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This Dorito casserole is loaded with chicken, cheese, and a whole bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos! Trash food at it’s finest, guys!
Once upon a time, I met a man. A boy, really. He was 17.
I spent the majority of my time trying to look pretty for him in the hopes that he would do that romantic dip thing they do in the movies where a guy hugs you and then leans you back over his arm and kisses you?
You’re going to love how easy this Dorito casserole is to make!
That was pretty much a waste of time, because I don’t think he’s ever done the dip-kiss thing. Jerk.
Anyway, despite his non-romantic kisses, we got married. There were children. There were comfy pants. There was pie. I had to choose between looking pretty and comfy pants and pie.
The comfy pants and pie won. Every time.
One day, well into our marriage, we moved to a new house. The bedroom in the new house was never quite dark enough for me. Mostly because the husband would wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom and then forget to turn off the bathroom light. And of course he would leave the door to the bathroom open so the light would shine into the bedroom making me insane and disrupting my beauty sleep.
I bet your whole family loves this Dorito chicken casserole!
So, I bought a sleep mask. Most ladies take great pains to look nice for their husbands. Some of them even wake up early, brush their teeth, apply a light layer of lip gloss, smooth their hair, and then sneak back in bed so that the husband assumes they are just always perfect looking.
I am not one of those ladies. Not anymore. It’s been 15 years, my husband knows what I look like for real.
So, I bought a sleep mask to cover my eyes and keep the lights out. Not a frilly pink one. Not a dainty lacy one. I’m not trying to fool anyone here.
I bought a horrific bloody zombie one.
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I don’t know how I’m still married either, guys. It’s a mystery to me.
My husband devours this Dorito chicken casserole!
Unless…could it maybe have something to do with the fact that I crush Nacho Cheese Doritos and put them in a Dorito casserole for dinner? Yeah. That might have something to do with it.
This cheesy chicken Dorito casserole is ridiculous. Like, ridiculous RIDICULOUS.
I started making this back when we were first married. I was mostly a frozen pizza and hamburger helper kind of cook, but something about the addition of the chips to this dish made it juuuuuuust trashy enough for my cooking standards.
It’s probably sad that I haven’t stopped making this, but the thing is, it’s delicious. I mean, of course it’s delicious. It contains a bag of Doritos, some rotisserie chicken, cream of chicken soup (but you can use my homemade cream soup substitute if you think the canned stuff is gross!), and an unholy amount of cheese. What’s not to love?!
Also, just in case you never hear from me again, it’s probably because my husband woke up in the middle of the night, saw zombie-me laying next to him, and killed me on reflex. I mean, you can’t even blame him really.
Let me know what you think of this Doritos casserole!
Doritos Chicken Casserole
Ingredients
- 11 ounces Nacho Cheese Doritos
- 2 cups cooked shredded chicken
- 1 can cream of chicken soup or my homemade creamed soup substitute
- 1 cup sour cream
- 8 ounces grated cheddar
- 10 ounce Ro*Tel tomatoes and chiles 1 can
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 cup pico de gallo
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the chicken, soup, sour cream, half of the cheddar, Ro*Tel, cumin, and chili powder.
- Crush the Doritos and add half of the to the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Top with the chicken mixture. Add the other half of the crushed Doritos over the top of the chicken.
- Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and top with the pico de gallo.
- Serve hot.
Nutrition Information:
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jen says
“trash food at its* finest.” No apostrophe.
Kathy Atkins says
I made this for dinner tonight and I like it, but it needs a little more flavors or ingredients. I will try this again. Thank you for your recipe.
Karly says
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope you’re able to doctor it up to suit your tastes. 🙂
Cheryl says
So all your recipes lot yummy can’t wait to try rice dorito casserole this do u have a book ?
Karly says
Hi Cheryl! So glad you’re enjoying the recipes! We do have a cookbook – all about pancakes. 🙂 You can find it on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3ZkOCBu
Linda (GreatGrammaLinda on Etsy.com says
I haven’t tried these recipes YET, but I MUST do it this week! I love “trashy”, and I believe stretch waists are to blame for the obesity in the US! But after 60 years of marriage I converted my husband to “trashy eating”, not quite as bad as me, but enough! P.S. I LOVE your sense of humor! Where can I get a zombie mask?
C G says
This is a perfect recipe, quick and easy and most importantly, TASTY.
As for the people on here complaining about your stories, here’s a tip: if you don’t want to read the stories, scroll down! OR use the handy “jump to recipe” button at the top of the page.
I’m sorry for all their drama. I appreciate the stories, the humor, and the recipes. Don’t let those people steal your joy!
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Karly says
Thank you! 🙂
Jennifer Buchanan says
This was an amazing recipe and my picky 15 year old son even likes it so I know it’s a ten. Great job. From : the not rude Jennifer ?
Karly says
Haha, thank you! 🙂
Susan LeBlanc says
Doritos have MSG on them and anytime you add MSG to your food your brain will absolutely go nuts for it (and quite literally neurons will die.)
Anonymous says
Not true. MSG does not cause neurons to die or anything similar. It’s just scare tactics. Research is your friend.
Yasmin says
I’ve come across this recipe via a convoluted route of Pinterest and Google and from across the Pond! The recipe looks amazing. Is there anything else I could use instead of condensed chicken soup? Would using a cheese/bechamel sauce work? Or mixing the chicken with cream cheese?
I’m guessing the soup is there to stop it from getting too dry?
Thank you!
Karly says
Hi Yasmin! A cheese sauce should work fine or you could use my homemade cream of chicken soup. Hope that helps! 🙂
Ali says
Love your blog and recipes! Have you ever tried making this casserole and freezing it? Just wondering if you think it would work.
Karly says
Hi Ali! I haven’t tried freezing this one, but I think it would be fine! Hope you enjoy!
Sarah says
Can I leave out the sour cream?
Karly says
You would need to replace it with something else like Greek yogurt or more cream soup.
VB says
Great recipe. We are calling it Zombie casserole.
Karly says
Haha! Love it!
Moms in the kitchen says
This is not only super easy to make; it’s fun to experiment with. I luv luv luv it. Thank you for sharing not only your recipe but your
Humor as well. I’ve been cooking since I was 16 & I’m still learning. I’m 73 & ?? getting new ideas. Keep your sense of humor ,it’s what gets you thru life. I’m a cancer survivor & believe me , that plus Gods blessings got me through it.