Mexican King Ranch Chicken
Whisk yourself away with our Mexican King Ranch Chicken for a spicy treat. This will surely top your quick and easy casserole recipes list as it contains garlic, onion and cheese all blended together to create a wonderful Mexican dish.
Cooking Time30 min
Cooking MethodCasserole
Ingredients
- 2 chickens, cut up
- 12 medium corn tortillas
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 1 bell pepper, diced
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 16 ounce stewed tomatoes
- Tabasco sauce to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Simmer chicken in lightly salted water until tender. Remove chicken pieces from water and reserve broth; let chicken cool slightly, then skin and bone and cut into bite-size pieces.
- Soak tortillas in broth about 15 minutes.
- Saute onion and bell pepper in butter and sprinkle over chicken. Place tortillas in a 4-quart casserole and top with chicken. Then layer other ingredients in this order: onion and bell pepper, cheese, chili powder and garlic salt, chicken soup, mushroom soup, and tomatoes mixed with Tabasco.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven 30 minutes.