Mole Sauce Casserole

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.

SERVINGS

6 people

COURSE

Chicken

TOTAL TIME

50 mins

CUISINE

Mexico

– 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.

Instructions

1

– 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.

Instructions

2

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

Instructions

3

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

Instructions

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