
How To Make King Ranch Chicken
If you’re looking for a super filling meal, our chicken recipe is here to deliver! It’s filled with tasty tortillas and a creamy soup.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2tspolive oil
- 1onion,finely diced
- 1½bell peppers,finely diced
- 2tspgarlic,minced
- salt and pepper,to taste
- 1tbspchili powder
- ½tspground cumin
- 20ozcream of chicken soup,2 cans
- 10ozdiced tomatoes with green chilies,1 can, undrained
- 4cupschicken,diced, cooked
- 16corn tortillas,cut into squares
- 4cupscheese,cheddar, Monterey jack, or a blend, shredded
- 2Roma tomatoes,seeded and diced
- 2tbspcilantro leaves,chopped
- cooking spray
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Coat a 9×13-inch pan with cooking spray.
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Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat.
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Add the onion and bell peppers to the pan, then let cook for 5 to 6 minutes or until tender.
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Add the garlic to the pan and cook for one more minute. Season the vegetables with salt and pepper.
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Add the chili powder, ground cumin, cream of chicken soup, can of tomatoes and chicken to the pan.
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Stir until everything is combined and heated through.
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Line the bottom of the dish with â…“ of the tortillas.
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Spoon â…“ of the chicken mixture over the tortillas and sprinkle â…“ of the cheese over the chicken mixture.
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Add another layer of tortillas and continue until all the layers have been added, ending with the remaining shredded cheese.
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Bake covered for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and starting to brown.
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Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes, then top with tomatoes and cilantro.
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Cut into squares, serve, and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 633.09kcal
- Fat:Â 41.62g
- Saturated Fat:Â 17.08g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.85g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 14.46g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 5.65g
- Carbohydrates:Â 32.07g
- Fiber:Â 5.34g
- Sugar:Â 3.61g
- Protein:Â 33.76g
- Cholesterol:Â 122.65mg
- Sodium:Â 820.23mg
- Calcium:Â 530.98mg
- Potassium:Â 511.37mg
- Iron:Â 2.26mg
- Vitamin A: 314.43µg
- Vitamin C:Â 37.73mg
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