Cha Cha Cha Casserole Recipes

CHA CHA CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Arrange chicken in the bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish. Squeeze lime juice over the chicken and season with salt and pepper.
• Mix salsa and garlic together in a bowl. Spoon 1/4 cup of the salsa mixture over each chicken breast; top with more lime juice.
• Cook chicken breasts in the preheated oven until no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 50 to 60 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

CHA-CHA-CHA CHIMICHANGAS

Steps:

• Heat the sunflower oil in a large pan and stir-fry the onion, bell pepper, and chicken thighs over a high heat for 3-4 minutes until well browned. Stir in the chiles, garlic, tomatoes, and corn and cook for another 2-3 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
• Stir in the taco sauce and green onions, and set aside to cool a little.
• Warm one of the tortillas in a hot, dry frying pan until soft and flexible. Spoon a quarter of the cooled chicken mixture into the center of a tortilla and fold over the edges to form a neat package; pin in place with wooden toothpicks and repeat with the remaining tortillas.
• Heat 1/2 inch vegetable oil in a large frying pan and cook chimichangas for 2-3 minutes on each side until crisp and golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve hot with shredded lettuce, sour cream and guacamole.

CHA-CHA-CHA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray an 8-inch square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add meat, onion, garlic, chili powder, salt and cumin; cook, stirring to break up meat. Stir in tomatoes, cook about 10 minutes or until liquid evaporates.
• Spoon meat mixture into prepared baking dish, top with corn, beans, and chiles. Sprinkle with cheese and crushed chips. Bake 30 minutes and let stand 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with green onions, if desired.

CHA CHA'S WHITE CHICKEN CHILI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Slowly cook and stir the onion until tender. Mix in the garlic, jalapeno, green chile peppers, cumin, oregano and cayenne. Continue to cook and stir the mixture until tender, about 3 minutes. Mix in the chicken broth, chicken and white beans. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Remove the mixture from heat. Slowly stir in the cheese until melted. Serve warm.

CHA-CHA CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together cream cheese and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in chicken, pineapple, and cranberries just until blended.
• If desired, spoon mixture into a plastic wrap-lined 8-inch round cake pan; cover and chill at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. Invert chicken salad onto a cake stand, and remove plastic wrap. Gently press chopped almonds onto sides of chicken salad.

CHA-CHA CHILI

Steps:

• Cook meat, add onion, celery and poblano about halfway through.
• You may have to a dd a little oil if it starts to stick.
• Add salt and pepper to meat so it will not be bland, we are building flavors here.
• Add garlic near the end, be careful not to burn as it will be bitter.
• Sprinkle McCormicks (packaged chili mix) and chili powder over meat and veggies and stir well.
• Cook over medium heat for a minute or so.
• Pour in chicken stock, canned tomatoes with juice and add chipoltles (this is how you control the heat), if using.
• Cook down for 15 or 20 minutes.
• Add rinsed beans and corn (with juice).
• To make this a soup: Add 2 more cans of stock.
• Top with green onion, cheese and sour cream.

CHERRY CHA CHA

Steps:

• Blend the graham crumbs with the melted butter and the icing sugar. Spread in a 9 x 13 pan, saving out some to sprinkle over the top when finished.
• Whip the cream, fold in the marshmallows and spread half of this over the graham base. Spread the tin of cherry pie filling over the cream mixture. Spread the rest of the cream mixture over the pie filling and sprinkle with the reserved crumbs.
• Keep in the fridge.
• I use the bagged graham wafer crumbs and.
• I've never tried this with KoolWhip so don't know if it would turn out the same.I say.never fool with perfection -- lol.I've also used 2 tins of the pie filling if it looks thin.