Pinto Bean and Chicken Casserole Recipe

This was so easy to make. As usual I altered things up a bit based on ingredients at hand. For the most part, I stuck with the original recipe, except I did not use canned beans (they would have worked fine). I cooked the beans with garlic, salt and pepper, so some of the seasonings were cooked into that, so I didn't use garlic powder or dried onions, but rather the real deal. Everything else I followed exactly. Did I mention it was yummy and was consumed in two days by just two people? Great dish for leftover beans, or chicken!

This was so good. I had no Fritos. Used a flour tortilla, sprayed with olive oil, sprinkled both sides with cumin and Chile Powder. Out of Green Chile (may be shot since I live in NM). I used red pepper flakes and quarter pound pre-cooked hot bulk sausage to spice filling up. Sprayed a pie plate with olive oil, place tortilla on bottom, cooked for 10 minutes. Added filling and cheese, cooked 30 minutes. Pizza wheel to cut perfect slices.

So fast, easy and GOOD! I didn't use the Fritos and forgot to bake the flour tortilla BEFORE adding the rest, and it was still so yummy! I was afraid the Rotel would be too hot, but not at all. Next time I will add more chicken too, it absorbs some of the juice and so much flavor! The next morning I heated some up in an egg pan, made a couple of wells in the beans and added 2 eggs. Put the lid on and let simmer for a few minutes and I was so happy! Like Huevos Rancheros for dummies! My pantry will always have pinto beans and Rotel from now on.

I "homemade" it. It took 2 1/2 hours to juggle cooking soaked pinto beans, fresh corn, and raw chicken. I also chopped raw garlic and onions, used kosher salt, freshly ground pepper, and topped it with both fresh cilantro and avocado, in addition to black olives. The tomato sauce was replaced with spaghetti sauce and the corn chips with white corn tortilla chips. Brown rice, plain coconut milk yogurt, and fresh chunky salsa were added to taste.

I used crushed pork rinds instead of Fritos and halved all of the canned items as it was just my hubby and myself. Added some red pepper flakes and chili powder. I layered the cheese and casserole. Yummy. Had it the next day in burritos

So, so good. The Fritos are a definite must, and if you’re not too worried about calories, I would double the amount of Fritos. I almost replaced them with regular tortilla chips because I couldn’t figure out what the purpose of the Fritos was. It turns out it makes like a crust. I can’t explain it well, but it’s so good. I would serve it with sour cream and guacamole next time. It had a nice kick to it, but even my teenager ate it, so it’s not too hot. The amount of cheese was perfect, but if you’re looking to cut calories, you could even do this without cheese at all. You could also leave the Fritos out and serve it as a dip with regular tortilla chips.

This is delicious and easy and many substitutes can be used if needed. I made it pretty much as is but left out the kernel corn because my husband doesn’t like it. Adding cilantro, sour cream, olives and avocado really take this to the next level. A keeper.

Good start, but I adjusted as follows: used one can of seasoned black beans and one can of chili flavored pinto beans instead of just the plain pinto beans. I also substituted about 3/4 of a cup of diced raw onions for the dried onion flakes and added one small diced green pepper. I increased the amount of cheese so that I could layer the meat mixture with a second layer of Fritos as well. With all the seasoned pinto beans I eliminated all additional salt. This makes six very large helpings.

I didn’t expect it to be this good.

I made it just as it was written. I think I would have liked it more if it were spicier.

It was good would add onions & more corn.

I made it as is. Excellent recipe

love it, so easy.