Mexican Dorito Casserole

As part of my 2013 New Year's Resolutions, I am trying 2 new recipes each month.

On January 1st I made Pork & Sauerkraut.  I didn't document it, or take pictures, but I made it!!  And I made homemade mashed potatoes too.  It was yummy!!  You can grab the recipe here.  I added Granny Smith Apple & brown sugar.

So, for my second recipe of the month, I tried Mexican Dorito Casserole.  I had all of the ingredients but Doritos & cheese, so quick stop to the grocery store and I was on my way!!  I found the recipe on Pinterest, which lead me to the Jam Hands Blog.  First, here is the original picture...

Here is the recipe:
Mexican Dorito Casserole 
Serves 4-6


2 c. shredded cooked chicken
1 c. shredded cheese (or more if you are a cheese hound)
1 can cream of chicken soup
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup sour cream
1 can Ro-tel tomatoes (canned tomatoes with jalepenos-mild)
1/2 packet taco seasoning (or more- to taste)
Bag of doritos


1. Pre-heat oven to 350-f degrees.

2. In a mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except Doritos.

3. In a greased 2 qt baking dish, put a layer of crushed Doritos (about 2 cups), then a layer of the chicken mixture. Repeat once more, ending with a layer of chicken mixture. Top with more shredded cheese, cover, and bake for 30-35 minutes, till bubbling hot.

Here's all the ingredients mixed except the chicken.... which was cooking :)

First layer of Doritos.

Ready to bake!  I am a cheese hound, so I added a ton of cheese to the top... yum!!!

All done!  

My after shot...

REVIEW:
I would give this 6.5 - 7 stars out of 10.  Definitely wasn't bad, but I probably would not make it again.  I didn't like the Doritos in there as much as I thought I would.  The leftovers were ok, needed to add some water while microwaving, and it was still a little dry.  But was definitely fun and had a nice taste!

MODIFICATIONS:

• I cubed my chicken.  I'm not a good "shredder" of chicken... 
• I used 1 1/2 to 2 cups cheese 
• I poured 1/2 the juice out of the Rotel tomatoes.  I wasn't sure if I should drain them or not... if I were to make this next time, I would not have drained them!
• I used at least 2/3 of the packet of taco seasoning.
• I did not use the whole bag of Doritos... probably 80% of the bag.