King Ranch Chicken
King Ranch Chicken

Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, king ranch chicken. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

The classic King Ranch chicken casserole is bursting with cheese, chicken, and pepper goodness. 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.

King Ranch Chicken is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. King Ranch Chicken is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started 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 can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make King Ranch Chicken:
  1. Take 4 lb Chicken
  2. Make ready 1/2 cup Cilantro, chopped
  3. Prepare 1 small Onion, diced
  4. Prepare 1 small Green Bell Pepper,diced
  5. Make ready 1 can Sliced Black Olives, 2oz.
  6. Prepare 1 can Cream of Mushroom Soup, 10 3/4oz.
  7. Get 1 can Cream of Chicken Soup, 10 3/4oz.
  8. Take 1 can Diced Tomatoes with green chilis and lime, 10oz., undrained
  9. Make ready 5 Corn Tortillas
  10. Make ready 1 Nacho Cheese Doritos, 10oz. bag
  11. Take 1 packages Shredded Mexican Blend Cheese, 8oz.

Hailing from an era when casseroles were king, this Tex-Mex dish still reigns supreme at church suppers and neighborhood potlucks. King Ranch Chicken Casserole is a classic Texan casserole, with layers of chicken, cheese, tortillas, and a rich creamy gravy (read about the purported history of the casserole here). This cheesy casserole is basically a Texan lasagna! Layers of crispy corn tortillas, cheese, and a creamy chicken mixture loaded with bell peppers, tomatoes, green chiles.

Instructions to make King Ranch Chicken:
  1. 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.
  2. In the meantime, dice onion and bell pepper. Mix with soups, tomatoes with juices, cilantro, and half of the olives.
  3. 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.
  4. Tear tortillas into bite sized wedges and line bottom of a 9 x 11 baking dish.
  5. Cover tortillas with half of the chicken pieces.
  6. Pour half of the soup mixture over chicken and sprinkle half of the cheese over this.
  7. Layer Doritos over cheese.
  8. Cover Dorito layer with remaining chicken and pour remaining soup mixture over this.
  9. Cover dish with foil and bake at 300°F x 20 min. When time is up, remove and turn oven off.
  10. 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.
  11. Goes great with any vegetable, any rice, any bread, and don't forget your favorite beverage!

In America, king ranch chicken casserole is the most popular famous dish. Have you smelled the fragrance of delicious king ranch chicken casserole? Do you want to learn to cook this dish? King Ranch Chicken Casserole - MY FAVORITE!! Chicken, cream of chicken, cream of mushroom, salsa. chicken broth, onion, tortillas and cheese.

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