Hey everyone, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, king ranch chicken. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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King Ranch Chicken is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. King Ranch Chicken is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have king ranch chicken using 11 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make King Ranch Chicken:
- Make ready 4 lb Chicken
- Get 1/2 cup Cilantro, chopped
- Make ready 1 small Onion, diced
- Take 1 small Green Bell Pepper,diced
- Make ready 1 can Sliced Black Olives, 2oz.
- Take 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup, 10 3/4oz.
- Get 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup, 10 3/4oz.
- Take 1 can Diced Tomatoes with green chilis and lime, 10oz., undrained
- Prepare 5 Corn Tortillas
- Prepare 1 Nacho Cheese Doritos, 10oz. bag
- Take 1 packages Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese, 8oz.
Then repeat the layers, beginning with the rest of the. Combine onion-pepper mixture, cream of mushroom soup, cream of chicken soup, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, sour cream, cumin, ancho chile powder, oregano, and chipotle chile powder together in a large bowl and stir until sauce is well-combined. Hailing from an era when casseroles were king, this Tex-Mex dish still reigns supreme at church suppers and neighborhood potlucks. Though not an invention of the famed King Ranch–it's more likely the creation of a ladies' Junior League–the spicy flavors of chili powder, roasted peppers, and toasted cumin never fail to please.
Instructions to make King Ranch Chicken:
- Boil chicken in favorite seasonings. I use plenty of salt, pepper, sweet basil, paprika, creole, and 2 bay leaves. Boil x 20 min. or til done.
- In the meantime, dice onion and bell pepper. Mix with soups, tomatoes with juices, cilantro, and half of the olives.
- When chicken is done, remove from pot and cut or shred into bite sized pieces. Go ahead and preheat oven to 300°F. Add a small amount of pot juices into the chicken pieces and stir to moisten.
- Tear tortillas into bite sized wedges and line bottom of a 9 x 11 baking dish.
- Cover tortillas with half of the chicken pieces.
- Pour half of the soup mixture over chicken and sprinkle half of the cheese over this.
- Layer Doritos over cheese.
- Cover Dorito layer with remaining chicken and pour remaining soup mixture over this.
- Cover dish with foil and bake at 300°F x 20 min. When time is up, remove and turn oven off.
- Remove foil and sprinkle remaining cheese and olives over soup mixture to top off dish. Place back in turned off oven x 10 min. or until cheese is melted.
- Goes great with any vegetable, any rice, any bread, and don't forget your favorite beverage!
Hailing from an era when casseroles were king, this Tex-Mex dish still reigns supreme at church suppers and neighborhood potlucks. Though not an invention of the famed King Ranch–it's more likely the creation of a ladies' Junior League–the spicy flavors of chili powder, roasted peppers, and toasted cumin never fail to please. Cook the pieces in a frying pan with water. In a large bowl, combine soup, tomatoes and chiles, cheese, onion, celery, corn, mushrooms, and pepper. I first heard about King Ranch Chicken on an episode of The Pioneer Woman.
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