Recipe: Appetizing KING RANCH Chicken Casserole

KING RANCH Chicken Casserole. The classic King Ranch chicken casserole is bursting with cheese, chicken, and pepper goodness. All Reviews for King Ranch Chicken Casserole. While the King Ranch Chicken recipe has roots in the Lone Star State, it's beloved by savvy home cooks around the South and beyond.

Like a lot of casseroles, King Ranch Casserole is usually made with canned condensed soups. In America, king ranch chicken casserole is the most popular famous dish. Have you smelled the fragrance of delicious king ranch chicken casserole? You can have KING RANCH Chicken Casserole using 27 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of KING RANCH Chicken Casserole

1. Prepare of chicken.
2. It's 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
3. It's 4 of chicken breasts, with rib meat.
4. Prepare 2 teaspoons of kosher salt.
5. Prepare 1 teaspoon of cracked pepper.
6. It's 1/2 teaspoon of smoked cumin powder.
7. Prepare 1 teaspoon of chili powder.
8. It's 1 teaspoon of poultry seasoning.
9. It's 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder.
10. You need of Juice of 1 lime.
11. It's of veggies.
12. You need 1 of yellow onion, finely diced.
13. It's 1 of red bell pepper, finely diced.
14. It's 1 of yellow pepper, finely diced.
15. It's 1 of jalapeno, finely diced.
16. It's of sauce.
17. It's 1 (10 oz) of can of diced tomato with green chiles.
18. Prepare 1 (10.5 oz) of can of cream of mushroom soup.
19. You need 1 (10.5 oz) of can of cream of chicken soup.
20. You need 1 cup of chicken broth.
21. Prepare 2 tablespoons of chili powder.
22. You need 1 teaspoon of smoked cumin.
23. You need 1 teaspoon of salt.
24. Prepare 1 teaspoon of pepper.
25. It's of other.
26. You need 1 cup of ea. Shredded cheddar, Monterey Jack, and queso fresco.
27. Prepare 16-20 of corn tortillas, cut or ripped into 2" pieces.

Do you want to learn to cook this dish? There are many King Ranch chicken Casserole recipes. This is the only King Ranch Casserole I have ever enjoyed. I followed the directions and it was lovely.

KING RANCH Chicken Casserole instructions

1. SEE CHICKEN SECTION Cut chicken breasts into 2" pieces and place in a large bowl. Drizzle with olive oil. Seasoning with seasonings and lime juice. Toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350..
2. In a 9× 13 covered casserole dish cook chicken pieces approximately 30 minutes until cooked through but not dry..
3. While chicken is cooking, dice VEGGIES ingredients and toss to combine. In a separate bowl combine SAUCE ingredients. In a third bowl, toss cheese together. Cut or tear tortillas into uniformly sized bite-sized pieces.
4. Remove chicken from dish, set aside. Drain any juices from dish. Apply a light coat of olive oil to dish. Preheat oven again to 350.
5. Line the bottom of the baking dish with half of the torn tortillas. Layer on half the chicken. Add half the onion, bell pepper and jalapeno. Sprinkle on half the cheese and pour on half the sauce mixture. Then repeat the layers, beginning with the rest of the tortillas, and ending with the rest of the sauce mixture..
6. Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes, then uncover and bake until bubbling, another 15 minutes.
7. Cool 10 minutes before serving..

King Ranch chicken is a popular Tex-Mex casserole. Its name comes from King Ranch, one of the largest ranches in the United States, although the actual history of the dish is unknown and there is no direct connection between the dish and the ranch. This casserole is definitely a crowd pleaser. Your family will keep coming back for more. There is something so comforting about a casserole.