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Green Enchilada Chicken Manicotti

A quick and easy Mexican flavored pasta dish made with leftover chicken.

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Green Chili Chicken Manicotti, Green Enchilada Chicken Manicotti, Mexican Chicken Manicotti
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1 box manicotti noodles (one box generally has about 14 noodles)
  • 14 individually wraped Mozarella cheese sticks
  • 1 large chicken breast cooked and diced
  • 2 10-oz cans green enchilada sauce
  • 1 10--oz can diced tomatoes with green chilies
  • 1/2 pound Mozarelle cheesse shredded

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Spray 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

  3. Unwrap cheese sticks and insert one cheese stick into each dry manicotti noodle. Place in 9x13 pan.

  4. Cover noodles with green enchilada sauce. Noodles need to be covered completely so add a little water if you need to (or add the liquid from the can of diced tomatoes and green chilies).

  5. Top with shredded mozarelle and diced chicken breast.

  6. Drain liquid from diced tomatoes and green chilies and spoon tomatoes and green chilies over top of dish.

  7. Cover dish with aluminum foli and bake in preheated oven for approximately 60 minutes until noodles are soft and completely cooked.