Pupusa Casserole

• Filling:
• 2 cups nopalitos (about 6 chopped nopales - cactus paddles)
• 2 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• Cooking spray
• 3/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeno peppers, divided
• Dough:
• 2 1/4 cups masa harina
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 teaspoon salt

1. Preheat oven to 375u0b0.
2. To prepare filling, cook nopalitos in boiling water 10 minutes. Drain.
3. Sprinkle the chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt, cumin, and pepper. Heat a medium nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add chicken; cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Remove chicken from pan; cool slightly, and shred with 2 forks.
4. Heat the pan coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; saute 4 minutes or until tender. Stir in nopalitos, chicken, and 2/3 cup cheese. Cook 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
5. To prepare dough, combine masa harina, water, and 3/4 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface; knead lightly. Press one-third of dough into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Spread filling over dough. Gently press remaining dough into a 4-inch square on heavy-duty plastic wrap. Cover with additional plastic wrap. Roll, still covered, into an 11 x 7-inch rectangle. Remove bottom sheet of plastic wrap; fit dough over filling. Remove top sheet of plastic wrap. Bake at 375u0b0 for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese. Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese melts.

filling, nopalitos, skinless, salt, ground cumin, black pepper, cooking spray, onion, garlic, shredded monterey jack cheese, masa harina, water, salt

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/pupusa-casserole (may not work)