drizzle heated Spicy Ranch over the tortillas
- Add Sour Cream on top
- Serve with Santa Fe Rice
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Shelley is a boy mom, marine wife, and is blessed with an amazing family. She loves sharing recipes, travel reviews and tips that focus on helping busy families make memories.
Krista
How do you print just the recipe and not the entire ten pages? I tried going to the recipe page and it did the same thing.
Kim B
I'd like to know the same thing.
Thanks!
Sandra
you could copy and paste it onto a word document and then print it off! 🙂
Kim B
Thanks. That's what I usually do, but just wondered if there was a print option I was missing.
Tiffany
I love a happy accident!
Susan with Permanent Posies
Delicious! I love Tex Mex and your use of the Spicy Ranch looks like a great addition.
Terri R.
This sounds really good. Might just have to try it. Never thought of cooking the chicken overnight. Thanks for the idea.
Melissa@StockpilingMoms
We now have this in the printable version. Thanks!
Cheryl Newton
Hello! I've had this recipe in my collection for a few years now but haven't made it yet. But I just noticed that I have some frozen green enchilada sauce in my freezer, so I think the time has come. 1 question, though: is that a small (10 oz.) can of enchilada sauce, or a large (28 oz., or whatever it is)? Thanks so much. I'm really looking forward to trying this recipe.