King Ranch Chicken

Name: King Ranch Chicken
Total time: P1H
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: chicken; salt; black pepper; bay leaves; green bell peppers; onions; butter; soup, cream of chicken; soup, cream of mushroom; tomatoes, canned; corn tortillas (6-inch); cheddar cheese

Submitted by dawnhanawalt

Become one with royalty with this creamy casserole that is fit to feed a King.

YIELD

10 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

40 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

POUNDS CHICKEN

X SALT *

X BLACK PEPPER *

EACH BAY LEAVES *

CUP GREEN BELL PEPPERS
chopped

CUP ONIONS
chopped

STICK BUTTER
or margarine

CANS SOUP, CREAM OF CHICKEN

CANS CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP

OUNCES TOMATOES, CANNED
seasoned with green chili

EACH CORN TORTILLAS (6-INCH)
bite size pieces *

1 ½

CUP CHEDDAR CHEESE
shredded

Directions

Stew chicken with salt, pepper and bay leaf. After cooking, bone and cut chicken into bite-size pieces. In a large saucepan, cook green pepper and onion in butter until tender. Stir in soups and ROTEL Tomatoes and Green Chilies. In a 3-quart shallow baking dish , 13×9 inches, arrange alternate layers of tortillas, chicken, soup mixture, and cheese, using one-third of all ingredients. Repeat layers two more times.

Bake at 325 degrees for 40 minutes or until hot and bubbly and cheese is browned.

Serves 10 to 12. May be frozen before or after baking.