King Ranch Chicken Casserole Recipe

King Ranch Chicken Casserole Recipe

Classic comfort food, and the best Tex-Mex lasagna ever! This easy meal will quickly become a meal time favorite!

Course Lunch or Dinner

Cuisine American, TexMex

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 345kcal

Author Deb Clark

Equipment

9x13 casserole dish
Cast Iron Skillet

Ingredients

4-6 cups cooked chicken boneless, skinless chicken breasts cubed
10 ounces Ro-tel tomatoes canned tomatoes with green chilies added
21 ounces Cans Cream of Chicken Soup 2 - 10.5 ounce cans
1 red, yellow or green bell pepper diced
1 yellow onion diced
3 cups cheddar cheese shredded
8 ounces corn tortillas That's about 8 corn tortillas - cut into strips and diced.
1 tablespoon olive oil

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a 9x13 casserole dish by spraying with non-stick cooking spray. Set aside.
Dice the chicken into 1 inch pieces, slice the tortillas into strips as well. Dice onions and peppers.
In a large saucepan or skillet sauté the peppers and diced onions in olive oil over medium heat for 3-5 minutes until just soft.
Add the canned soup, ⅓ of the tortilla strips, and Rotel. Mix together until thoroughly combined. Add the chicken and mix again. Remove from heat.
Place one layer of tortillas on the bottom of the baking dish. Top with ⅓ of the chicken cheese mixture and ½ shredded cheese. Repeat layers, finishing with remaining sauce, topping with remaining cup cheese.
Bake uncovered for 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Allow to sit 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Notes

Substitute Doritos or tortilla chips for the tortillas. Don't crush them, just layer them in the casserole dish whole.
Use Colby, Monterey Jack even mozzarella cheese to substitute for cheddar cheese.
Any combination of canned soups will work with this recipe. Cream of mushroom, chicken, cheddar cheese, even celery soup!

This meal can be made in the slow cooker! Combine the ingredients as directed above and place in the crockpot sprayed with non-stick coating. Top with cheese and cook on low for 4 hours. Enjoy!

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