Dorito Chicken Casserole Recipe
If you are looking for a quick and delicious Mexican casserole dish, this Dorito chicken casserole is the perfect meal for you. The most work is that involved in this casserole is cooking and shredding the chicken. If you have leftover chicken, this recipe would be a great way to use that up. If you do not, you can cook the chicken any way you like—in the oven, on the stove top, or on the grill. If you want to save time you could also get a cooked rotisserie chicken from the store and shred it. The process to making this delicious casserole is simple—all of the chicken mixture ingredients are mixed in a bowl and then layered in a casserole dish with crushed Doritos and topped with cheese. After the dish has baked you can top with additional ingredients such as lettuce and tomato if you choose. This Dorito chicken casserole makes a perfect dinner for any night of the week. Enjoy. Adapted from Jam Hands.
Ingredients:
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend (divided)
1 (10 oz) can cream of chicken soup
½ cup milk
½ cup sour cream
1 can Ro-tel tomatoes (drained)
½ packet taco seasoning
1 large bag Doritos
Shredded lettuce (optional)
diced tomato (optional)
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix together shredded chicken, 1 cup of cheese, cream of chicken soup, milk, sour cream, Ro-tel tomatoes, and taco seasoning. Mix well.
Step 2: Grease a 2-quart casserole dish, and add a layer of crushed Doritos across the bottom. Top with a layer of the chicken mixture. Add another layer of crushed Doritos, and then add another layer of the chicken mixture. Top with remaining cheese. You can add more crushed Doritos on top as well if you wish.
Step 3: Cover and place into the oven and bake at 350 degrees for 30-25 minutes until bubbling hot. Remove from the oven and top with lettuce and tomato if you choose.
(Makes 4 Servings)
Oh my goodness, this looks sinfully delicious! I must try it…I am saving the recipe!
Looks quick, simple and delicious!!!
Can you suggest an alternative ti the Mexican cheese. Icannot get it where I live.
Janet Rowe- Colby Jack cheese would work fine.
Looks good! Are Ro-tel tomatoes different than regular old canned tomatoes?
Penny – Yes, Ro-tel tomatoes are different than regular canned tomatoes. You should be able to find them in the Mexican section by the taco stuff, or by the regular canned tomatoes.
This recipe was delicious!!! Super cheap to make, tasted like taco bell!
I added cream of mushroom as one half of the 10oz of the cream of chicken.
I was amazing, I love your recipes
Delish & SOO easy.
It was amazing, my family was all but fighting for the last bit in the pan!!! I highly recommend a layer of doritos on the top and then the cheese (as suggested at the end of the recipe), it allows the cheese to cook onto it nicely forming this delicious cheesy crunch on the top of the casserole. Might have to do 1.5 of the recipe once my hungry teen comes home again to make sure there is enough for 4 of us
When I told my husband I was making this tonight he almost threw a fit! (He is working the night shift so he won’t get any until tomorrow) I am thinking of trying it with different types of Doritos for different tastes; maybe cool ranch with buffalo seasoning or spicy nacho to kick it up a notch.
I’m on my way to the market now.I think I will also serve sour cream with the dish.I was planning on making Mexican lasagne but this looks so much quicker. Thank you for the recipe.
is there a way to work in re-fried beans? could you use the beans in place of the sour cream?
Tara – I am sorry I do not know. You could try it if you want. If you do try it, please let everyone know how it turns out. Thanks.
If I substituted the chicken for ground beef would cream of mushroom be ok to use in place of the cream of chicken? I think I will also try mixing in Refried beans as well! Sounds great thanks for sharing!
I made this last night and family totally enjoyed it. The only changes I made were enchilada seasoning instead of taco(it’s all I had on hand) and Cool Ranch Doritos instead of regular. It came out so good. We all went back for seconds…glad this makes plenty! I took pictures and posted it on my website, too. http://scrumptiouscyn.com/cool-ranch-doritos-chicken-casserole/
What’s the best type of chicken to use? Chicken breasts or chicken quarters?
staci – I have only tried using chicken breasts with this recipe but I am sure chicken quarters would be good as well.
Do you have any suggestions as to what I could subsitute for the cream soup. I am gluten intolerant. Would love to try this recipe!!!
Great recipe….loved it!
Loved this. I did however switch out the cream of chicken for refried beans I just mixed the milk and sour cream with the beans to thin them out then mixed in everything else. Very quick easy meal
How many calories is in one serving?
Mitanda – Sorry, I do not have nutritional information for this recipe.
Miss from Miss In the Kitchen has been making Dorito Chicken for years, It’s awesome! A great family meal on a rushed night!
