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King Ranch Chicken Casserole

This classic King Ranch chicken casserole, bursting with chicken, corn tortillas, tomatoes, peppers, and cheese makes a supreme supper or potluck dish.
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Calories: 479

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 medium white onion, diced
  • 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 medium green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 10.5 ounce can condensed cream of mushroom soup
  • 1 10.5 ounce can condensed cream of chicken soup
  • 1 10 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 0.25 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
  • 1 3 pound cooked chicken, torn into shreds or cut into chunks
  • 1 8 ounce package shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 10 6 inch corn tortillas, cut into quarters

Method
 

  1. Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add onion and bell peppers; sauté until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl.
  3. Stir mushroom and chicken condensed soups, diced tomatoes with chile peppers, chicken broth, sour cream, cumin, ancho chile powder, oregano, and chipotle chile powder into onion mixture until sauce is well combined.
  4. Reserve 1/2 cup sauce and 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese for topping. Spread a few tablespoons of the remaining sauce into a 9x13-inch baking dish. Top with 1/2 of the chicken, 1/2 of the remaining sauce, 1/2 of the remaining Cheddar cheese, and 1/2 of the tortillas.
  5. Top tortillas with the remaining chicken, remaining sauce, remaining Cheddar cheese, and remaining tortillas. Spread the reserved 1/2 cup sauce over the tortillas and sprinkle with the reserved 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese.
  6. Bake casserole in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 40 minutes.
  7. Turn on the broiler; broil until the top is golden, 2 to 3 minutes more.
  8. Serve hot. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 479kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 32gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 890mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3g

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