Chicken Street Corn casserole

We made a street corn a few weeks ago and it was really good and then I realized I had halfway rotisserie chicken left to use. I went ahead and tried this. I think it worked out pretty good.

 

 

 

 

Ingredients:

1.5 lbs  boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded  

1 Tbs olive oil

1 can  Rotel

1 medium onion, chopped (1 cup/240ml)

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 (can creamed corn

1 bag of Trader Joe’s, frozen  roasted corn or sweet corn

1 cup  mayonnaise

1/2 cup  sour cream

1/4cup  chopped cilantro, divided

1/4 cup grated cotija cheese, plus extra for 

1 Tbs chili powder

1 Tbs Tajin

2 tsp cumin

1/2 tsp  cayenne pepper (or more, to taste)

  Salt coarse ground pepper taste

1 cup  shredded Monterey Jack cheese

* 1/2 cup  crumbled cotija cheese (for topping)

Optional:  1/4 cup tamed jalapeños for topping

Directions

  1. :Preheat oven to 350°F

  2.  In a large bowl, mix chicken, corn, rotel, sour cream, cheese, mayonnaise,  cilantro,  cumin cayenne pepper, Tajin, chili powder, salt, and pepper, to taste.
  3.  Spread mixture into a greased 9×9-inch baking dish.
  4. Distribute shredded cheese and tamed jalapeños over the top of the dish
  5.  Bake for 25–30 minutes until bubbly and golden on top.
  6.  Let cool slightly, OK add meaning, cilantro and serve