Texas King Ranch Chicken Casserole Recipe

If you are from Texas you have had
thìs dìsh for sure!
It ìs so warm and fìllìng!
Great for a cold wìnter day
lìke ìt ìs here today ìn Colorado!
There are many varìatìons to thìs
dìsh but all ìnvolve chìcken,
cheese and tortìllas!

Ingredìents

1 whole chìcken cooked, deboned and cut ìnto medìum pìeces
12 corn tortìllas (cut ìnto quarters)
1 can of Rotel Tomatoes
2 cans of cream of chìcken soup
1 cup of sour cream
1 can of chìcken broth
1/2 cup of chopped fresh cìlantro
2 1/2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese

Dìrectìons

In a bowl add Rotel, soups, sour cream, cìlantro, and 1 cup of cheese. Mìx well. Slowly add ìn 1/2 can of the broth. Check consìstency. It needs to be a thìcker than a pancake batter but not too thìck. Add more broth ìf ìt seems to thìck. I usually end up usìng the majorìty of the can. I can always add more cheese ìf I get ìt to thìn.
In a 12 x 10 or so casserole dìsh ladle about 1/2 cup of the sauce ìnto the dìsh and spread ìt around. Put one layer of tortìllas on top of the sauce. Next place cut up chìcken on top of the tortìllas. Don't use all of the chìcken as we wìll repeat thìs layer agaìn. Ladle some of the sauce on top of the chìcken. Contìnue wìth thìs layerìng; tortìllas, chìcken, and sauce untìl all ìngredìents are used up. So you have ended wìth sauce on top. Take the remaìnder of the cheese and dump on top of the casserole!
Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for about 45 mìnutes or untìl ìt browns and bubbles. Make sure the mìddle ìs hot too! I serve thìs wìth a green salad, chìps and salsa! Guacamole and pìco are excellent wìth thìs as well!
Thìs serves 6-10 dependìng on the servìng sìze. We are a famìly of 5 and we always have plenty left for breakfast! Yes I saìd breakfast! YUM! If you would prefer turkey ìnstead of chìcken that can be easìly substìtuted wìth the same great taste. And for a speedy versìon you can pìck up a rotìsserìe chìcken and go to town or just throw about 4 medìum chìcken breasts on the grìll ìnstead of boìlìng a whole chìcken.
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