WeightWatchers Friendly Chicken Taco Casserole (2024)

This WeightWatchers Chicken Taco Casserole is 6 Points per serving.

Many of the ingredients (onion, tomato, garlic, lettuce, bell pepper, salsa) are 0 point foods, meaning it will be more filling with fewer points!

I do love a good casserole. It reminds me of growing up in the 1970’s and 80’s, when my Mom, like everyone else’s, was cooking casseroles for dinner. I get why they did it. They were quick, easy and you could toss everything in there but the kitchen sink, eg: leftovers, and it came out great. And, the clean up was a cinch.

As an aside, the baking dishes my mother had were AMAZING. With all of that, who wouldn’t love a good casserole?

One day, years ago, I was shopping at Living Spaces with my kids. We were shopping for a dining room table and they had a casserole recipe cookbook as a prop on one of their table displays. It was a Taste of Home Casserole Recipe Book and it mesmerized me. I grabbed it up, started zipping through the pages and before I knew it, I was no longer shopping. (Not their intent, I’m sure).

I simply loved the cook book and all of the recipes inside. However, I realized most were not even close to being Weight Watchers friendly. So, I have recreated some of the recipes and turned them into my Weight Watchers inspired favorites.

I am sharing this Chicken Taco Casserole recipe with you here and I hope you will enjoy it as much as me and my family have.

WeightWatchers Chicken Taco Casserole 6 SmartPoints

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If you are looking for casseroles, here are some of my other favorite casserole dishes!!

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Don’t forget to use my homemade salt-free taco seasoning if you are looking for ways to lower your salt intake. I always am as it blow me up like a balloon. You can feel free to substitute for store-bought, but still add the water for the recipe below.

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Ingredients for Chicken Taco Casserole

2 C. Cooked Chicken or chicken substitute (like Gardein) I like to use tender chicken in this recipe but you can also substitute with lean ground turkey as your meat mixture if you prefer. (I look for the lowest fat content possible if I sub in the ground turkey.)
1/2 Onion
1/2 Bell Pepper
1 Packet Taco Seasoning + 1/4 C. Water (salt free recipe)
1 C. Low-Fat Tortilla Chips, crushed and divided
1 C. Nonfat Sour Cream (can be substituted with plain, non-fat Greek Yogurt or even non-fat cottage cheese)
1 C. Shredded Monterey Jack or cheddar cheese (fat-free/low fat)
1 C. Salsa (I like to add a little corn off the cobb to my salsa for crunch)
1/2 Can Black Beans or Pinto Beans (I’ve been asked about using refried beans in this recipe and I think it works better with a solid bean)
1/2 C. chopped, fresh tomato
1 fresh garlic close, chopped
Non fat cooking spray to prep bottom of casserole dish
A sprinkle of shredded lettuce or cilantro for crunch and garnish!

Heat oven to 350 degrees F and bake for 20 minutes.

Feel free to top with taco sauce if you need a little heat!
I find that a 2 quart casserole dish is a good size for this recipe

Weight Watchers Points for Chicken Taco Casserole

6 Servings (about 1 cup) – 6 Points each serving:

***I calculated this using Tostitos Bite size chips; also if you do not use nonfat sour cream or low/fat-free cheese, be sure to account for additional points. (Feel free to substitute non fat, plain Greek Yogurt for the sour cream. It has the same taste so if you like it, feel free to switch it out.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350*. Spray the bottom and sides of a casserole dish or your favorite baking dish with non-stick cooking spray. These are some of my favorite baking dishes as they come in gorgeous colors of white, green, orange, blue and red. They are also pretty affordable and you get a set of four sizes!

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Line the bottom the baking dish with half of the chips. You can break them or crumple them up a bit if you like.

Now we are going to prepare the veggie mix. In a saute pan, heat a Tbsp of olive oil and cook the onion and garlic until translucent. Now toss in all of the veggies, beans, and chicken (or ground turkey, etc.).

Next you will add in the water, taco powder and make a sauce.

Stir together cooked vegetable mixture with the salsa (hot, medium or mild) and now we will layer the casserole.

Spread 1/2 of the veggie mixture, over your tortilla chips, in your baking dish

Repeat this process, with the corn chips and veggie mixture, so you’ll have two identical layers.

Now add the cheese to the top and bake the casserole at 350 degrees F for 20 minutes.

Take casserole out of oven and let sit 5 minutes prior to serving. Garnish with sour cream (or plain, Greek yogurt), and garnish with lettuce and/or cilantro to give it some color and crunch.

Another option is to substitute the tortilla strips with corn, taco size tortillas. Just layer them in instead of the chips. (Sometimes it’s just nice to use what you have in the kitchen so if you already have tortillas, you can feel free to substitute.)

Total bake time is just 20 minutes. Servings are 1 cup. Points are 6 per serving.

Total prep time is about 20 minutes.

Be sure to let the taco casserole sit for about 5 to 10 minutes prior to serving. Top with your favorite hot sauce if you like spice.

Feel free to add a can of green chili’s to the veggie mixture as well. They give it a very warm texture and delicious flavor!

While this dish is a casserole and not taco’s, feel free to swap out the crushed tortilla strips with corn, taco tortillas (just layer them in the casserole dish) and make this a favorite taco Tuesday fave!

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Leave a Reply

1. Kirtika Saha

   10/01/2021

   Damn! It’s looks so delicious and yummy. This looks so good. Thanks for proving such a wonderful content.

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2. C

   07/08/2022

   Amazing! Family LOVED it. Our three young children gobbled it up, and my husband and I put it on a lots of lettuce topped with tomatoes for more of a taco salad which was delicious. Thank you Slap Dash Mom! :)

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3. oh Translate

   09/09/2023

   This is a great casserole! I made it for my family and they all loved it.

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4. Pal Ashford

   11/23/2023

   You listed: 8 oz Can Green Chili’s (optional) For variety, mix in a can of green chilis. Isn’t that redundant? That’s requesting you add the same thing twice. Did you mean something else for variety?

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5. kazy

   11/27/2023

   You want the chicken cooked and then sauted and then baked? Won’t that dry the chicken out?

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6. kazy

   11/30/2023

   Made some changes due to my own experience cooking and preferences but pretty much followed the instructions. Great dish. Thumbs up

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7. Imoforpc

   02/13/2024

   Love the idea of using plain Greek yogurt as a healthier alternative to sour cream in this casserole! The chicken and vegetables look so flavorful and fresh. Can’t wait to give this recipe a try tonight!

   Reply