King Ranch Chicken

King Ranch chicken is a favorite casserole of mine. Chicken and corn tortillas together in a cheesy, creamy mix. It goes great with a salad, is easy to prepare, and makes six to eight generous servings.

At a glance…

1/8-1/4 cup butter, oil. or margarine (to saute onions and peppers)
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 can (10 3/4 oz) condensed cream of chicken soup
1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup
1 can (10 oz) RO*TEL tomatoes diced Hot or Mild, drained
2 cups chopped cooked chicken
12 corn tortillas
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 325°F. In large saucepan, cook pepper and onion in melted margarine until tender (about 5 minutes). Add (into saucepan) soups, RO*TEL, and chicken, stirring until well blended. In a 13×9x2in. baking pan, alternate layers of tortillas, mixture, and cheese, repeat for three layers. Bake 40 minutes. Serves 8.

Total time: 2 hours
Cooking chicken ~1 hour
Making casserole mixture ~20 minutes
Cooking ~40 minutes

Nutrition Information (for 1 serving)

Calories	Fat	Sat. Fat	Carbs	Sugars	Protein	Fiber	Sodium
340	16g	7.5g	25g	1.2g	20g	2.7g	783mg

Pictures & Walkthrough

Here’s a shot of what you’ll need, minus the butter.
Start off by chopping up a bell pepper and a medium onion. I used only half a pepper this time as I’m not a huge fan of them.
Saute the onions and pepper in a large saucepan/skillet. A high-walled one is best since you’ll be putting a lot of stuff in there in a few minutes.
After the onion and pepper have simmered for about five minutes, pour in the chicken and RO*TEL and and the two cans of soup. I’m a pansy when it comes to hot foods so we went with the mild version of the RO*TEL, but if you like spicy stuff, try a hotter variety! The goal here is just mixing it all up, so just let it simmer on medium heat while you mix it together. While it’s simmering, take your tortillas and rip them into pieces aproximately 1 square inch in size (larger is fine, or you can leave them whole, but it is much easier to serve with smaller pieces).
Pam up your baking pan and toss in four tortillas. Spread on one third of the mixture.
Spread on a layer of cheese.
Repeat this layer of tortilla, mixture, and cheese two more times for a total of three layers.
Bake at 325 for 40 minutes. Makes 6-8 servings.

Enjoy!

~Veers