King Ranch Chicken Casserole
King Ranch Chicken Casserole has layers of corn tortillas, cheddar cheese, and a creamy chicken mixture. So much flavor and spice in this easy to make casserole.
Servings: 6
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 medium onion diced
- ½ green bell pepper diced
- ½ red bell pepper diced
- 1 jalapeno finely diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 4 cups cooked, diced chicken
- 2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup or 1 can condensed cream of chicken and 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup.
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiles
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 12 corn tortillas torn into quarters
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- sliced green onions optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.Add onion, bell peppers, and jalapeno and cook 5 minutes.
- Add garlic and cook 1 more minute.
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, condensed chicken soup, chicken broth, Rotel tomatoes, sour cream , cumin, chipotle chili powder, dried oregano, and onion/pepper mixture.Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Lightly grease a 9x13-inch pan. Cover the bottom with half the tortilla pieces.
- Spread half the chicken mixture on top of the tortillas.
- Sprinkle half the cheese on top.
- Repeat layers.
- Place in oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with green onions (optional).
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Notes
If you don't want to use canned soup, just look up a recipe for a homemade condensed chicken soup.
Nutrition
Calories: 582kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 108mg | Sodium: 1147mg | Potassium: 522mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1256IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 372mg | Iron: 4mg