Dorito Chicken Casserole is a fun, easy dinner you can make in half an hour. It’s full of flavor, and is perfect for game day watch parties or an easy weeknight meal.
A casserole is a great way to feed many people easily, so try my baked chicken casserole and my cornbread cowboy casserole for more great recipes.
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Why this Dorito Chicken Casserole Recipe is a Keeper
This Doritos chicken casserole recipe is made with creamy chicken, crushed Dorito chips, beans, spices, and more. It’s easy to put together, and makes a great comfort food casserole. Here’s a few reasons why this Dorito chicken casserole is an easy recipe that the whole family will enjoy:
- 30 Minute Meal: This recipe for Doritos chicken casserole is ready in just 30 minutes.
- Easy Recipe: All of the ingredients in this cheesy chicken Dorito casserole can be found in your kitchen or local grocery store.
- Adaptable: This chicken Dorito casserole can be easily adjusted to your tastes or dietary needs.
What Toppings Are Good for this Casserole?
Top the Doritos casserole with sour cream, shredded cheese, Dorito crumbles, pico de gallo, or guacamole. Just to name a few. Honestly, add whatever you like to finish this easy dinner.
Easy Chicken Dorito Casserole Ingredient Notes
Cheesy Dorito casserole is an easy dinner, made with crunchy Doritos and a creamy chicken base. This chicken casserole is loaded with flavor, and is a great recipe to serve with guests. Here are some ingredients for Doritos chicken casserole that you’ll need:
- Bag of Doritos: Use Nacho Cheese Doritos chips. You’ll need some on the bottom when you assemble the casserole, and to add the remaining crushed Doritos on top.
- Rotel: This creamy chicken casserole is made with 1 can of drained Rotel diced tomatoes.
- Cooked Chicken Breast: Use three cups of shredded chicken from the store. You can use rotisserie chicken if you have any on hand.
- Taco Seasoning: Make your own taco seasoning with our recipe.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Doritos Casserole Prep Ahead Suggestions
- Cook and shred the chicken before making the casserole.
- Make the casserole ahead of time, then store in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
Pro Tip for Doritos Chicken Casserole Recipe
Experiment with different Dorito flavors like Cool Ranch or Spicy Nacho for unique taste profiles.
How to Make Chicken Casserole with Doritos
These are the basic steps for making Doritos chicken casserole. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Crush the Doritos
Crush the Dorito chips in the bag into fine pieces. Spray a 9×13 casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray, then cover with half the crushed Doritos.
2. Mix All the Ingredients
In a large bowl, combine the chicken, black beans, corn, chilies, cream of chicken soup, Rotel, taco seasoning, and sour cream. Spread the chicken mixture on top of the layer of Doritos evenly.
3. Add Crushed Doritos Over the Top of the Chicken
Bake the casserole at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cover the top of the casserole with the remaining chips on top, then bake for 5 more minutes. Allow the casserole to cool.
How to Store, Reheat and Use Leftover Chicken Dorito Casserole Recipe
- Storing: Cover the casserole with aluminum foil and store the casserole in the refrigerator. You can also cover the casserole dish with plastic wrap.
- Reheating: Reheat leftover casserole in the oven or in the microwave until warmed through.
- Using Leftovers: Leftover chicken casserole should be good for 1-3 days.
Chicken and Dorito Casserole Variations and Substitutions
This casserole recipe is a great meal to make for game day. You can use a rotisserie chicken to make it even easier, or even freeze the casserole for later.
- Spicy Kick: Stir together the chicken with a few jalapeños or a dash of hot sauce.
- Dorito Taco Salad: Swap out chicken for ground beef, pork, or turkey.
- Mexican Chicken Casserole: Experiment with different cheeses like pepper jack, Monterey Jack, cheddar cheese, or a Mexican blend. Bake until the cheese is melted.
- Use Cool Ranch Doritos: Make this casserole with Cool Ranch Doritos or Spicy Nacho instead.
- Soup: You can use cream of mushroom soup or cream of celery instead of cream of chicken.
- Broccoli Casserole: Add your favorite vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, or zucchini.
Cheesy Casserole Recipe FAQs
Serve this recipe with Doritos chicken tenders, Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas, or Slow Cooker Loaded Potato Soup.
Add more sour cream or a splash of chicken broth.
Try using a low fat sour cream or cheese variety.
Expert Tips for Making this Easy Dinner Recipe
- Protein: Use a different protein, for example, beef, pork or even turkey.
- Add More Doritos: Top off the casserole with even more Doritos.
- Variation tip: Top with fresh herbs or Homemade Pico de Gallo.
- Chicken and Rice: Mix in some cooked rice to the casserole for texture.
- Cheese: Feel free to add different cheeses to make it your own. Such as: Pepper Jack, Mexican Blend Cheese or even Velveeta.
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Ingredients
- 14.5 ounces Nacho Cheese Doritos, 1 bag
- 27 ounces Black Beans, 1 can drained
- 27 ounces Corn, 1 can drained
- 4 ounces Green Chilies, 1 can
- 10.5 ounces Cream of Chicken Soup, 1 can
- 10 ounces Rotel, 1 can original
- 3 cups Chicken, shredded
- 1 tablespoon Taco Seasoning
- ½ cup Sour Cream
Instructions
- Crush chips in bag to make small pieces. Spray the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan. Cover the pan with half of the crushed chips.
- In a mixing bowl mix all the ingredients except for the chips.
- Fill the pan with the chicken mixture.
- Bake in oven on 350 for 20 minutes.
- Remove and cover the mixture with the remaining amount of chips.
- Bake in oven for 5 more minutes.
Christina’s Notes
- Protein: Use a different protein, for example, beef, pork or even turkey.
- Add More Doritos: Top off the casserole with even more Doritos.
- Variation tip: Top with fresh herbs or Homemade Pico de Gallo.
- Chicken and Rice: Mix in some cooked rice to the casserole for texture.
- Cheese: Feel free to add different cheeses to make it your own. Such as: Pepper Jack, Mexican Blend Cheese or even Velveeta.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
This tasted so amazing! Thanks a lot for sharing this super easy to make dorito chicken casserole recipe! Fam really loves it! Will surely have this again! Highly recommended!