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This creamy Dorito Chicken Casserole is an easy dinner recipe your whole family will love. Full of cheesy Doritos chips and a creamy mix of chicken, tomatoes, corn and cheese.
For more delicious casseroles, try my Poppy Seed Chicken Casserole, One Pot Chicken and Rice, Chicken Broccoli Casserole or my Creamy Chicken Casserole.
Pin this recipe for later!Ingredients for Doritos Chicken Casserole
- Cooked chicken – You need 3 cups of shredded chicken breasts, and you can use Poached Chicken, Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken, or Instant Pot Shredded Chicken. The simplest way I’ve found is to pick up a rotisserie chicken at the store and pluck the meat off. You’ll get 4-5 cups and can freeze what you don’t use.
- Doritos – For this cheesy dish, I use Nacho Cheese Doritos. You can mix it up with a favorite flavor, like Taco flavored or Cool Ranch Doritos.
- Sour cream – I prefer full fat sour cream for texture and flavor, but plain Greek yogurt could be substituted.
- Condensed cream of chicken soup – Cream of mushroom soup can be substituted.
- Rotel tomatoes – A small can of diced tomatoes with green chiles.
- Corn – Canned or frozen. If you have fresh available to you, go ahead and use that. The 1 can of corn equals about 1.5 cups.
- Spices – Cumin and chili powder.
- Cheddar and Jack cheeses – I highly recommend freshly grated cheese because the pre-shredded has a coating that prevents melting.
How to Make Doritos Chicken Casserole
My Doritos Chicken Casserole recipe features a spicy, creamy chicken base with a crunchy Doritos topping for great texture.
See the recipe card below for full, detailed instructions
- Preheat the oven and grease a large casserole dish.
- Crush the chips and spread half of them in the bottom of the casserole.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the chicken, sour cream, cream soup, Rotel, corn, spices and half of the cheeses.
- Spread the chicken mixture over the Doritos in the prepared baking dish, then top with the rest of the crushed chips and the shredded cheese.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Rest for 5-10 minutes.
Serving Suggestions
My Doritos Chicken Casserole is super creamy and cheesy. While we love this casserole just on it’s own and usually just serve a green salad on the side, there are a few ways we like to mix things up.
- Serve it over white or brown rice.
- Mix in some cooked pasta, like rotini, before baking.
- Baked potatoes topped with cheesy Doritos Casserole are amazing!
Variations
- Change up the flavor by using hot or mild Rotel, or different flavors of Doritos chips.
- Make it extra creamy by adding a little softened cream cheese to the chicken mixture.
- Add a southwestern flair with some taco seasoning and black beans.
Storage and Reheating
Storage: Leftover chicken casserole should be stored in the refrigerator, tightly covered, for 3-4 days.
Freezing: To freeze, place the leftover casserole in a freezer bag and press out as much air as possible. Freeze for up to 6 months. To thaw, place in the fridge overnight.
Reheating: Reheat in the oven, uncovered, at the same temperature, or in the microwave for 60-90 seconds.
More Casserole Recipes
- Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole
- Ham & Cheese Croissant Breakfast Casserole
- Chicken Bacon Ranch Casserole
- Creamy Potato, Corn & Bacon Casserole
- King Ranch Chicken Casserole
Doritos Chicken Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked and shredded chicken breast like from a rotisserie chicken
- 15 ounce bag Nacho Cheese Dorito chips
- 1 cup sour cream
- 20 ounces (2 cans) cans condensed cream of chicken soup
- 10 ounce Rotel (diced tomatoes with green chiles)
- 15 ounce Can corn drained (or 1.5 cups frozen/fresh)
- 1 cup Freshly grated cheddar cheese
- 1 cup Freshly grated Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1 teaspoon Chili powder
- Optional garnish: fresh diced tomatoes and thinly sliced green onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Crush chips and place half of them on the bottom of your casserole dish and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine sour cream, soup mix, Rotel, corn, cumin, chili powder and half of each of the cheeses. Fold in the shredded chicken until well combined.
- Spread the chicken mixture over the chips in the baking dish. Top with the remain chips and cheese.
- Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Let rest for 5-10 minutes, top with optional garnish and serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional Disclaimer Kristin Maxwell of “Yellow Bliss Road” is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. For accurate calorie counts and other nutritional values, we recommend running the ingredients through your preferred online nutritional calculator. Calories and other nutritional values can vary depending on which brands were used.
We really like this casserole! If we were to freeze a 9×13 uncooked pan of the mixture, would I just thaw it and bake according to normal directions or is there a special way to cook it? Also, should I leave the doritos off the top until cooking? Thanks!
So glad to hear that! I would suggest preparing the chicken mixture and freezing that, then assembling the casserole with fresh chips on the bottom and top when you’re ready to bake it. This would keep the chips from getting too soggy.
Tasty casserole, very large, we liked it a lot. Pair it with something cold and refreshing, we did canned and cold freestone peaches, or a Mexican salad. It’s filling, great for a group or large family and I am pretty sure teens would love it. I plan to freeze 1/2 the casserole for another time, so that’s just a plus for me. Thank you YBR.
You are so welcome Teri! Love your feedback, thanks for stopping by.
Could I mix all the ingredients the night before so my husband can layer it and get it ready while I’m at work? He doesn’t like prep but will cook and I’d like to help.
Yes you could store the mixture in the fridge and have him layer the doritos in the dish. I’d suggest for him to set the chicken mixture out for about 20-30 minutes before layering it so it comes to room temp.
It is so good I’ve made it multiple times and my family loves it
Nice! Thanks for stopping by Kristen.
Very good! I didn’t find the Doritos to be soggy at all. The Doritos were soggy for the leftovers but I expected that.
Awesome feedback Brenda! Thanks for stopping by.
Doritos were Much too soggy. Should have known, after all that cooking. Should’ve just baked the filling and then dumped the crunchy uncooked Doritos on top. Shame on me, I’m 70 and no novice cook, I should’ve known this. This recipe has no crunch, so it’s a C- altho it could have easily been an A- without liquidizing the Doritos. Disappointed in the results. ?