Easy Dorito Chicken Casserole Recipe

Dorito Chicken Casserole is an easy recipe made with rotisserie chicken, cheddar cheese and Doritos in a creamy sauce. A delicious casserole the whole family loves and perfect for a busy weeknight!

Some of my favorite easy recipes for dinner are casseroles. They’re easy to make and leftovers are even better the next day.

This cheesy casserole is made with Doritos, so this Mexican chicken casserole is kid friendly and naturally a family favorite. Who doesn’t love comfort food?!

Use leftover chicken or rotisserie chicken and it’s done and on the table in less than an hour!

If you love Doritos, try my Doritos Casserole with ground beef or my Dorito taco salad. Be sure to check out my casserole recipes page for more easy dinners.

Easy Chicken Dorito Casserole Recipe Ingredients

There are just a few simple ingredients in this easy chicken Dorito casserole recipe. You can find them in your local grocery store.

• Rotisserie chicken — cut into small pieces or leftover shredded chicken
• Nacho Cheese Doritos — our favorite flavor, but you can use Cool Ranch Doritos or any variety or plain regular tortilla chips.
• Cheese — shredded cheese, either cheddar cheese, Monterey Jack cheese or Mexican blend cheese
• Taco seasoning — I use homemade taco seasoning, but a packet of seasoning is fine.
• Corn — drained canned corn or frozen corn. I had Southwest style corn, but regular is fine.
• ROTEL — or canned tomatoes and green chiles for flavor. Sub diced tomatoes and a can of chiles or a jar of salsa if you want.
• Cream of chicken soup — binds the chicken and adds creaminess to the sauce. Sub cream of mushroom soup, nacho cheese soup or cream of celery
• Sour cream — adds creaminess. If you don’t like sour cream use 2 cans of soup.

How to Make Dorito Chicken Casserole Recipe

First, crush up the Doritos in smaller pieces. You Don’t want to crush them up too fine — bite sized pieces work best.

Spray a baking dish with non stick spray, and add a layer of doritos to the bottom of the baking dish.

Next, add the cream of chicken soup and sour cream to a large mixing bowl. Mix until well blended.

Add the chicken, taco seasoning, corn and Rotel, and mix until creamy.

Place half of the chicken mixture on top of Dorito layer. Drop the chicken over the chips for best results.

If you try to spread the mixture, it will pull up the layer of chips. Next, add half of the cheese over the chicken layer.

Repeat the layers with the remaining chicken over the cheese, followed by another layer of cheese.

Add the remaining crushed Doritos on top of the cheese. You can add a thin layer of cheese on top of the casserole if you like.

Cook Time

Bake the casserole in a preheated oven at 350 degrees f for 30 to 40 minutes minutes or until hot and bubbly.

If the chips start to brown, cover with aluminum foil until done.

What to Serve with Doritos Casserole

Use your favorite taco toppings for this creamy chicken casserole. I like to add diced fresh tomatoes, green onions or cilantro.

Serve the casserole with a green salad and extra sour cream, salsa, pico de gallo or guacamole.

How to Store and Reheat

Store leftover chicken casserole in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. You can freeze the casserole for longer storage, but the chips won’t be as crispy.

Reheat individual portions in your microwave or the casserole dish in the oven, covered, at 300 degrees f until heated through.

Recipe Tips

Break Dorito chips into bite-sized pieces. If you crush them too fine, they will turn to a layer of mush.

Use your favorite flavor of tortilla chips here if you don’t like nacho cheese flavor.

You can add as much cheese as you like to this cheesy dorito chicken casserole.

Cover the casserole if it starts to get too brown. Or, cover the casserole and remove the foil for the last 10 minutes of baking to crisp up the top layer of chips.

I hope you enjoy this delicious Doritos casserole with chicken as much as we do.

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