Chicken Cauliflower Enchilada Casserole
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 344kcal
Author: Tessa Ludwig
Shredded Chicken
- 3 lbs. raw chicken breast
- 6 cups water
- 1 tsp salt
Cauliflower Rice
- 2 12 oz bags of riced or chopped cauliflower
- 1/4 onion diced
- 1 4 oz can diced green chiles
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup shredded cheese
- 1 tsp salt
Sauce
- 1 TBS olive oil
- 1/4 onion diced
- 15 oz can of tomato sauce
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/4 tsp dried cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- pepper to taste
- 8 oz cream cheese
Additional ingredients
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- Favorite toppings sour cream, green onion, diced jalapeno, diced avocado, cilantro, etc.
Shredded Chicken
Fill stockpot with 6 cups of water.
Add chicken breasts, bring to a boil covered.
Once at a boil, turn down to low and let simmer for 45 minutes.
When done remove chicken from the pot, saving 1 cup of chicken stock for sauce.
Cool and shred.
Cauliflower Rice
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Mix riced cauliflower, 1/4 diced onion, 2 eggs, 1/2 cup of shredded cheese, 7oz can of green chiles, and 1 tsp of salt in a medium-sized bowl.
Place cauliflower rice mixture in the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
Put in preheated oven and bake for 20 minutes.
Enchilada Sauce
In a medium-sized saucepan, heat olive oil.
Add diced onion and saute 3-4 minutes.
Add tomato sauce, chicken stock, garlic powder, chili powder, cumin, salt, and pepper.
Bring to a simmer allowing to cook for about 5 minutes.
Add 8 oz of cream cheese in 1 inch square blocks.
When cream cheese is soft and melted, whisk to get rid of as many chunks as you can. Not all will dissolve.
Assemebling Casserole
Turn oven down to 350 degrees.
Stir shredded chicken and enchilada sauce together.
Layer on top of already cooked cauliflower rice in the 9x13 baking pan.
Top with 1 cup of shredded cheese.
Place in preheated oven and bake for 25 minutes.
If you like a crispy topping broil for 2-3 minutes.
Serve with your favorite toppings!
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.1g | Protein: 44.9g | Fat: 15.4g | Saturated Fat: 7.9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3.9g | Cholesterol: 129.1mg | Sodium: 636.5mg | Potassium: 603.4mg | Fiber: 3.6g | Sugar: 4.4g