I don't have a specific name for this. However, it's one of the oldest food memories I have from childhood living in the Desert Southwest.

The same ingredients listed below can be used to make a casserole, quesadillas, enchiladas, stuffed jalapenos, stuffed poblanos or other peppers, or whole baked chicken pieces surrounded with these ingredients.

No matter how it is assembled, it's always savory and satisfying. As a child I craved this, and I still do.

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken, cut into parts

4 to 6 Mild Jalapenos

1 to two 8oz blocks Cream Cheese

1+ cup shredded cheese of choice

Onions

Bacon

Heat oven to 375°f.

Spray non stick oil spray inside a roasting pan or deep casserole dish, or grease with butter. Slice an onion into slices, lay one layer of sliced onions in bottom of casserole dish.

Wear plastic gloves to stem, seed and slice jalapenos. Discard all seeds and veins for less spiciness.

Shred more or less 1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese, or cheddar, colby jack, or Oaxacan cheese.

In a mixing bowl, mix the cream cheese with shredded cheese, mash and squeeze them together until uniformly mixed. Set aside.

Crisp about 6 strips bacon, don't cook until dry and hard, leave them moist. Once they're cool enough to handle, chop and set aside.

Chicken pieces can be simmered ahead of time, and placed in the pan in whole pieces before assembling this entree to speed the cooking time.

Or chicken can be put raw in the casserole dish with the rest of the ingredients, then baked for longer to ensure doneness.

The cooled, simmered chicken can also be completely skinned and deboned, then cut into smaller pieces, then mixed among the other ingredients before baking.

Whichever way the chicken is used, make sure not to not pack down the ingredients in the pan. This bakes best if roasted loosely-assembled, rather than a compacted mass.

Place all ingredients on top of layer of sliced onions in casserole dish.

For Raw Chicken: Roast at 375°f for approximately 1 1/2 hours.

For Pre-Cooked Chicken: Roast at 350°f for 30 minutes, or until hot and toasty across the top.

Allow it to cool about 20 minutes before serving.