Have any of you had problems with the Dorito’s getting soggy? Wanting to make this but thinking instead of layering I will just put the Dorito’s on top.
In an attempt to lower the calories I used low fat cream of chicken, low fat sour cream, 2% Mexican blend cheese, and baked Doritos. It was still delicious! Thanks for a great recipe.
It sounds good but is it soggy after it’s done?
Heather – If you do not want it to be soggy, I would recommend putting all of the Doritos on the top of the casserole.
I just made this and oh my goodness can you say yummy fast cheap and the kids can even make this what a wonderful idea love it I made it like the recipe in glass pan my did not come out soggy at all
Which type (flavor)
of Doritos are used in this recipe?
DARN ! The kids ate ALL of the Doritos !
Can you substitute beef in and if you do what would you use in place of the cream of chicken?
Barbara – nacho cheese Doritos.
Brittany – I am not sure about the substitute for cream of chicken. I would say that you could substitute beef.
i can not find the ro-tel tomatoes any where, can i just use normal can tomatoes?
so Ro-tel tomatoes in the chicken mix and regular diced tomatoes for the top then?
can you taste the sour cream. My husband does not like sour cream, any other suggestions.
Alright, bought more Doritos and told the kids not to touch ! lol I just served it to a bunch of teens and the consensus is it’s a keeper !
We’ve always made this with Nacho Cheese Doritos and without the taco seasoning. Will have to try it your way. Sounds delish as well.
i tried this and also used refried beans in it plus i put doritos on top and melted cheese on top it was yummy
Janet – Rotel is actually not a brand of Tomatoes – it is a mixture of green chili peppers and diced tomatoes. You can but a can of diced chilis and a can of diced tomatoes and use them that way. I prefer this way better because the chilis have some heat and by not buying them already mixed, you can leave the chilis out altogether if you prefer – which I do.
Recipe sounds great! Going to try next week. How about a Pinterest button on the page so I can pin it? Thanks!
cover with foil or what?
I made this tonight and it was delicious! So easy to make and yummy. I used Cool Ranch Doritos. Also, I only had 1 cup of Mexican cheese blend so used 1 cup of Monterey jack cheese along with it. Someone mentioned sour cream, can’t taste it specifically … just creamy.
Do i have to use cream of mushroom or cream chicken i have neither one?
Loved it and so did my family! We topped it with sour cream and salsa! Yummy
kamesia- Sorry, I have not tried this recipe without using the cream of chicken soup, so I cannot comment on how it would taste. If you do try it without the soup, please let everyone know how it turns out. Thanks.
Having this tonight, all ready to put together and put in the oven. Looks wonderful.
I cooked this for my family who came over last night for our Easter meal. Has great flavor but was a little crunchy & not enough liquid I think. Would keeping the liquid in the rotel tomatoes help? I had never drained rotel tomatoes before. Maybe too many chips? I used Salba chips in the casseroles I made. They are a healthy chip & taste great in this dish.
what is the sodium count on this recipe ??
I know what we’re having for supper tonight
I’m making this tonight for Hell’s Kitchen night. My daughters and I get together and take turns cooking and then we watch Hell’s Kitchen. Will let you know what they say. I think they will love it.
making this for supper tonight
Thanks for this! I made this for dinner a couple of weeks ago. I did substitute refried beans for the canned soup. And because the beans were heavier with more volume, I added a bit more milk because I like really creamy stuff. We loved this so much it has been requested for dinner tonight.
CAN YOU USE DICED CHICKEN?
This is so yummy glad I saved this recipe!
Made this last night n its a keeper n i wudnt change anything
my kids loved it 
I love tacos, anything Mexican! I did everything the recipe said except instead of rote tomatoes I use black bean & corn salsa, 1cup of lite sour cream and I added a can of black beans, also used cubed chicken chunks instead of shredded. Oh, and i added a cup of white rice to make it more of a meal ( starch and protein)We like spice so we used the spicy nacho doritos….we all loved it and its so easy and cheap to make this will be a favorite
I would use a sharp cheddar instead of the milder Mexican blend cheese – I live in WI and cheddar is the best!
I heard that you can use a sleeve if ritz crackers with it but the directions left out what to do with the ritz crackers! Should I mix it with the chicken mix? Any ideas?
would like to no if i could use salsa sauce since i cannot find ro-tel tomatoes?
Brittany,
Cheddar Cheese soup might be a good substitute for the Cream of Chicken.
This was absolutely delicious and so easy to make! I loved it!
How many people will this wonderful casserole feed? Wondering if I need to double it or just make 2 casseroles….
Lynn K – This casserole will serve about 4 people.