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King Ranch Chicken Casserole
"If you like chicken enchiladas, you'll love this."
photo by Pam-I-Am
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1⁄2 bell pepper, chopped
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
- 1 (10 1/2 ounce) can Rotel tomatoes & chilies
- 1⁄2 cup chicken broth (I used bouillon)
- 2 cups diced cooked chicken (I used a roasted chicken from Albertsons)
- 12 corn tortillas, ripped into bite sized pieces
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F
- In large saucepan, saute the onion and pepper in the butter until tender (about 5 minutes).
- Add soups, tomatoes, and broth.
- Stir to combine.
- Fold in the chicken until well blended.
- Lightly grease a 9 x 13" baking dish.
- Layer with 1/3 the tortillas, 1/3 the chicken mixture, and 1/3 the cheese.
- Repeat layers twice more.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
- About ten minutes before removing from the oven, sprinkle shredded cheese over the top; replace in oven until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Questions & Replies
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can I make the King Ranch Chicken a day ahead ? -
How many adults would you say this serves?
Reviews
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loved it. I didn't have rotel, so used salsa. Was low on shredded cheese, so melted a small block of velveeta in with the soups and saved what grated cheese I had to sprinkle on top. Great family dish! -
Delicious. I subbed sour cream for the Cream of Mushroom soup and had no chicken broth so just sloshed in some wine. I will be making this again, thank you.
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I read the reviews with much anticipation. But now that I've made it, I don't know what all the fuss is about. I followed the recipe....even added a pulverized jalapeno pepper....but found this bland.<br/><br/>Sorry to say, i won't make this again. -
My husband loved this. He always eats whatever I cook, and thanks me for cooking it. He doesn't always tell me it was wonderful. He told me that at least 3 times tonight when I served this!<br/><br/>The only thing I did differently was to divide the chicken mixture and the cheese mixture into two layers, rather than three. I lined the pan with torn tortilla pieces, layered half the chicken mixture, then half the cheese. I then added another layer of torn tortilla pieces, followed by the other half the chicken mixture, then another layer of torn tortillas, topped with the remaining cheese. -
This was really good and the best part is the ingredients are items you generally have on hand. We like spice food, so next time I will probably kick it up a notch. I did use flour tortillas rather than corn because I always have them in the fridge. Thanks for sharing!
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Tweaks
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Delicious. I subbed sour cream for the Cream of Mushroom soup and had no chicken broth so just sloshed in some wine. I will be making this again, thank you.
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It was good but would add some diced green chilies or jalapenos. Also we love mushrooms so would add those too.
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1 tsp cumin 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp chili powder Chopped jalapeños Cilantro
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I love this casserole. It's perfect comfort food. I cooked 2 chicken breasts on the the stove top and seasoned it with chicken seasoning, cumin and garlic powder. I used Cheese Soup instead of Mushroom soup. Other than that, I made it as is! -
My entire family (including the picky little ones!) absolutely LOVED this! The only thing I changed was substituting cream of celery soup for mushroom (not a fan of mushrooms myself...)Thank you so, so much for reintroducing one of my childhood favorites.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I am a married mother of 5, grandmother of 6. I enjoy cooking, gardening, knitting, spinning, kayaking, hiking, and yoga. Not necessarily in that order. I am a small business owner with a hectic schedule. Because of my limited cooking time I have a fondness for crock pot and pressure cooker meals.
