King Ranch Chicken Casserole

Delicious chicken casserole using southwest flavors prepared and ready to bake
within 15 minutes

Servings: 8 People

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Prep Time
15 minutes

Cook Time
40 minutes

Total Time
55 minutes

Course:

Make Ahead Dinner Plan

Cuisine:

Texan / Southern

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Instructions

1 Roast a whole chicken or purchase a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store.
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2 Shred the chicken away from the bone once the roast chicken is at a temperature
you can handle. The whole chicken will be used. Cut the chicken into medium
pieces, then mix all parts of the cooked chicken evenly.

Tip: Keep chicken bones for chicken stock
3 Start by cutting the onion, poblano pepper, and red bell pepper into
medium/small dice; use a mandolin if you have one. Add 2 tablespoons of butter
to a medium-sized pot and melt; once melted add onion and sweat for a few
minutes, then add the poblano and red bell pepper along with a pinch of salt.

The salt helps the sweating process and releases the natural water.
4 Next, add the chipotle pepper and Rotel (add to taste). Stir together, then add
in the flour. Once mixed, add the cream of mushroom (you could use cream of
chicken soup as well) add 5 tablespoons of cream corn. Then add 2 cups of
Chicken stock to start, add up to 4 cups of chicken stock to get the consistency
you enjoy.

If the sauce seems too tight/thick, you can add more chicken stock.
5 Add all of the seasonings next, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, oregano,
black pepper. Taste and adjust your season, salt level, etc.
6 Spray 9 by 13 casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Then dip the corn
tortillas into chicken stock for 40 seconds. Layout 6 corn tortillas per layer,
then spread out one of the layers of chicken, sauce, the Mexican cheese blend,
and then some Queso Fresco.

Repeat the same layering steps over to build the next layer.
7 On the presentation layer(top), use 6 slices of Monterey Cheese slices, then add
the Mexican cheese blend on top of it, followed by laying out sliced tomatoes.
If you like jalapenos, add them to the top layer for presentation. Finish with
Queso Fresco over the tops of the tomatoes.
8 Bake at 375 for 40 minutes. If you want to add additional browning, you can
place the casserole under the broiler for a few short minutes.

King Ranch Chicken Casserole

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