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King Ranch Chicken Casserole Recipe | |
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Ingredients:
1 broiler-fryer1/2 onion, coarsely chopped 2 stalks celery, with leaves, coarsely chopped 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon black pepper 1 package corn tortillas, cut in fourths 1 can cream of mushroom or cream of chicken soup 1 can Ro-Tel tomatoes and green chilies 1 4-ounce can green chilies 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese Garnish: sliced black olives
Directions:
Put chicken in large saucepan with onion, celery, salt, and pepper. Bring to boil, lower heat, cover and simmer about 45 minutes or until chicken is very tender. Allow chicken to cool in broth. Remove chicken, reserving broth. Discard bones and skin and cut chicken into bite sized pieces. Dice green chilies. Combine soup, 1 soup can reserved chicken broth, tomatoes and diced chilies. In a large casserole dish, makes layers of cut-up tortillas, chicken, soup mixture and cheeses. Make two layers of each, ending with cheese. Cover casserole with foil.Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove foil and continue baking for 15 - 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly. If desired, garnish with sliced olives. | |