King Ranch Casserole A New Family Favorite Recipes

KING RANCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Slice mushroom and onions and saute with butter until onions are clear and mushrooms are begin to get soft. Add garlic and saute for 1 extra minute.
• Drain Rotel tomatoes and chilies and add into saute with 1 tsp chili powder.
• Stir in cream of chicken soup and rotisserie chicken and heat through. Line 13x9 inch casserole dish with corn tortillas. Pour half of the filling over and top with another layer of tortillas. Finish with the rest of the filling and cheeses.
• Cook at 350 for 20-30 minutes until bubbly.

KING RANCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325° for at least 20 minutes.
• Melt butter in a medium skillet over medium high heat.
• Add chopped onion and bell peppers; sauté 8 minutes or until tender. Stir in chopped cooked chicken and next 5 ingredients: cook stirring occasionally, 2 minutes.
• Place half of crushed tortilla chips in bottom of pan.
• Layer with half each of chicken mixture and shredded Cheddar cheese.
• Repeat layers, ending with cheese.
• Bake uncovered at 325° for 45 minutes or until mixture is throughly heated.
• Garnish if desired.

FAMILY FAVORITE KING RANCH CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• If applicable, remove giblets from chicken, and reserve for another use. Rinse chicken.
• Place chicken, celery, carrots, and salt in a large Dutch oven with water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 50 minutes to 1 hour or until chicken is done. Remove from heat. Remove chicken from broth; cool 30 minutes. Remove and reserve 3/4 cup cooking liquid. Strain any remaining cooking liquid, and reserve for another use.
• Preheat oven to 350°. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion, and sauté 6 to 7 minutes or until tender. Add bell pepper and garlic, and sauté 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in reserved 3/4 cup cooking liquid, cream of mushroom soup, and next 5 ingredients. Cook, stirring occasionally, 8 minutes.
• Skin and bone chicken; shred meat into bite-size pieces. Layer half of chicken in a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking dish. Top with half of soup mixture and 1 cup Cheddar cheese. Cover with half of corn tortilla strips. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining 1 cup cheese.
• Bake at 350° for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until bubbly. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. You'll want to make extra because it truly is even better the next day.
• Chili Powder Note: 1 teaspoons chili powder and 1/8 teaspoons ground red pepper.

KING RANCH CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large pan sprayed with cooking spray, saute onion, bell peppers, garlic and celery.
• Add soups, tomatoes, chiles, spices and chicken broth.
• Line bottom of 9x13 pan with tortilla strips.
• Spread half of chicken over tortillas and top with sauce, then half of cheese.
• Cover with another layer of tortillas, chicken, sauce and cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until bubbly.