6:00 AM Mexico City, she is all dressed up ready for her office job, working at her own rhythm. Like someone that had mastered the small alley shape kitchen space after years of living there. I didn’t know she could cook, I knew her as the world traveler, elegant, Independent, single and professional aunt. But this time she surprised me. I asked her: What are you cooking? “I am making dinner: Pastel Azteca”, she said.

Mole Sauce Casserole | Pastel Azteca de Mole

It will be baked when I come back from work. At that moment, I made a mental note to myself to be there for dinner. How could someone miss it, If mole sauce was invited! That was more than 27 years ago and although this is not the authentic recipe for “Pastel Azteca”, in our home we still call it that way. And every time I prepared it, the time machine takes me back into that kitchen in Mexico City, to that particular morning and to Aunt E. preparing her “Mole Sauce Casserole”

How to make Mole Sauce Casserole

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Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Heat the sauce in a skillet until it is warm but not hot. The tortillas should be dry to have nice layers, they will soften while baking. These ones in the above picture were left in the oven racks overnight, with the oven OFF. This way, I do not have to fry them to keep its shape. They resemble lasagna sheets. (Please check the ingredients list below)

Place a few spoons of the sauce to the bottom of your ovenproof dish. Add 3 tortillas and spoon some more of the sauce over the tortillas. Completely covering the tortillas with the sauce.

Top the mole sauce with ⅓ of the chicken, cheese and onion slices. Repeat process to form the layers.

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Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover during the last 10 minutes of the baking process.

Serve with a salad and enjoy!

¡Buen provecho!
Mely,

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Mole Sauce Casserole

Mely Martínez

Mole Sauce Casserole. It will be baked when I come back from work. At that moment, I made a mental note to myself to be there for dinner. How could someone miss it, If mole sauce was invited! That was more than 27 years ago and although this is not the authentic recipe for Pastel Azteca.

4.24 from 17 votes

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Total Time 50

Course Chicken

Cuisine Mexican

Servings

Calories 238 kcal

Ingredients

▢ 9 Corn Tortillas at least one day old or left overnight in your kitchen counter to dry
▢ 2 cups of cooked chicken finely shredded
▢ 2 cups of homemade mole sauce. If using store bought paste made according to the instructions in the jar.
▢ 1 cup of shredded cheese mozzarella and muenster work fine*
▢ ⅓ of a large onion thinly sliced
▢ Salt and pepper to season the chicken

Instructions

Preheat your oven at 350 degrees. Heat the sauce in a skillet until it is warm but not hot. The tortillas should be dry to have nice layers, they will soften while baking. These ones in the above picture where left in the oven racks overnight, with the oven OFF. This way, I do not have to fry them to keep its shape. They resemble lasagna sheets.
Place a few spoons of the sauce to the bottom of your oven proof dish. Add 3 tortillas and spoon some more of the sauce over the tortillas. Completely covering the tortillas with the sauce.
Top the mole sauce with ⅓ of the chicken, cheese and onion slices. Repeat process to form the layers.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover during the last 10 minutes of the baking process.

Serve with a salad and enjoy!

Notes

• *You can use a mix of half queso fresco and half of your favorite melting cheese.

• – Leftover rotisserie chicken works fine in this recipe

• – If store bought Mole paste is used, try to use a good quality brand. Nowadays Hispanic Stores carry some artisanal local made pastes.

• – You can omit the chicken to make it a meatless dish.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1portionCalories: 238kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 20gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 819mgPotassium: 451mgFiber: 4gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 527IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 212mgIron: 1mg

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